Jjajangmyun, the Korean-Chinese noodles with black bean paste

February 15, 2013
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Before the McDonald landed in Korea, or Pizza Hut invaded with Bulgogi pizza to change the taste buds of Korean children from kimchi pancakes to pizza, there was a noodle dish called “Jjajangmyun“. Jjajangmyun used to be the all time Korean kid’s favorite food. At least to me, it was. The dish was known as the [...]

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Parsley Peppercorn Beef Patties

February 7, 2013
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A pound of ground beef… the glorious beef… Some of you might have a packet sitting in the fridge right now. Don’t you? Well, what is your plan? If you don’t have anything in mind, try this Parsley Peppercorn Beef Patties. This French inspired poor man’s gourmet dinner might be your next best thing for [...]

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Mackerel Pike Kimchi Stew

January 30, 2013
Mackerel Pike Kimchi Stew

One of my favorite way of consuming overly fermented cabbage kimchi would be…, Of course, it will be making into kimchi stew. There are many things you can throw in this total comfort stew of Korea; pork, anchovies, tuna, ham, tofu, fish cakes, rice cakes. And Richard Parker, too, if you dare. Today, I am [...]

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Kimchi Tuna Rice Patties and Balls

January 23, 2013
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I have more than enough extremely fermented kimchi sitting in my fridge since last fall. I bought 22 lbs of kimchi.  A hefty 22 lbs! I guess I went temporarily crazy at the moment when I heard that the kimchi was made in Korea with Korean cabbages then air-shipped to Malaysia. The minimum purchase was [...]

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Radish Kimchi

January 16, 2013
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I speak three languages; #1: Standard Korean with a little accent #2: American English with some accent #3: Southern Korean with a huge accent I consider myself very lucky to be able to communicate with people by the chosen accent. #1 and #3 are the same language, but depends on people you talk to, sometimes [...]

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LA Style Sweet Rice Cake Bars

January 9, 2013
LA Style Sweet Rice Cake Bars

Baked goodies with NO gluten and NO butter or oil… Would it be possible? Yes. I want you to try these sweet rice cake bars. They originated from the Koreans living in Los Angeles, California many years ago. Their craving of traditional Korean rice cakes, which sometimes is hard to achieve in a home kitchen, [...]

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Easy Apple Tart or Galette

December 17, 2012
Apple tart or apple galette

8 days left until Christmas… Well, my favorite time of the year has hardly ever been relaxing. I have been very busy for the past couple of weeks; couple of Christmas parties I hosted at my home, a few cooking classes I had to teach, and getting the Christmas cards and shopping done before it [...]

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Yukgaejang, the spicy Korean beef stew

December 12, 2012
Yukgaejang

On August 19, 1910… Soonjong, the last king of Lee dynasty of Chosun (the country prior to the republic of Korea), was forced to give up his sovereign power to Japanese. Korea was colonized to Japan. (Koreans remember that day as the most humiliating day in Korean history of 5,000 years) He was the last [...]

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Kimchi Udon

November 23, 2012
Kimchi Udon

I like udon and so as the most Koreans. If you drive on the freeways in Korea, you will find many rest areas along the road. Most of them have food stalls where you can purchase quick meals and snacks. This Kimchi Udon (김치우동) is one of the popular menu. Feeding yourself a bowl of [...]

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Harvest Punch

November 14, 2012
Harvest Punch

I was having a hard time finding the right English name for this beautiful Korean drink. The name in Korean is Bae-daechu-gyepy-sanggang-ggool cha (배 대추 계피 생강 꿀차).  Yes, it is a long name but shorter than the famous “Tikki Tikki Tembo-no Sa Rembo-chari Bari Ruchi-pip Peri Pembo”. It basically says what’s in it. It [...]

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Pumpkin Dinner Rolls

November 10, 2012
Pumpkin Dinner Rolls

“Don’t play with your food!” I tell my kids all the time when they show not much interest in eating their food but playing with it. Well, I find myself today that playing with food is quite entertaining and I did have a great time making these Pumpkin Dinner Rolls. The best part? You get [...]

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Beef Doenjang Jjigae, Korean soy bean paste stew with beef

November 2, 2012
Beef Doenjang Jjigae

  A good friend of mine gave me a jar of very precious gift. It was a jar of homemade Korean soybean paste; the doenjang! It’s been a while since I had the homemade doenjang in my kitchen. I was so thrilled. I learned that the doenjang she gave me was made in a Buddhist [...]

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