The cookbook in this post was provided by Derek Kurisu but the
opinions expressed here are my own.
I am very
lucky to have parents who know how to cook. For my grandparents’ generation, it
was very different. Women took care of the household duties like cooking,
laundry, chores, taking care of the kids, and such. Men went to work and
expected a meal on the table when they came home from work. When my grandma
passed away, my grandpa was lost on what to do on the household side and most
of all, how to cook for himself. Yes, you can go out and pick up food, but it’s
always good to know some basics.
When Derek
Kurisu gave me his cookbook, No-Sweat
Cooking!, I immediately thought of my grandpa. He would have loved this
cookbook because the recipes are simple, not a lot of ingredients, and you
don’t have to have any culinary skills or techniques to make them. Derek and
George Yoshida are culinary stars from KTA Super Store’s Seniors Living in Paradise
on Ocean Time
Warner Cable channel 27.
Corn Flake Chicken is a baked dish and has only 4 ingredients:
chicken thighs, garlic salt, mayonnaise, and Kellogg’s Corn Flakes Crumbs. This
recipe is so easy and the chicken is tender and juicy. The outside is crispy and
so tasty. Here on the mainland, I couldn’t find Kellogg’s Corn Flakes Crumbs in
our local stores, but you can easily make your own by putting corn flakes in a
resealable bag. Seal it tight and use a rolling pin or food mallet and pound
away to make the crumbs. Rating: 5/5
Spam and Chinese Peas is a quick and easy stir-fry dish that only
has 5 ingredients: Spam, Chinese sweet peas, shoyu, sugar, and salt. Most of
the prep time is cutting up the Spam and taking the strings off the peas. Once
all the prep is done, it cooks in minutes. Just get a pot of sticky rice going
first so it’s ready at the same time. Rating: 5/5
No-Sweat Miso Salmon is another quick dish that only has 5
ingredients: salmon or butterfish fillet, ginger, sugar, sake, and miso. This
is a good one to prepare the night before or morning of so the marinade really
gets into the fish, but an hour works too. Fry da buggah up and eat with sticky
rice! Rating: 5/5
Local Hawaiian food can be quick and easy with No-Sweat Cooking!
For more information:
No-Sweat
Cooking by George Yoshida and Derek Kurisu
Available at KTA
Super Stores
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