The best thing I ate today - 5/7

If we are cooking on a Friday night I like to do something I little inspired. And this Friday night I drew my inspiration from an upcoming trip to LA, where I can think of nothing else besides Crustacean's garlic noodles. So, I set out on a google journey to find like-minded garlic noodle enthusiasts who had attempted to recreate this dish and publish a recipe. Let me tell you reader(s), we came very close. I attempted to round out the dish with some shrimp and vegetables. I was able to get the same addictive sweet & savory, buttery garlic flavor from the sauce and my husband quickly became a convert. Now I am off to my Crustacean shrine to prepare an offering for the garlic noodle gods for making it possible to bring a little bit of LA restaurant inspiration to an otherwise uneventful Friday night in Chicago.