How I approach writing a cookbook

Behind the scenes of Gohan, my new Japanese cookbook

Finally, after 12 weeks of burning inferno, the temperatures have dipped low enough to enjoy cooking, and really doing anything, again. I’ve sprung into action to get the bulk of my recipe testing done for Gohan, my latest cookbook about the easy, home-cooked Japanese family meals I grew up with — before I have to ask for another extension (I got it; an…