Improvisational Summer Meals

The bounty: Herbs galore - purple and green shiso, or perilla (tia to), and Vietnamese balm (kinh gioi).*  The original plan: The usual rice noodles with herbs and seitan and nuoc mam dressing.  The revised plan: Substitute soba noodles and a peanut butter-based sauce for the rice noodles and nuoc mam.  The hitch in the plan: No peanut butter to be found in the fridge.  Maybe it was Sis's and she took it back.  The improvisation: Sesame oil to the rescue!

The result was surprisingly filling and tasty, and absolutely perfect for summer.  A perfect weed and eat meal.  Now documented for posterity, and the repertoire.  Only improvement would have been to be able to dine al fresco - hopefully the scaffolding will come down on schedule.

* Translations per Viet World Kitchen.  It was about time to find out those translations!