Fried Chicken and Salad with Onion and Mushroom

This is an original recipe as far as I know. A craving for chicken and a need to use up vegetables in the refrigerator gave birth to this dish with a little insight from my girlfriend dressing-wise. It`s inexpensive, fairly straight forward and should make for a good summer meal. Living in Japan, this meal was naturally complimented with rice but should go well with [...]

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 [...]