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mokpochica on "My 2011 New Year's Resolution..."

mokpochica — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 02:25:14 +0000

Maangchi--Thanks for the comment about my 5K race. I've run 2 of them now. I think I'm going to try for a 10K in June, because I need a goal to work toward. These days I've been swimming too, but it is so hard!

mokpochica on "My 2011 New Year's Resolution..."

mokpochica — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 02:21:58 +0000

Hi oksipak! I was just thinking of you because I watched the mandu video. I'm going to either make mandu or jjimbbang mandu during my vacation from work. I'm also reminded by your post that I've been wanting to make bulgogi stew. I've been watching the Kimchi Chronicles (got the DVD for Christmas) and it was featured on there. And I think on Jamie Frater's food fan page he said it was one of his best dishes, so I've been wanting to try it since then. All of your food looks fantastic. I just ate a big dinner, but it still is making my mouth water. I love chocolate cake like the one you made. I don't think I've actually ever made a cake like that. I should put that on my list too. The mac and cheese with chili sounds awesome and I'm not usually that into mac and cheese. I definitely have gained a lot of confidence in my cooking skills over the past year. I know what you mean about "making Korean food without hesitation" I didn't make Korean food for a long time after my husband thought I couldn't even make ramen noodles well after an unfortunate overcooked ramen noodle incident, but I'm so glad that I finally gave it a real go. I still need to use a recipe for most of what I make, but I've even gotten to a point where I can make many simple panchan/ side dish recipes from memory. We've also been enjoying some delicious Korean food lately. We had braised chicken with vegetables last week and tonight we had kongnamulbap (soybean sprouts bibimbap). My hubby has taken over with the kimchi making for the most part, which has been nice. I have been making yogurt, homemade bread, and soymilk so we won't have to buy any of those anymore and so we can eat less processed stuff. I also make tofu quite a bit. I've lost 25 pounds now, but I am stuck. One of my New Year's Resolutions is to keep the house stocked with side dishes so I can eat Korean food more often. I've been eating so much salad lately and I'm tired of it. It was o.k. for a while, but especially as the weather has gotten cold, I need something heartier and warmer and Korean food is it for me. Satisfying and healthy. Happy New Year! Hope that you and your family will have good health and find happiness in all your endeavors this year. And I hope to keep up our online friendship. It's been great reading your inspirational posts. I'll try to post more pictures of my food in 2012. How's that for a resolution? :)

oksipak on "My 2011 New Year's Resolution..."

oksipak — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:49:35 +0000

It's Thursday, December 29, 2011, and only a few days before the new year! So what do I do? I tried making dakbokkeumtang (<a href="http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/dakbokkeumtang" rel="nofollow">http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/dakbokkeumtang</a>) and boy was it delicious. It's been raining cats-and-dogs here and comfort food like this recipe was much needed. I refrained from making a pig of myself by eating the entire pot in one sitting! By the way, I only made 1/2 the batch, for 2 servings, so if I ate that it wouldn't have been that bad. Right? This will most likely be my last Korean recipe I try before the New Year 2012 arrives and what a way to end 2011. See you all in the new year to try some more new recipes from Maangchi. :D

Maangchi on "My 2011 New Year's Resolution..."

Maangchi — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:45:09 +0000

Thank you oksipak! I love the photo of "Merry Christmas!" You are eating kimchi for snack now. : )

oksipak on "My 2011 New Year's Resolution..."

oksipak — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 22:44:45 +0000

Merry Christmas Maangchi and Mokpochica and all who are Friends of Maangchi. :) Yesterday I had some kimchi for a snack, then for Christmas I had some more kimchi for snack. Tomorrow I have to go shopping and buy cabbage and radishes to make more kimchi! :P

oksipak on "My 2011 New Year's Resolution..."

oksipak — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:09:17 +0000

Weekending December 16, 2011: It's Friday and tonight I made a batch of Spicy fermented cabbage and spicy fermented radish / 김치, 깍두기. Also during the week Rolled omelette (Gyeran malyee: 계란 말이) was on the breakfast menu. Only 2 more weeks until the New Year 2012! Where did the time go? Thanks for the Congrats Maangchi. :)

poloabc on "My 2011 New Year's Resolution..."

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Maangchi on "My 2011 New Year's Resolution..."

