The Minimalist's Cold Noodles with Peanut Sauce-Famous Fridays You start by grating a cucumber and then you make an amazingly creamy and easy peanut sauce by combining peanut butter, sesame oil, sugar, soy sauce, rice vinegar, black pepper and a few drops of hot sauce. Until now, I haven't been able to sufficiently recreate them at home but now I can finally happily slurp up the real thing without ordering from the takeout menu! They make me happy! There's just something so comforting and satisfying about a big bowl of chewy noodles covered with a spicy peanut sauce. I almost always order cold sesame noodles when we go out for Chinese food. It may take a little extra time, but the benefits reaped are so worth it. It takes time and effort to prepare healthy meals for yourself and your family every day and while that sometimes feels like a burden, it's also a privilege We can truly make ourselves feel better and make our planet a healthier place by turning away from the unhealthy artificial offerings of fast food and processed supermarket offerings by choosing to buy and prepare natural ingredients at home.

On his website it says that his 'core message is that food has the power to make or break not only our personal health but that of the planet' and that's something I wholeheartedly agree with. Mark is all about simple, natural, healthy well-prepared food. In any case, everything I've ever made from him has been delicious and these Cold noodles with Peanut Sauce are no exception. In addition, he's the author of no less than 14 cookbooks! Clearly he's a busy guy-maybe that's why his recipes are generally no-frills and relatively simple to prepare.

If you read the NY Times you may already be familiar with Mark's column in the Dining section, 'The Minimalist'-it's been running for more than 13 years! He's also the lead food writer for the Sunday Times Magazine and and writes an Opinion column for the paper as well. This week I've chosen Mark Bittman, aka the Minimalist, to showcase. Hi Guys! Another edition of Famous Fridays coming your way!

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