I was never good at cooking…so food was probably one of my parents’ worries when I decided to move out of the ‘ancestral’ (haha!) home to my own small sardine can apartment. They knew how I liked to gorge on Lucky Me pancit canton, even when there is something healthy to eat at home. I guess it was lucky that I have a boyfriend who despises too much instant food — I was forced to learn cooking little by little. So my baby steps finally led me to making bento and eventually taking learning how to cook simple dishes.

I admit I still cannot make Japanese yakisoba from scratch, and my work is taking up too much of my time so I do not have the luxury to try out more complicated stuff. So good thing I found that yakisoba packs actually came cheap, and that it is a no-brainer to make it. ^_^ Those are the main reasons why yakisoba is now a permanent mainstay of my pantry, hehe.

Anyway, here are the basic ingredients and steps to make quickie (hehe) yakisoba:

(For 1 serving)
Ingredients:
1. 1 pack yakisoba
2. veggies of choice, julienned – I used half an onion, 1 small carrot and half a green bell pepper
3. 1/4 kg of meat, cut into small cubes – I never use meat because I want to keep my yakisoba vegetarian ^_^
4. 1/4 cup water
5. cooking oil

焼きそばを作りましょう！(Let’s make yakisoba!)