Menu Choices

Of the "menu" choices offered to my friend when she visited and stayed with me this week, she selected mainly Asian foods.   It was good that most of them turned out quite well:

• Shrimp rice noodles: using fresh rice noodles mixed only with soy sauce and sesame oil; shrimp sauteed in garlic was added.    Served with the cucumber salad and gyoza, it was good for a summer meal.
• Curry vermicelli noodles with soy sauce:   Initially made with ingredients from singapore noodels, but with dark soy added, and spinach, this was a flavorful one-dish meal.
• Turkish chicken with rice and broccolli:   This was made as before, but with more of the spice marinade.   And, as a result, it was a little spicier; but, still with a unique taste.
• Ma Po Tofu, Fish, and stir fry zucchini:    The Ma Po Tofu is like a staple - it consistently turns out well.   The fish was cut into medium-sized fillets, coated with cornstarch, and pan fried with green onion.   Ginger would've helped.  The stir fry zucchini was a nice surprise.   Using some rice wine vinegar and light seasoning, it turned out to be a nice complement to the other dishes.
• Tomato curry chicken:   browning the chicken, then adding onions, garlic, curry, tomatoes, and basil with some green onion, this dish also turned out surprisingly well as a first-time experiment.

Overall, I would make and serve these dishes again.