Sweet Tomato Salad

This is a basic, yet remarkably tasty salad and is a great way to use up any tomatoes and onions which are just laying around the kitchen. Good for summer and pretty healthy to boot. Give it a try because it only takes a few minutes to make [...]

Beef and Potato Croquettes

Simplicity is what this dish is all about. Depending on your appetite, it can be a meal in itself or a great side dish. I made this for the first time a few days ago and I simply love it. I started this website to improve my basic cooking skills so I thought making meat and potato croquettes was a great, easy way to begin my endeavors and I was right on the money [...]

Crispy Fried Chicken

Homemade fried chicken in my mind was always made using breadcrumbs as the outer layer. That was the way my mother always did it, that was the way her mother did it and naturally, had always been the way that I did it. It nearly blew my mind the first time I saw my girlfriend use starch instead of breadcrumbs. I haven`t made up my mind as to which style I prefer because they both taste [...]

Dashi Stock

How to make “Dashi Stock”
Ingredients

4 or 5 cups of water
A handful of dried katsuobushi bonito flakes

Steps to make “Dashi Stock”

Bring the water to a boil, add the bonito flakes and set the heat to low.  Simmer for about 1 minute and turn the heat off.
Pour the contents through a sieve into a bowl.  Try to [...]

How to Make Perfect Rice

“How to Make Perfect Rice”
Knowing how to make rice is a fundamental basic if you wish to cook Japanese or other Asian dishes.  I will explain how to make perfect rice and you will become a master in no time.  It`s easy!

Place the rice grains in your rice cooker`s detachable container or into a large [...]