Pad Thai er something

My take on Pad Thai:
Ingredients: whatever you want + rice noodles

Cook time: Anywhere from 20 min to an hour (If you're doing 20 min style, make sure to start boiling the water 5-10 minutes into cooking the vegetables, 10-15 min for chicken)

What I used: 
Rice Noodles
Tofu
Celery
Onion
Broccoli
Chick Peas

Essentially, whatever I found in my fridge that works- any watery vegetable--> zucchini and carrots are great in this, parsnip I had, but figured was too starchy, same with potatoes.  You already have your rice noodles for carbs, so lean away from vegetables with a lot of carbs.  Also, chicken or shrimp works fabulously in this.

Sauce: Peanut Satay (adapted from http://www.goodearthpeanuts.com/recipes/peanutsataysauce.htm)
Peanut butter
Soy Sauce or Oyster sauce < great investment, works in any stir-fry or asian soup, comes in veggie style oyster sauce too
Brown sugar or a dab of honey
Ginger (fresh or ginger powder)
Garlic (chopped fine)
Coconut milk (quarter can)
chili powder (dab, this stuff can ruin a dish)
Sesame oil (or any kind of oil for that matter)
Dab of cumin (also very potent so don't go overboard)

Cook the vegetables and chicken on medium for about 20 minutes- sometimes this depends on what types of vegetables you are using, so wing it based on your preferences (some people loved overcooked, some hate it..).

Boil water for the noodles.
For the sauce: I put all of these ingredients together, cooked for 5 min, and let sim for another 5 minutes.

After the veggies/chicken cook for 20 minutes, add most of the sauce to your stir-fry, and let sim for another 10-20 minutes.
Now, the noodles for me are the hardest part.  You don't want them to be too soft or too hard.  The way I do it (and its done differently by different chefs) is once the water is boiled, I put the noodles in the pot, and turn off the fire completely.  After 5-8 minutes they should be soft, but a bit al-dente.  Add in the noodles to the stir fry and the rest of the sauce.  Let sim for another 5-15 minutes.

Feel free to top the Pad Thai with crushed peanuts, cilantro, and a lime wedge.
Serve your sexy guests.
Receive compliments.
Bask in your glory.
Repeat.

FEEL FREE TO POST ADDITIONS, CHANGES, PERSONAL PREFERENCES!
Every time I've had pad thai it tastes a little different, its really a fun dish to play around with.

Alternatives:
The sauce can be as simple as: soy sauce, peanut butter, pepper, and garlic/ginger
or you can use an oyster sauce, with paprika, cumin, tomato paste, chili flakes
or you can be a peanut satay or coconut sauce pre-made!

Really, its up to you, and the more you play around with stir-fry's the more you'll see how maleable they are. Its pretty hard to fuck up majorly, so have. fun. with it! (The easiest way to fuck up is to OD on salt or soy sauce--> salt you can ALWAYS add at the end, or people can add it personally to their plates, so be careful!) Its also super unhealthy and habitual, if you want to ease off salt, you're food will taste just as good after you train and ease your taste buds off it)