Sonoko Sakai, a Los Angeles-based cooking teacher and cofounder of Common Grains and the Southern California Heritage Grain Project, joined me today at 9:00am PST!

Sonoko Sakai joined me Monday September 5th to talk about her delicious and creative recipes in "Rice Craft." Switch up your lunches and dinners with these creative, healthy and inspiring recipes!

If you missed Sonoko on the show, LISTEN HERE!

http://www.treehugger.com/ culture/why-do-japanese- mothers-spend-so-much-time- their-kids-lunch-boxes.html

http://www.lamag.com/ digestblog/qa-sonoko-sakai-of- common-grains/

There's not a lunch box, birthday party, or afternoon snack that isn't made more delicious and fun with onigiri! These bite-size balls of rice can be made with favorite and nutritious ingredients, and are easily shaped and decorated to make animals, flowers, and more. This book features more than 30 recipes including:
Grilled Onigiri with Soy Sauce
Sweet Potato and Black Sesame Onigiri
Bacon and Scrambled Egg Onigiri
Curried Fried Rice Onigiri

Rice Craft also includes master recipes for cooking white and brown rice, plus extras to round out the meal: a miso soup to float the rice balls in, perfect soft eggs to wrap in rice, and pickled ginger to serve on the side. More than 20 color photographs inspire new creations and teach kids and adults alike to make these creative treats.
Sonoko Sakai is a Los Angeles-based cooking teacher and cofounder of Common Grains and the Southern California Heritage Grain Project.

You can find Sonoko Sakai on Facebook and Instagram.

Find out more about Sonoko by visiting http://www.cooktellsastory.com/

To learn more about the Tehachapigrainproject visit: http://www.tehachapigrainproject.org/