That Noodle Life Soulful, Savory, Spicy, Slurpy

No noodles no life! A 75 recipe celebration

75 fun, easy, comforting recipes that go way beyond spaghetti and ramen. Inspired by the noodle-crazed cuisines of Asia, Italy, and the American melting pot, these recipes dish up high-impact, slurpable flavor and minimal fuss. Dig into comfort noodles like Really Savory Sunday Sauce with Tagliatelle and French Onion Mac and Cheese. Quick weeknight noodles:  Flash-Fried Rib Eye with Black Bean Sauce and Crispy Chow Mein and Let’s Stay in Tonight Spicy Sesame Chili Oil Noodles.
 
Plus how to upgrade instant ramen, recipes for making delicious pasta from scratch, plus the one and only lasagna bracket competition.

 

Chapter One—Cozy Noods for Cozy Moods
Super Spaghetti and Meatballs
Spaghettoni and Roasted Garlic Fennel Meatballs
The Soba Bowl
Pork Pecorino Passata Paccheri
Really Savory Sunday Sauce with Tagliatelle
Bacon and Brussel Sprouts Soba
Double Yolk Pasta Alla Chitarra
Cacio e Pepe Pici with Lots of Cheese and Cracked Black Pepper
Garlic Fried Shanghai Noodles
Next-Level Fusilloni alla Gricia with Crispy Guanciale
Extra Rich Extra Egg Yolk Mezze Rigatoni Carbonara
French Onion Mac and Cheese
It’s Your Jam Pumpkin Sage Mac and Cheese
Spicy “Caviar” Mac and Kimcheese
Authentic Beef Chow Fun (BCF) with 2 Kinds of Soy Sauce 


Chapter Two—Low Stress to Decompress
Green Onion Oil Chow Mein
Secret Ingredient Garlic Butter Bucatini
Flash Fried Rib Eye with Crispy Chow Mein
The Cold and The Crisp Smashed Cucumber Pasta Salad
Sesame Lime Seared Steak Rice Noodle Salad
Tomato Lime Shrimp Vermicelli Salad
The Essential Chili Oil
Stay In Tonight Sesame Chili Oil Noodles
The Weeknight Bun Bowl
Philly Cheesesteak Mazemen
Sausage, Kale, and Calamarata Pasta Toss


Chapter Three—Please Send Noodz: Sexy Date Night Noodles for 1-3
Double Lobster Chitarra: The Love Child of Cacio e Pepe and Lobster Spaghettini
Roasted Bone Marrow Mafalda
Bun Bo Hue is the Noodle Soup You Never Knew You Loved
Miso Clam Linguine
Chinese Bolognese Pappardelle
Like Moules Frites but with Casarecce Instead of Fries
Spicy Pork Sichuan Dan Dan Mian
Calamarata with Shrimp and Scallop


Chapter Four: Noodle Fun for Everyone
Luxe Lamb Ragu with Reginette
Al Pastor Yakiudon
Like Fondue but it’s Korean Army Stew
Smoky Bacon Kimchi Fried Udon
Canned Fish Can Taste This Good: Chitarra Al Tonno
Canned Fish Can Taste This Good Too: Bucatini con le Sarde
 Kimchi Stew Ramen 
Bun Cha: Ha Noi Charred Pork Meatballs with Vermicelli
How to make the best Wok Noodles
Char Siu


Chapter Five: Soup-er Noodles to the Rescue
The House Special Roasted Bone Marrow and Beef Brisket Pho
Super Fast Chicken Pho
The Beefiest Soup You’ll Ever Eat: Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup
Laksa Paste
Egg Ribbons
Laksa: Great Noodle Soup or Greatest Noodle Soup
Weeknight Vegan Laksa
Shrimp and Pork Wonton
Spicy Sichuan Wonton Chili Sauce
Wonton Noodle Soup LIKE They Do in Hong Kong but Better Because No Pants Needed
Weeknight Chipotle Pork Belly Ramen

Chapter 6: Lasagna is Just a Giant Noodle
Besciamella
Lasagna alla Bolognese: Our Best Version of the Classic
Pumpkin Ricotta Sage Lasagna
Eggplant Lasagna
Creamy Chicken Lasagna
Kale and Mushroom Lasagna
Creamy Tomato Pork Sugo
Tacosagna: A Ridiculous Taco Lasagna that Somehow Works
Lasagna alla Napoletana: An Even More Ridiculous Traditional Regional Lasagna with Meatballs Inside

Chapter Seven: Living Your Best Noodle Life
Really Extra Bolognese with Handmade Pappardelle
Cracked Black Pepper Pork Belly Fusilli Bucati
Duck and Sage Ziti with Duck Fat Brown Butter Sauce
Spicy Sichuan Mapo Chitarra
Basic Japanese Marinade
Marinated Pickles
Basic Chashu
Ramen Egg
Super Porcini Creamy Chicken Miso Ramen
Really Crispy Unrolled Porchetta with Ziti
The Easiest XO Sauce Recipe Ever
Over the Top XO Sauce with Handmade Tagliatelle
Hand-pulled Biang Biang Noodles
Smoky Cumin Lamb with Hand Pulled Noodles