Honey Sweet Noodles
By Hklbrries
"This is a Five and Fifteen recipe - the goal is to do the shopping in five minutes and the cooking in fifteen. Eat your noodles; then have ice cream.
If you ask Rick Oaks to describe his work environment, he'll tell you that he drives a big yellow truck that has a picture of a swan on the side.
He is called, he says 'the Schwan dude.'
Oaks is a route manager for Schwan's Fine Foods, a company that relies on positive people skills for home delivery of frozen foods.
'I enjoy contact with people. You become a real family member,' says Oaks, who averages 90 to 115 stops each day. His truck contains 250 frozen items including ice cream, pizzas, meats and casserole dishes.
He puts in a full day, going from 8:30 am until 9 or 9:30 pm. Oaks works North Spokane routes for eight days and Elk on the ninth day, and gets every other Friday off along with weekends.
'That's one of the nice things I like; I'm off weekends,' says Oaks, who was in restaurant management for 25 years before joining Schwan's a year ago.
Good ice cream is one of the things that has made Schwan's so popular. Oaks has a variety of choices on his truck, including one called Chunky Chocolate Peanut Butter Binge. Demand continues through the cold weather of fall and winter, he says.
Here's a quick noodle dinner to make and follow with, of course, a bowl of ice cream from your favorite Schwan dude."
Merri Lou Dobler
- 4
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) package thin Oriental whole-wheat noodles or linguine
- 2 tbsp creamy-style, no-added fat peanut butter
- 2 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp very finely chopped dry roasted peanuts, unsalted (optional)
Preparation
Step 1
Cook noodles according to package instructions. Drain.
While noodles are cooking, place peanut butter in a small bowl. Gradually stir in soy sauce and then honey, stirring until the mixture is smooth.
Place drained noodles in a serving bowl. Drizzle sauce over noodles and mix well. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts, if desired. Serve right away.