{"id":16044,"date":"2016-10-20T00:24:09","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T07:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iamafoodblog.com\/?p=16044"},"modified":"2020-08-03T10:17:23","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T17:17:23","slug":"take-home-black-bean-beef-chow-mein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iamafoodblog.com\/take-home-black-bean-beef-chow-mein\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Out at Home: Black Bean Beef Chow Mein"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s sunny and raining at the same time right now and that always makes me so happy. I just love it when the sun breaks through the rain clouds. I love how you can see every rain drop, in crystal clarity. The streets are shiny and slick and the sky gets bright, the wind pushing\u00a0the clouds away to make room for the blue sky that was always there. A gentle reminder from nature that, hey, don’t worry, better days are on their way.<\/p>\n

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We’ve been living under a rain and windstorm watch \u2013 nothing serious, just your usual Raincouver weather, but Mike and I have been using it as an excuse to hunker down, watch Netflix, and make loads and loads of soup. To be honest, I’ve been feeling just a bit down. I could blame the rain and maybe a bit of seasonal affective disorder, but it’s probably just the fact that I’m just a touch disillusioned with\u00a0social media. It’s so easy to get sucked into the hole: that blatant, non-nuanced, black and white world of numbers.<\/p>\n

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I’m trying to stay away and stay positive. After all, I am a lot more than my instagram account, even if sometimes I feel like I live and die by the numbers \u2013 I feel like Mike can relate to this<\/a> just a little too well. I actually have other interests aside from food, even though it doesn’t feel like it sometimes. I’ve been trying to explore them more, which is infinitely more healthy than looking at other instagram accounts and wondering what makes them so much more likable.<\/p>\n

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These black bean noodles have nothing to do with instagram or my other interests, aside from the fact that one of my biggest interests (if not the biggest) is making Mike happy. He loves ordering black bean beef chow mein\u00a0when we get takeout Chinese, which sadly for him (and me!) isn’t that often. This\u00a0guy whips up in a flash and is\u00a0so, so good. It’s basically a giant crispy noodle cake topped with saucy beef, peppers, and onion. Give me ALL the noodles.<\/p>\n

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Actually though, these noodles aren’t my<\/em> fave Chinese takeout, that spot belongs to beef chow fun! What’s your go to order?<\/p>\n