I don't love cooking, so I look for easy dishes with a lot of flavour. Last night we made this Yakisoba:

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1013061-yakisoba-with-pork-and-cabbage

I used mushrooms instead of pork though and added some red pepper. I hardly ever have mirin, so I just use a little white wine with a pinch of sugar. Totally inauthentic but excellent taste :)

If it doesn't work for your story, any pasta dish will do!!

The sun is shining right now, I guess all the excitement will start at 4 PM :(