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Lo Mein
Seth and I enjoy getting Chinese take-out once in awhile, but sometimes it just seems to greasy and mysterious, it’s not worth eating. After craving some good Lo Mein though and not find any at our local Chinese restaurant, I figured I would try to make my own.
Since Lo Mein is essentially a stir fried noodle dish, I made sure I had all of my ingredients ready to go in the skillet. I mixed together hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, chili flakes, and water in a small dish and set it 
aside. Then I cut up snow peas, a red bell pepper, mushrooms, scallions, and garlic and separated them on a large plate. For the noodles, I used Soba noodles, which are made from buckwheat. They taste good, but I don’t think I would recommend using them because they fell apart when I mixed them into the dish. I cooked and drained the noodles and then I heated my skillet over medium high heat. >> Read more