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i used to snack on it dry, too. ate too much top ramen my first year of college and haven't wanted to eat it since... why eat packaged ramen when you can go to rai rai ken and get it fresh, with delicious crispy fried garlic?

anyways, i used to make it with sriracha and a ridiculous amount of nutritional yeast in the broth, so it got all cloudy and i could fool myself into thinking that i was eating something that was sorta good for me.

I eat it dry. Crunch crunch!

My friend told me she likes to eat ramen that's been cooked, drained and topped with bbq sauce. I haven't tried it myself yet, but I may have to soon.

I love the chicken one. Or, a great recipe:

take whatever type of ramen noodles, and throw out the season package.
put dry noodles in a microwavable bowl. add some frozen broccoli and frozen shrimp. add mirin or hot sauces, whatever spices you have, a bit of soy suace, and chicken or veggie broth to top.
cover and microwave 4-5 minutes.

It's a take on an Alton Brown dish, very tasty!

I am a ramen addict and really anal about making my ramen as well.

I only buy Myojo Chukazanmai brand, as far as dried noodles in broth go, since I can't get the high end Nissin noodles in Cleveland. Sapporo Ichiban yakisoba for dried fried noodles. For cup noodles, Nissin all the way (shrimp).

My typical prep for a bowl of ramen...
- fry up Spam sticks (chiffonade?)
- cook up noodles until they're almost al dente, pour the noodles out into a strainer, run them through cold water to stop the noodles from cooking
- cut up vegetables like Chinese cabbage or mustard cabbage
- boil 3-4 cups water, add powder soup broth and add boney parts of veggies let cook for a few minutes
- add leafy veggies to pot
- pour liquid flavor packet with oil into bowl
- mix noodles in liquid
- add veggies that were cooked in soup broth first
- add shrimp, raw baby spinach, menma, Spam on top
- pour broth over everything
- add raw yolk on top

My bowl of ramen! :)

I don't always have enoki mushrooms in the fridge, but when I do, I add it with the baby spinach.

Whoa...I had this random craving for instant ramen last night and I haven't had that craving since freshman year in college. O_o It's a sign!!!

I used to love ramen with half packet of seasoning and octopus-cut hot dogs. My mom would stir fry the ramen with leftover veggies and meat.

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Soup- any kind

Since the kids have left the nest, I never have anyone to eat with anymore. I am embarrassed to say it's usually the mayonnaise and banana sandwich or a baked potato for me. I need some new ideas. lol

I like to make a casserole or big dish of something so I can eat off of it the whole week. Homecooked all week and only actually cooking once.

scrambled eggs

My favorite is a nice medium rare steak, baked potato and veggie like broccoli. What it usually turns out to be is some type of stir fry with whatever is left over in the fridge.