Azoresgal~Life on an Island

When it's cold outside, there is nothing like a hot bowl of soup to warm you up, this quick ramen hits the spot! This is a quick fix, it is by no means a tradtional Japanese ramen, it won't take you all day to make. It is fast and easy, and is perfect for when you are craving comfort food. 700ml good chicken stock 3 garlic cloves, halved 4 tbsp soy sauce, plus extra to season 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce thumb-sized piece of ginger, sliced ½ tsp Chinese five spice pinch of chilli powder 1 tsp white sugar (optional) 400g ramen noodles 400g sliced cooked pork or chicken breast 2 tsp sesame oil For the garnish baby spinach sweetcorn boiled eggs, peeled and halved  sheet of dried nori, finely shredded sliced green spring onions or shallots sprinkle of sesame seeds Mix the chicken stock, garlic, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, ginger, five spice, chilli powder and 300ml water in a stockpot or large saucepan, bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and sim...

 After four months of sharing the house with the kiddos, and Mr.G on his vacation....I finally have the house to myself! Ok, Luna and I have the house to ourselves. So what did I do with a whole day left to my own devices, I would like to say it was super exciting, but it really wasn't. First part of the day. I cleaned...yup you read that correctly..I cleaned. I broke out the black garbage bags, and the bleach, I had to reclaim this place, it was looking a bit nomadic, nothing in it's right place. Feeling quite proud and accomplished with my cleaning session, I felt I was entitled to a fun afternoon. Are you ready to here about my fun ?? Brace yourselves, I binge watched what I could cram into to rest of the afternoon, while having the television all to myself, before the first kid got of the bus! Oh it was glorious, and all while enjoying a big bowl of peanut sesame noodles! Now if you don't think that's a perfect day, I will have you know, that these noodles are. They...