My work potluck was a success, lots of great food, I I love those things, you go away with great ideas. In this case the taco bar had an outstanding noodle dish. I had to kind of pry the method of attack from the cook but I came away with fry noodles for 15 minutes, cook everything separate, season chicken with Szechaun and noodles with teriyaki and cook vegetables just enough for crunch. I did ask the million dollar question, "Did you use spaghetti noodles?"

"Yes."

These were so authentic tasting I am relieved to say, I will never buy gourmet Chinese noodles again.

The nice thing about thiis kind of dish is it tastes great at room temperature or cold and you can serve for vegetarians with the meat on the side. The biggest investment is the sauce and if you are really in to it you can make your own. I did not, I bought mine. 

I have never cooked with Schezwan sauce and after I got through with my shrimp and green onions, I had cleared out my husband's sinus head cold. Tears were in his eyes and he had to go outside for fresh air. However, the end result was tasty and is a definite do again, this dish is flexible but the secret is in the spaghetti noodle fry. This is great potluck stuff - take it in a foil pan that you can get for less than a dollar at the Dollar Store and you don't have to worry about taking it home.

But, now for my concern of the day. My concern of the day happens to be this marquee that was running across the the boob tube this morning that Facebook is more addicting than cigarettes. Seriously! I know, what ridiculous study came to that conclusion? Who in God's name would even remotely believe that bull? But, maybe it is true because this is - I would not ever respond to a poll like this, but we have some locals who have told on themselves. Did you know that in the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho area that over half of the respondents actually take their computer to the toilet or maybe it's their phone? Now that is an issue, but I am not going into the dynamics of how both hands work at doing what. I am just not going there. However, I assure you, I never blog while I am on the toilet. NEVER - NEVER - NEVER! Talk about a way to ruin some good food.

Poll: 59% Text, Surf Web on Toilet

59 percent of Hucks Nation has texted, emailed, or surfed Web while answering the call of nature. 75 of 143 respondents (52.45%) readily admitted they have. 11 of 143 respondents (7.69%) were reluctant to admit they have. 57 of 143 respondents (39.86%) haven't. Across the country, 75%of American said they have.

I just made this up because this recipe was given to me verbally, I am still not sure if it is right, but this is what I did and it works.

Schezwan Noodles

Makes a large family size serving

 Ingredients

1 pkg spaghetti - Boil to al- dente stage, about 10 minutes

1/2 of a yellow, red, and orange pepper - slice thinly

1 cup or so of raw sliced mushrooms

1 bunch of green onions

1/4 to 1/2 cup of bottled spicy Szechuan Spicy sauce  (use your discretion)

1/2 + cup of teriyaki bottled sauce (more discretion)

Shrimp, beef, chicken, or pork - approx 1- 2 lbs. Slice your meat into strips or chunks - whatever you prefer

Olive Oil

Directions

Flash fry your vegetables -  good minute - keeping the crunch - put into the serving dish

Stir fry your meat with the Schezwan sauce and chopped green onions and put into the serving dish (I used little raw shrimps with tail and shell off, so it did not take long)

I used lots of olive oil! Take your drained spaghetti noodles and fry in non stick pan or wok (makes it way easier. I learned the hard way and used my cast iron skillet) for about 15 minutes. Keep adding oil if you need to while you also coat them with teriyaki sauce. Once a few of them start to crisp up - they are done. Pour onto meat and vegetables and mix. Garnish with more green onion and serve. Next day is even better!