Cook 14

Here's the wikipedia article about Yamamomo. I have no idea what it tastes like.

Choochoo helped out with the cleaning again this time.

Cooking Papa Volume 2 Chapter 14: Snow Watching Hot Pot for Cold Winters

Cook 13

It's the first chapter of volume two!

I have a new cleaner helping me out for this volume, Choochoo. Thanks Choochoo!

Cooking Papa Volume 2 Chapter 13: Coffee Liqueur for Coffee Lovers

Clayton's Rice Soup

Clayton sent me another delicious-looking picture, this time of the rice soup recipe from Volume 1 Chapter 10: Simple Hangover Rice Soup.

Please keep sending me recipes at bartley.tanaka@gmail.com!

Cook 12

I finished the first volume! As a reward, this chapter was short and easy.

I went to the local Japanese book store the other day, and I saw that they had the 123rd volume of Cooking Papa for sale. I really have no hope of catching up, you guys. If someone suddenly offered me a crack team of editors to do all of the cleaning and typesetting for me I could probably make some headway, but 123 volumes is just too much to hope for I think. So I hope you guys enjoy reading it anyway, even at my slowish release pace.

As always, email me photos of food!

Cooking Papa Volume 1 Chapter 12: Potluck Party

Cook 11

I'm nearly done with the first volume!

I can't imagine many American parents nowadays letting their sick child (or any child) of 8 be at home alone, but it's definitely more common in Japan, although it is probably getting less so. There still is a show on NHK called "My first errand" where they send little kids (3- or 4-year-olds even) alone (or with their young siblings) on a little errand, and maybe have them do something like cook dinner on their own! With cameramen trying to hide to watch, of course.

Cooking Papa Volume 1 Chapter 11: Your Kids Will Love these Sweet Apples

Cook 10

Finally I've completed another chapter!

I don't think there's anybody out there rooting for Miss Kimura, and after this chapter...

I also updated the first chapter a tiny bit (I changed the original name of this chapter), so I updated the table of contents and reuploaded it, for anybody who is particularly completist. The recipe isn't exactly porridge, as I had originally translated it, so I changed it to something that felt a little more appropriate.

As always, big thanks to Ashenta for doing the hard work of cleaning this chapter.

Cooking Papa Volume 1 Chapter 10: Simple Hangover Rice Soup

Clayton's Italian Casserole

Reader Clayton tried out the recipe from the very first chapter Volume 1 Chapter 1, "An Easy and Filling Italian Casserole", and it looks great! This recipe is definitely one I want to try myself.

I plan to get the next chapter out this weekend, so keep a look out for it!