TWO MINUTE DINNER PARTY

(cheaty, cheaty, cheaty)

This very civilized Asian-Australian way of embellishing two-minute noodles (Ramen noodles in the US) has long been an easy working weekend lunch around the House of the Raising Sons. But there have been impromptu moments when circumstances rule that extra people must be fed. They never fail to be impressed that such a "scratch" meal can be so attractive and appetising.

1 Packet two-minute noodles per person, cooked as per packet instructions.

Prepare a large platter to place in the centre of the table. Arrange upon it in neat piles:

CHOPPED BOILED EGGS
SHREDDED LETTUCE
BLANCHED BEANSPROUTS
DICED HAM
SLICED CHILLIES