Etsuko Ichise is a woman on a mission--her motto is: "Delicious and easy-to-prepare homestyle cooking!" She shows you how to make simple, homestyle noodles that are incredibly flavorful and healthy yet take only minutes to prepare. Her recipes are light, tasty and healthy thanks to the use of fresh seasonal ingredients purchased at your local supermarket.

And, you will never have to make the same noodles twice! Her mix-and-match ingredients and toppings use chicken, beef, pork, bacon, tofu, eggs and vegetables--whatever you have in the fridge. Each recipe has multiple variations and extra toppings for flavor and complexity--green onions, grated cheese, corn kernels, roasted peanuts, shredded nori, grated ginger, toasted sesame, bean sprouts or chili oil...to name just a few!

Discover an entire universe of noodle flavors:

• Noodles in a Soy-Based Broth — Like Hot and Sour Noodle Soup with Pork and Mushrooms or Pork, Kimchi and Soy Milk Udon
• Noodles with a Dipping Sauce — Like Ramen with Crab Sticks and Lemon Dipping Sauce or Mixed Soba with Tuna, Wakame and Ginger
• Noodles in a Miso Flavored Soup — Like Sesame Miso Somen Champuruu with Spinach or Simmered Miso Udon with Pork Belly and Leek
• Stir-fried Noodles — Like Yakisoba Stir-fried with Shirasu, Tomato and Egg or Stir-fried Soba with Sausage and Buttered Corn
• Cold Noodles & Noodle Salads — Like Salad-style Hiyashi Chuka with Bacon and Lettuce or Somen with Thinly Sliced Pork, Umeboshi and Cucumber
• And many more!