After taking a cooking class in Thailand, I realized that cooking is actually fun. After I got back to Japan I started to cook Japanese food. My cooking skills were non-existent before Thailand, but now they seem to be steadily improving. I am also amazed at how much healthier I feel having cooked and eaten actual food. Granted, I am nowhere near a master chef, but my first attempts at some Japanese recipes were mostly good. I am now looking for more, interesting, yet easy to cook dishes that I can make given the ingredients in Japan.

By this date…

I have successfully cooked the following foods once:
- Egg Salad
- Japanese Pumpkin Soup
- Oyakodon
- Chili Mac
- French Toast
- Tuna sashimi w/ avocado
- Hamburger

I have mastered the cooking of the following foods:
- Rice
- Fried egg sandwich
- Fried rice and many variations (+kimchi, +eggplant)
- Spaghetti and meat sauce
- Soba Noodles
- Tofu w/ katsuobushi
- Peanut butter and honey sandwich (thanks Ken)
- Curry rice (it comes in a packet)
- Natto… Yes I eat Natto!… Look it up.

I have failed making the following foods:
- Stir Fry
- Mashed Potatoes with frozen vegetables
- Some sort of meat thing

I will now refuse to eat the following foods:
- Any sort of cup ramen!