To hear the cook, writer and teacher Sonoko Sakai tell it, “1955 is the year my mother was liberated.” Several things ...

Succulent, gently poached chicken, soothing soup, fragrant rice and a sparkly ginger-scallion sauce. What’s not to love?

A slow cooker is like a magic pot—it does all the work while you sit back and enjoy the amazing smells filling your kitchen.

“Many people don't realise that rice can be particularly problematic when it comes to food poisoning,” says Salah Sun. “Cooked rice should be cooled quickly and stored in the fridge within ...