Pea Nutty Noodles

Okay, so I haven't been on here in awhile, and I have a ton of catching up to do! Between this deployment and being a single mama, emergency surgery, a flare up, and running again, I've been crazy busy! So I'm going to make an attempt at posting a few recipes, but I don't have pictures for all of them...sorry!
So anyways, this recipe is amazing! For Christmas, my sister Katy gave me this awesome cookbook! It is called "The Family Dinner" by Laurie David and recipes by Kirstein Uhrenholdt. It goes through why family dinners are so important, how to have a successful family dinner, dinner ideas (like "meatless mondays!), table talk topics, and recipes that you can do with your kids! It's a really great book, I highly recommend it! So I found this recipe in the kid section, it is so easy, and is definitely one of my favorite recipes right now! It is very easy (too easy!) and I starred the garnishes we used. This can be served hot or cold, as a meal, or as a side dish.

Pea Nutty Noodles


For the Peanut Sauce:
1 lbs. pasta....I used thick spaghetti and it worked great, whole wheat pasta would be good too, or soba!
1 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup soy sauce
2/3 warm water
3 Tbs. chopped fresh ginger
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 Tbs. sesame oil
1 Tbs. honey
3 Tbs. white (rice or wine) vinegar

Garnishes: Pick and choose any you please and as much as you want!
chopped peanuts*
diced cucumbers*
diced apples
sliced scallions*
limes, cut into wedges*
sliced cabbage
chopped fresh cilantro* or mint
shredded carrot*
chopped bell pepper*

Pick out the garnishes you want to serve with the noodles and chop, dice, and slice them. Set aside. Boil pasta until al dente in salted water. Drain, rinse quickly with cold water, and set aside. Mix all the ingredients for the peanut sauce in a big bowl, stir until it is all mixed together and smooth (you can do this in a blender). Toss sauce with pasta. Serve with garnishes.