My four year blog anniversary just passed, and I didn’t even notice. That’s so crazy to me! Back when my blog was about to turn one year old I remember anxiously awaiting. It seemed like such a big deal, like my blog was entering dinosaurhood as it applies to the internet (thereby legitimizing my goofy logo). This year, February 9th came and went. I shared a cassoulet recipe without any comment on it being a big day. In fact, when I first realized I’d missed the date, I couldn’t even remember whether it was the 7th or the 9th. I feel so grown up — like when I was a kid and completely forgot about a half birthday! Things have changed a lot since I started out, on and off this blog. As far as on the blog, well, I deleted my first couple of posts because they were so embarrassing, so I guess that means I’ve improved. Life off the blog has changed too. I don’t get a whole lot into my personal life on this site, but I did have a few people email me recently asking about me and my life and I realized that my about page is way out of date. I’ll get on that soon! I mentioned a few times around the end of last year and early this year that I had a lot going on, and I did! I closed up my law practice and moved on to full time food writing. I get to devote more energy to this site, and I’m doing a bit of freelance writing and editing. This was a big victory for me, because honestly, juggling the legal work and this site was exhausting. I’m still really busy, but it feels less like work, I get to bed at a reasonable hour most nights, and I no longer find myself writing patent claims with kitchen scraps in my hair. Enough about me, let’s talk noodles! On busy days of juggling law and blog, recipes like this always felt like a life saver. I know you guys aren’t exactly in the same boat, but you’re probably juggling something or other, so easy recipes like this work out nicely for both of us. If you’re a fan of lo-mein and/or my orange ginger tofu, I think you’ll dig this one. The sauce is similar to the orange tofu, but the texture of the stir-fried noodles is very lo-mein-esque. This one came together super easy, and it’s totally customizable. I kept the recipe pretty basic, with some stir-fried broccoli, because I always have broccoli around this time of year. Feel free to substitute some other veggies, include some protein, or switch up the noodles.