Maangchi — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:04:54 +0000

Hi Oksipak and Mokpochica, Oksipak, “One of my New Year's Resolution has been fulfilled for 2011 due to Maangchi's Korean cooking videos.“ You won’t believe how much I’m impressed by this. Now you can make Korean food without hesitation. This is great news and makes me very happy. I’m sure everybody who has been reading your Korean cooking experience was so excited about your completed mission. All I can say is: “congratulations to you!” Re: Mokpochica, “I completed my first 5K in 10 years last weekend. It felt great!” You make me feel great, too! Congratulations!!!

oksipak on "My 2011 New Year's Resolution..."

oksipak — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:57:14 +0000

Hello Mokpochica, hope you recouped from the 5K, bet you are in great shape now. I've gone the opposite, gained 10lbs not because of Korean food. I've been trying other ethnic recipes and having fun. :D Wow, making your own Tofu. What a feat! I LOVE TOFU! I can eat the entire 16oz in one sitting! Way jealous! Homemade Tofu must be a true treat for your husband. Made Mandu and Bulgogi for my honey for his birthday dinner this week. The photo is a collage of the Mandu stages. Also tried a recipe from scratch of Chocolate Ganache, put some fresh Raspberries and one candle. Yum... One of my New Year's Resolution has been fulfilled for 2011 due to Maangchi's Korean cooking videos. Now I can make Korean food without hesitation (our main favorites: Mandu, Kimchi, Japchae, Bulgogi and among others) and there's so much more to try still. It's 42 degrees and very sunny these days. No rain in sight. Catch you later...P.S. Fall food favorites: Spaghetti, Chili over Macaroni and Cheese, lots of soup (mainly Cabbage and Soybean Paste of Maangchi's). Anything heat hot and hot pepper stuff. :)

Lorienaw on "Mung Bean v.s Soy bean Sprouts"

Lorienaw — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:12:31 +0000

Thank you Geogia, I have to go pick up some items from HMart today. I will inquire about this brand.

georgia on "Mung Bean v.s Soy bean Sprouts"

georgia — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:37:15 +0000

I buy low sodium Yamasa soy sauce from the Korean market. It tastes much better than kikkoman. Yamasa has a much richer, full bodied flavor that is missing in kikkoman and other sauces that I have tried. If you can find Yamasa at the korean market, then give it a try. I can't use any other soy sauce becuase I notice the lack of flavor in all other sauces. The low sodium yamasa sauce is delicious! My grandson who is only three will drink the whole dipping bowl of yamasa low sodium soy sauce, so we have to put only a few drops into his dipping bowl! Yamasa Less Salt 45 Soy Sauce Yamasa Less Salt 45 soy sauce is naturally brewed using the exclusive Yamasa desalting method. Yamasa Less Salt 45 has the same flavor and taste as our regular soy sauce with 45% less salt; the perfect alternative for those interested in reducing sodium intake. <a href="http://www.yamasausa.com/pages/products/food-service-products.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.yamasausa.com/pages/products/food-service-products.php</a> Soy bean sprouts have a nice nutty flavour. Mung bean sprouts don't taste as nice as soy bean sprouts.

Lorienaw on "Mung Bean v.s Soy bean Sprouts"

Lorienaw — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:06:27 +0000

Thanks, this is good information. My problem is a vendor that will deliver to the facility. I can't carry foods that require refrigeration in my personal vehicle. We are still working on finding a vendor. Yes, i'm familiar with HMart and Lotte Supermarket. I have been there several times. Thanks again

Ashimi on "Mung Bean v.s Soy bean Sprouts"

Ashimi — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:47:29 +0000

There is a big difference between soy bean sprouts and mung bean sprouts. Though mung bean sprouts are used in some side dishes in Korea, the soy bean sprout is used more. Chinese recipes use mung beans more frequently. The taste is significantly different. Kong is the name for soy beans, sukju is the name for mung beans. When looking at recipes this might help if there is a translation. When making kong namul soup soy bean sprouts are used. In western cooking you would not consider tomatoes and peppers to be interchangable, although they are both in the nightshade family. So no, they are not interchangable. Kikkoman soy sauce is a good alternative if you cannot get a Korean soy sauce. I would never get La Choy, or similar brands - don't even know if they are actually chinese, but they do not have the kind of flavor you want for Korean foods. Have you tried the Lotte Market in Ellicott City? They should have everything you need, and they aren't that far from your location. Good Luck!

