Upgrading ramen

 At least here in the United States, most of us are probably feeling a bit poorer – April 15 was tax date. So we thought an article about taking a remarkably inexpensive food – packaged noodles/ramen – and converting them into something special might just hit the spot. And luckily our friends at Serious Eats have just the article, Ramen Hacks: 30+ Ways to Upgrade Your Instant Noodles.  We liked the advice about poaching eggs in the broth, but the recipe for using them for Shepherd’s or Cottage Pie also had a lot of appeal (especially for those of us with English and Australian/New Zealand connections).