Purple Cabbage Soup

This is a fun idea that needs perfecting if you want to try it and change it with any of your suggestions that make it better.

Purple cabbage, potato, onions- diced and cooked in chicken broth

basil leaves, salt, pepper, garlic

...I think that's all I put in it.

Boiled until cooked. Cooled, Blended.

Topped with cheese.

It's really cool because when it is cooler in the fridge it's more of a blue color- and then when you heat it up it becomes a brighter purple. Fun for kids- so I'm hoping to perfect it so it tastes really good too. 

Japanese Noodles- Copycat Recipe

When I lived in Iwakuni there was this Udon restaurant out by the Kintaikyou Bridge where we used to eat out a lot. One of the days I had this plum-ginger-lemon Udon that was so good I decided to try and make it when I got home. It doesn't taste exactly the same- but it's pretty close. I've shared it with many friends and I've yet to hear of someone who doesn't like it- plus it only takes about 10 min. to make. The combination may sound strange- but it's delicious. I'm also including pictures of the ingredients so if you choose to venture into the Asian Market to find them you wont be lost. 

Boil noodles- the best are Udon (the fat kind) but you can also use somen (skinny kind)

Udon soup packets- mix one in with the boiling water (same water you cooked the noodles in) 

Green onions

Seasame Seeds

Lemon

Plum Paste

Ginger paste (or shredded ginger)

-Squeeze the lemon and stir everything together before eating. 

Plum and Ginger paste

Udon soup packets

Sesame seeds