(Theatre nomad: a person in the theatre and/or entertainment field who travels from city to city and job to job with no real ties to one place; see also: independent contractor and ways to disappoint your parents.)

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Accident Soup

Today I will tell you the tale of Accident Soup.

Once upon a time there was a girl. She liked cooking. It saved money and it was healthier. Also, it was fun to make messes. One evening this girl decided to make dinner. She got out some bun (rice vermicelli noodles), red bell pepper, green onions, leftover chicken breast, garlic, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, powdered ginger, and crushed red pepper flakes. She heated some water to soak the noodles in, sliced half the red bell pepper, sliced 3 of the green onions, diced the chicken, and minced the garlic. She drizzled sesame oil and rice wine vinegar in a pan and heated it. She soaked the noodles. She added the garlic and chicken to the pan.

OH NO! The noodles soaked too long! Quickly, she drained them and rinsed them in cold water. She added them to the pan along with the red bell pepper and green onions. She added soy sauce and a tablespoon of peanut butter and the ginger and red pepper flakes. The noodles were getting gluey. A little more soy sauce...no bueno. Balls...what else to do? Not wanting her uberly cheap dinner to be ruined, she added some chicken stock. She stirred. She added some water. She put it in a bowl and added some fresh cilantro. And...WHAZAM!
Accident soup.
The end.

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