Lorienaw on "Mung Bean v.s Soy bean Sprouts"

Lorienaw — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:45:30 +0000

Hello Maangchi Nation, Can anyone tell me if these two sprouts can be used interchangeably? I have purchase a couple of Korean cookbooks and their is nothing specifying when to use a specific sprout. For example bean sprout soup. Mung bean sprouts are more available from my vendor. And also soy sauce, do need a specific soy sauce.

tastingkorea on "Hello from tastingkorea"

tastingkorea — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:18:14 +0000

I started my blog because I wanted readers to develop a deeper understanding of the spirit and place that Korean food originated from, its history and culture, and to gather all the high quality resources that I found regarding Korean food.

Maangchi on "My 2011 New Year's Resolution..."

Maangchi — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:39:09 +0000

You guys are really serious cooks! Great! I hope you can share your homemade tofu recipe with us!

mokpochica on "My 2011 New Year's Resolution..."

mokpochica — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:51:27 +0000

Hi oksipak. Hope all is well with you! Are you still harvesting veggies from your own garden? My latest adventure is making my own soymilk and tofu. I received a soymilk maker for my birthday. Today I made black bean and black sesame seed soymilk that tastes great. I still haven't perfected the flavor of regular soybean soymilk--I think many people add malt to make it taste more like commercial brands, so that is my next idea. My husband says the tofu is much better than commercially produced tofu. The tofu takes so much soymilk to make though, so I'm not sure I'll make it as often. Hope all is well with you and you are relaxing and eating yummy food this fall weekend! I completed my first 5K in 10 years last weekend. It felt great!

mokpochica on "My 2011 New Year's Resolution..."

mokpochica — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 03:08:00 +0000

I love mae-un tang. I've been jones-ing for it since we had it in Chicago back in the winter. I need to get on it and make some already! I did make the mackerel/radish side dish that maangchi just posted and it is awesome. That has always been one of my husband's faves and mine too. So good! We all gobbled it up, even the kids. We rarely hear that something is too spicy anymore--and even Haneul who used to complain that kimchi was too spicy, eats kimchi without complaint now. We've indoctrinated the children well. ;) Love that you used rabbit turds for the garden. Do you have a rabbit or several? Natural fertilizer is best. And all that organic produce! I am so jealous. Has your minari come up yet? I need to get my husband to write out his minari recipe. It is delicious. He makes it with squid and red pepper paste among other things and it is served cold. It is delicious. Minari is also good with nabak kimchi (water kimchi). I know that people use it in soup that has fish too. I'm really sad for you that your perilla leaves didn't make it this year. Our local grocer has been selling perilla leaves that they grow themselves. It's $2 for a pack of about 40 leaves and they are organic (yu-gi nong). Whenever I see produce labeled that way at our Korean market, I know that means that they grew it in their back yard. :) I made kimchi today and shared it with our Korean friends. They have a 6 year old, 19 month old and 2 month old. Obviously the mom has very little time to make food, let alone kimchi, so they were happy to receive it. They brought us pat jook (red bean porridge) that the husband had made. They are really lovely people. I'm really glad to have met them---the husband is the same age as my hubby and they have become fast friends. I had the soybean sprout side dish, spinach side dish and perilla leaf kimchi on hand, along with the mak kimchi and mackerel side dish, so it made for a tasty meal. I'm sure my husband would say that we needed some soup to make a complete meal, but nothing was lacking for me. I've been serving all the side dishes with brown rice and it has gone over well with the kids. The girls say they like it better because it is chewy. I don't think my husband will ever prefer it, but he will eat it. Still living more healthfully and have lost 15 pounds since mid July. I'm jogging now too and am aiming to run a 5K race in October. I have fantasies of my husband and children at the finish line smiling and yelling "Yay Mommy!" The race will be in an apple orchard, so it should be fun and hopefully not hilly. Summer is over. Michigan apples are already in the stores and I hope to go to an orchard and pick some fresh tomorrow. In Michigan we love to have apple cider and donuts together. What are your favorite fall foods? I love anything pumpkin. I really love hobak jook (pumpkin porridge) and I have some butternut squash that would love me to make it into hobak jook tomorrow or Monday. We are supposed to have 65 degree temps on Monday, so I think it would be a great Memorial Day treat. Enjoy your 3 day weekend!

oksipak on "My 2011 New Year's Resolution..."

oksipak — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:46:50 +0000

Weekending 9/4/11: It's Friday, 9/2/11 and for dinner I made Spicy fish soup Maeuntang 매운탕 with freshly caught Pacific Ocean Kelp Greenling (aka: Sea Trout, "poor man's lobster"). My husband went fishing today and brought home the lovely fish. From the garden came the fresh radish and Edible Mums, used spicy-type of leaf lettuce (taste like radish) since my Minari has yet to grow. The soup was delicious! The Edible Mum photo is from 8/18/11 shot but I picked a fresh harvest for the soup recipe. The mums just grow fast and furious in our area. :)

Maangchi on "My 2011 New Year's Resolution..."

