Lonely Hearts Dinner #1

Badge flew out to NY this afternoon for a business trip. While he's gone, I plan to make many healthy lonely hearts dinners for myself. Lonely hearts dinners are dinners for one. Not sure where this term originally came from but I heard it from Monkey so I give her credit.

Today I had a salad for lunch and then sesame noodles for dinner. This recipe is a no brainer and totally free form. Just adjust until it tastes good to you. I omitted the canola oil and used sriracha sauce instead of hot chili oil. I also threw in a hard boiled egg and accompanied the meal with lemonade that I made yesterday (I was inspired to make normal lemonade after reading about NeverTap and Michigan's lemon cleansing diet). Of course, flan was the dessert of choice. Lots and lots of flan. There goes being healthy.

Simple Sesame Noodles
Courtesy of Pioneer Woman

12 ounces thin noodles, cooked and drained (angel hair, thin spaghetti, or Asian style)
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
3 to 4 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 to 3 tablespoons pure sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon hot chile oil (more to taste)
4 to 5 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons hot water
3 to 4 green onions, sliced thin

Whisk all ingredients (except noodles and green onions) together in a bowl. Taste and adjust ingredients as needed. Pour sauce over warm noodles and toss to coat.
Sprinkle with green onions and toss.

Lemonade
Courtesy of AllRecipes

1 3/4 cups white sugar
8 cups water
1 1/2 cups lemon juice

In a small saucepan, combine sugar and 1 cup water. Bring to boil and stir to dissolve sugar. Allow to cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate until chilled.

Remove seeds from lemon juice, but leave pulp. In pitcher, stir together chilled syrup, lemon juice and remaining 7 cups water.