Category Archives: Rice & Noodles

Bitter Melon, Carrot & Mushroom with Vermicelli Noodles

Just a quick bitter melon idea for Radical Family Farms. Bitter Melon is new to many of their CSA members and finding new ways to cook with it can be difficult. Here is an easy recipe which loosely resembles a Korean Jap Chae in texture and flavor, something like a cooked noodle salad. This recipeContinue reading “Bitter Melon, Carrot & Mushroom with Vermicelli Noodles”

Yakisoba

A festival and street food favorite, some of my best memories in Japan are the hot summer festival (matsuri) nights spent at my local temple in Shin Koenji. Lanterns lit and glowing, swarms of neighborhood locals in yukata (unlined summer kimono) and me shoveling Yakisoba-freshly made at one of the many food stalls at theContinue reading “Yakisoba”

Kamatama Udon

This is a short recipe for something quick, healthy, delicious and incredibly flexible in terms of ingredients. The only thing you absolutely need…is to get over your fear of raw eggs. Kamatama Udon is a warm [not hot] noodle dish which uses a raw egg as it’s sauce in combination with a drizzle of somethingContinue reading “Kamatama Udon”

Rosemary ‘Conbini’ Carbonara Udon

I lived in Tokyo for just over 5 years and I’m ashamed/proud to say that one of my favorite guilty pleasure take-aways is convenience store (“conbini” コンビニ) carbonara. To set the record straight, Japan’s convenience stores sell legit delicious food. Its not good quality or well crafted, it’s just really really tasty. Especially when you’reContinue reading “Rosemary ‘Conbini’ Carbonara Udon”

Easy Southeast Asian Inspired Curry Noodles

I wish I could have given this a more creative name but my work has been so busy recently, my mind just hasn’t had the space! The night we made this dish, we originally wanted to make Laksa but we didn’t have the energy to make a rempa (chili paste) and Chris wanted to saveContinue reading “Easy Southeast Asian Inspired Curry Noodles”