Maangchi — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:43:40 +0000

oh my god! My mouth is watery now! "Before and after" all look great! : )

oksipak on "My 2011 New Year's Resolution..."

oksipak — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 01:51:08 +0000

...continued from previous post...photos of my Asian Garden...Edible Mums doing fantastic...Edible Mum Ssukgat Namul...essentially the BEFORE and AFTER photos. Yum! :)

oksipak on "My 2011 New Year's Resolution..."

oksipak — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 01:48:51 +0000

Weekending 8/21/11: Friday 8/19/11...Wow Kristi, if you move to NY, you'll be Maangchi-Land. :) But if you're in Korea, well, you'll have all that Korea has to offer. I wish you the best in your choices and pre-congrats to your husband. As for you, your co-workers seem to support you if they are chastising you...that only means they care about you and your future goals. :D Yea, we don't get Kimchi Chronicles either. But that's ok, we're making our Kimchi Chronicles in our home by just making it every time we run out. ;) Your husband must be a fine cook to be cooking for the visiting guests. It's really nice to know guys can cook, just like my honey (well, he doesn't cook Korean but he does cook anything 80% of the time and he's great at it). So here is my garden that's doing great this year (think it's the rabbit turd that I added this year). The only disappointment for this year's garden was that my Perilla plant never came up. I will try again next year. Made Roasted Soybean Powder Injeolmi one day, ran out, then the next day made Mugwort Injeolmi and ran out of that too because they were so good! Shared them with my co-workers too. Edible Mums love our area so I have LOTS of them growing. Made Ssukgat Namul and it was excellent especially topped over tofu. It's probably great with rice too. Haven't done anything with my garden fresh Mugwort yet but I will once all the ingredients are available for one of Maangchi's recipes. Summer is almost over. Take care. :)

mokpochica on "My 2011 New Year's Resolution..."

mokpochica — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:49:52 +0000

Yum Yum! Your chonggak kimchi and hobak jeon look fantastic! I've never eaten a flower and I really want to reach into the screen and eat that beautiful mum. I did hear that Korea won the bid for Olympics, but I hadn't really looked into it, so I just assumed it was the summer Olympics and had no idea what city it would be in. I should know this--shame on me! I would love to be at the Olympics in 2018. I think we will be in Korea next year one way or another. My husband graduates from law school in Dec. and takes the Bar in Feb. and we will move in June. Top choices now are New York/New Jersey area or Seoul. It will be hard to leave my job here, because it is stable and pays well, but I am excited for him. Well, the good news is that I am down 13 pounds/6 kilos. I haven't gotten on an all Korean diet yet, but I am eating a lot of Korean food. We had a dinner party a week ago Saturday and hubby and I made tons of Korean food. I took a picture of the spread, which I will post here later. I made: mak kimchi, perilla leaf kimchi, kkakdugi, spinach namul, soybean sprout namul, the potato side dish (kamja jorim), and shikhye (rice punch). Hubby made a mushroom side dish, kimbap, and doenjang guk (soybean paste soup). The food went over very well and impressed both American and Korean guests alike. We also had homemade pat bing su that day, but I didn't make enough to share with guests, so dessert was store-bought apple pie. The apple pie and marinated chicken and pork were the only things that weren't Korean. It was a Korean cooking fest and we just finished the last of the leftovers! I am trying to spread my love of Korean food. This is the 2nd time I've cooked Korean for friends this summer. Not surprisingly, everyone loves it. Speaking of spreading the word about Korean food...I just checked to see if kimchi chronicles will come to the PBS station in my area, and sadly it won't. I guess I will have to wait for the DVD arrival in December. Or hope that someone will upload it to youtube, but of course that would be illegal. And now I am madly working on curriculum and grad coursework to get ready for school to start after labor day. I was chastised by one of my co-workers for not having much done so far, so I guess I'd better get back to it. Kristi

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tastingkorea — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:05:10 +0000

Hello, My name is tastingkorea and I have set up a website with articles and resources relevant to Korean food. I started this website as I felt that there was a dearth of good information in English about Korean recipes, information, food galleries, etc. I go beyond the standard Korean food blog and actually provide resources and information about Korean food history, culture, etc. I hope you visit and enjoy!

