Popular Chef Maki Watanabe's New Book, 'Maki Watanabe's Adults Can Cook This Way,' Now Available for Online Pre-order. Commemorative Event to Consider 'Future Home Cooking' Also Announced!

Press Release Information Title: Popular chef Maki Watanabe's new book, for adults to update and enjoy home cooking, is now available for pre-order online. An event to consider "future home cooking" will also be held to commemorate the publication!

Shufunotomo Co., Ltd. will release "Maki Watanabe's Adults Can Cook This Way" (https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4074632667) on Friday, May 22, 2026. In commemoration of its publication, an event will be held on Saturday, May 23, at a prominent spot in Azabu-Juban.

From "Introduction" While thinking about "smart shortcuts" for various dishes and recipes that are easy for me to make now, one of the staff members said, "These ideas could also lead to fostering adults' home cooking skills." Indeed, if readers who thought, "My old methods were a bit troublesome, but these recipes might be easier to make," are moved, it could lead to more people "doing and enjoying home cooking." This book was born from the desire to create a collection of such recipes.

Update your usual cooking. Cut down on effort, make it easier, and significantly more delicious. This is the title of the opening chapter. While previous methods were sufficiently delicious, a slight review of the cooking process can make it significantly more delicious! The author introduces a wealth of modern home cooking solutions she arrived at during her twenty-some years as a chef and changes in her own lifestyle.

New discoveries like "salt and oil" usage and microwave oven utilization! The "fried egg" on the cover and the "stir-fried bean sprouts" and "stir-fried komatsuna" inside share a common cooking process. That is, adding oil and salt to a frying pan, heating it, and then adding the ingredients. This ensures that the saltiness is evenly distributed and the vegetables have a crisp texture. Using a microwave oven only for reheating is a waste. It excels at "steaming," so utilizing it for pre-cooking spinach, carrots, daikon radish, and eggplant eliminates the trouble of boiling water in a pot, brings out the natural flavor of the ingredients, and results in a delicious dish. This book is full of such easy-to-try ideas.

Contents Update your usual cooking. Cut down on effort, make it easier, and significantly more delicious. Expand your home cooking variations with "steamed vegetables in the microwave." Easy one-plate meals for adults cooking alone. Meals for days when you want to cook properly. Enjoy home cooking more with these ways to use leftover seasonings. Column: Things I used to do but don't anymore, etc.

Publication Commemoration Event to be Held! An event has been decided to commemorate the publication of "Maki Watanabe's Adults Can Cook This Way."

Date & Time: May 23 (Saturday) 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM ■Reception Start Date: April 28 (Tuesday) 10:00 AM ~ ■Participant Benefit: 5-minute one-on-one talk with Maki Watanabe ■Venue: Azabu-Juban Kangaeru Kitchen Instagram @kitchenforthought

Details on how to apply here.

Author Profile Maki Watanabe A culinary researcher. Continues her activities with the motto "Simple utilization of ingredients' flavors, valuing seasonality." Also holds a qualification as an International Chinese Medical Dietitian, and considering the relationship between food and body is one of her recent themes. Her interests are wide-ranging, including traditional Japanese seasonal crafts like umeboshi making, fermented foods, Asian food cultures like Korea and Vietnam, and cooking suggestions that are easy to make and eat for different generations. She occasionally hosts cooking classes.

Instagram @maki_watanabe

Bibliographic Information Title: Maki Watanabe's Adults Can Cook This Way Author: Maki Watanabe Price: 1870 yen (tax included) Format, pages: A5 size, 160 pages Release Date: Friday, May 22, 2026 ISBN: 978-4-07-463266-4 Publisher: Shufunotomo Co., Ltd.

[Amazon] https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4074632667 [Rakuten Books] https://books.rakuten.co.jp/rb/18577764/

*E-book also released simultaneously

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