I am about to finish up here at Noodles and Rice but before I do I would like to offer you a little parting gift.  I have just finished my new book Breakaway Living and I would like to give you all the opportunity to get hold of a copy.  It is due out in print before Christmas this year but until then I am offering it as a free electronic download on my site www.BreakawayLiving.com  This is what the book is all about: Everybody knows how hard it is to get ahead these days.  Ordinary people like you and I are continually frustrated in our attempts to reach our goals.  It just isn’t fair.  Breakaway Living gives us a strategy that tilts the playing field back in our favour.  It will totally change the way you think about competition... [Read more]

As I prepare to hang up my Noodles and Rice pen it is my pleasure to introduce you to Raquel who will be writing this blog from now on.  This is going to be a very exciting transition and I am personally looking forward to a whole new way of looking at Asian cooking.  Some things will stay the same, but others will be changing for the better.  You can still expect a regular flow of recipes, techniques and reviews that will make you want to eat your computer screen.  If you subscribe to Noodles and Rice by RSS (and I really recommend that you do) you will still be delivered the latest in a very long series of posts ranging from way back in May 2005.  Every week her writing will entertain, educate and inspire your culinary adventures. But... [Read more]

I have been writing at Noodles and Rice since May 2007 and have really enjoyed it.  Unfortunately other projects are calling me and so I will be finishing up my writing stint here at the end of October.  There are two bits of good news related to this change: 1)  A great new writer is ready to take over Noodles and Rice at the start of November (give or take a few days).  I will introduce them to you soon, but for now you can start guessing what their speciality is ( hint: Japan is only one of the countries that feature noodles and rice in their food).  2) I hope tomorrow to post a link to my latest writing project with directions as to how you can get a free pre-release electronic copy of my new book (due out in print before Christmas... [Read more]

I have been doing a little housekeeping here at Noodles and Rice and thought this would be a good time to bring back my favourite recipe of all time.  Coincidently this was the first recipe that I posted here, but it has since become a regular in our house and also the starting point for a lot of experimentation.  Here it is, back from the vault, “Okuyama Lightning Fish” I was hoping for a great recipe for my first post here at Noodles and Rice and I think I have found it.  Last night a friend dropped by with some fish from her home town and proceeded to cook it for us.  In literally less than 5 minutes she came, cooked and left leaving the fish simmering on the stove. I don’t know what the recipe should be called... [Read more]

Now it all depends on your pronunciation but as far as I am concerned this is pronounced Sewage ( the substances leaving your house going down your sewer) curry.  It is a restaurant in Asahikawa, Hokkaido and I am sure that it is great.  Unfortunately I couldn’t get my head past the sewage image and so I declined to try it out.  Maybe it is time for a new name for the restaurant or maybe it is just me. [Read more]