oksipak on "My 2011 New Year's Resolution..."

oksipak — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 01:14:14 +0000

Weekending 7/24/11: Glad you're back Kristi! Thought I had lost your virtual friendship. But apparently you're just busy with life in general, hehe. Hope you got your summer cleaning done and having a grand time with your family. Quality time and spending time with family is the most important thing in life. It's Friday, July 22, 2011, and I've been busy trying to cook Korean Food with this summer's Asian garden harvest. Yep, made ponytail/chonggak kimchi and here it is...Also made Zuke Pancake for dinner last night and boy was it delicious! That flower is Mum Flower and edible, yep, it's been consumed too. :D Speaking of dieting, you heard that South Korea won the bid for 2018 Winter Olympics? It will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. So maybe it will be a good excuse for you to visit Korea to help lose the weight you want? ;) Hope you obtain your birthday wish. To visit Korea for the first time would be fantastic (for me, of course). How many times have you been to Korea? At least you speak Korean. I don't...guess it's time to start, huh? Summer is almost over so have fun... :)

mokpochica on "My 2011 New Year's Resolution..."

mokpochica — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:27:32 +0000

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I've been working like a madwoman trying to organize my house during summer vacation and have been out and about trying to get the most out of summer with my family. I haven't had so much time for cooking, but I've made some of the usual: oi naengguk, emergency kimchi, nabak kimchi (water kimchi)... The kids have been loving chamchi jeon too. I've memorized several recipes on this site because I cook them so much, but I need to try some new things too. Seeing your edible chrysanthemums in your mandu guk reminds me that I want to try making mandu. Right now, I'm really trying to lose some weight though, so it will have to wait a bit. My 35th birthday is coming up in October and I want to give myself the present of dropping a couple of clothing sizes and give my family the present of a healthier & happier mom and wife. Luckily, I have access too all kinds of healthy food already because Korean food has so many great options. I am thinking about switching to brown rice though... I mentioned that to my husband and he said, "but brown rice isn't delicious". Guess I'll just cook up a big pot for myself and keep it in the fridge. Do you know, I lost 35 pounds living in Korea and eating almost all Korean food. (I was also doing taekwondo 4 times a week). This was back in 2001. After 3 kids and living the American lifestyle I am back at the weight I was when I first went to Korea, so I think I need to go back on my all Korean diet :) What is your plan for your mugwort? I know people put it in soups with fish quite often and it is powdered to use in dduk. I bought it at the grocery store once by mistake (I thought it was minari--Korean watercress) and didn't quite know what to do with it. Your rat radish looks great. Are you going to make ponytail/chonggak kimchi with it? The chapchae looks fantastic too. Just looking at the picture makes me feel like I can smell and taste it!

oksipak on "My 2011 New Year's Resolution..."

oksipak — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 02:45:58 +0000

Didn't post for last week so I'm catching up and posting today, Monday, July 19, 2011: It's Asian Garden harvest time, been mostly sunny, then a touch of rain fell over the weekend so the garden was loving it! My Edible Mums were aching to be cooked so here is the garden photo and what I made from it. Made the Mandu yesterday and the soup today for lunch and it was so good, I made it for dinner too. Hope Maangchi sees my recipe (it's in the Asian Garden Post) so she can name it in Korean of which I would be very honored. The Burdock is doing fantastic though some bugs love chomping on its huge leaves, Mugwort is growing nicely, Snow Peas are bearing tender pods, Bush Beans have little beans growing, Chinese Leeks are slow to grow but it's 3" high, so overall, this season isn't too bad. :)

oksipak on "My 2011 New Year's Resolution..."

oksipak — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:42:34 +0000

Weekending 7/3/11: It's Saturday 7/2/11 and the only thing I can show for this week is my Korean Rat Radish harvest... Pretty cool radishes! I have more to harvest in a few days, planted some more replacement seeds, and also I have the other daikon radish type which will probably ready in 3 weeks as they are nice and fat too. The Edible Mums will be ready around the same time. It's so exciting! I'll take photos of that harvest. What have you been up to this summer so far? We've been on vacation this week and sure enjoying the outdoors (we pretty much hike and camp or spend our weekends in the wilderness as much as we can no matter what rain, snow, sleet, hail, wind, thunderstorm or shine. My husband also designed my new Avatar. :)

oksipak on "My 2011 New Year's Resolution..."

oksipak — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:46:27 +0000

Made this today, June 26, 2011, Sunday. :)