The essence of Japan is captured in this collection of recipes ranging from essential stocks, sauces and pickles, to rustic one-pot dishes such as soba noodles and elegant and exotic presentations. This fascinating book of recipes, gathered and photographed in Japan, also explains the correct use of ingredients and the way Japanese meals are traditionally structured and presented.

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Harumi Kurihara, Japan’s most popular cooking expert, earned raves from critics and home cooks around the world for her award-winning English-language debut, Harumi’s Japanese Cooking. Now she returns with a second-and more intimate- collection written specifically with the Western palate in mind. Harumi’s Japanese Home Cooking presents seventy new recipes that exemplify her irresistible, down-to-earth style and simplicity-from Clear Soup with Pork, Spinach Dumplings, and Prawns in Chili Sauce to Potato Salad Japanese Style and Harumi’s Baked Cheesecake. In addition, the book presents authentic preparation techniques and serving suggestions

About the Author

Harumi Kurihara is Japan’s most popular cooking and lifestyle personality. A nationwide sensation in her home country, she appears on Japanese television and produces her own brands of kitchenware, tableware, clothing, and interior design. Her first cookbook in English, Harumi’s Japanese Cooking (more…)

Review

“With Real Food for Healthy Kids, a new cookbook by Tracey Seaman and Tanya Wenman Steel, wholesome meals may find their way onto the table on more regular basis.” (San Francisco Chronicle )”The book is not about health food with a capital H, but simply wholesome nutritious food that kids will eat.” (Winston-Salem Journal )”Steel, editor in chief of Epicurious.com, and Seaman cover plenty of nutrition basics, then put them into practice with appealing, kid-friendly recipes. Offerings cover cookie-jar treats (usually spiked with whole-wheat flour) and everything from breakfast to dessert.” (Columbus Dispatch )”Here’s a book that will help parents help their kids.” (Sacramento Bee )”Like a modern, family-oriented version of The Joy of Cooking.” (Austin American-Statesman )”Seaman and Steel created their recipes with the premise that tasty food, well prepared from fresh, simple ingredients does not need to be dressed up and ties with a bow for children to eat it.” ( (more…)