Let's Cook Japanese Food!: Everyday Recipes for Home Cooking

"Yum!" thought Amy Kaneko when she tasted the Japanese home cooking she'd married into. Even better, turned out it uses easy-to-find ingredients, and she couldn't believe how simple the techniques are for food this delicious. This terrific cookbook showcases 70 of Amy's favorite recipes, includingTonkatsu (crispy pork cutlets in a tangy sauce) and Onigiri (cute little rice balls stuffed with salmon). A glossary describes the more unusual ingredients and a source list makes it a snap to find and use Japanese specialties such as daikon, miso, and wasabi. It's tasty, it's practical, it's a wow with family and friendsso Let's Cook Japanese Food!

Amy Kaneko spent several years in Tokyo and now lives in San Francisco. Her two children approved the noodle chapter.

Deborah Ory is a New York-based photographer, whose work has been featured in Bon Appétit and Real Simple.