Monthly Archives: August 2011

Injeolmi rice cake

Injeolmi is rice cake made with sweet rice (glutinous rice). It’s one of the most popular and common Korean rice cakes and it’s made on special occasions and Festival days.

Mortar and pestle

I bought this small mortar and pestle at a Korean grocery store. It’s made of plastic and lightweight. I used these to pound rice cakes in my injeolmi video. This mortar is made of stone and the pestle is made of wood. I use them for tougher jobs. It’s still small so I can keep […]

Rainbow rice cake2! =)

Here’s the top view! =) The recipe is here.

Rainbow rice cake! =)

I realIy could not find frozen rice flour here! So I risked and did this with dry rice flour that I found here in our local market, it was perfect I think. I wanted the cake to be a little firmer, so I added 2 tbsp of sweet rice flour. I also don’t have mugwort […]

Brown rice bibimbap

I just made a few changes. Since I am trying to have more fiber in my diet, I used brown rice for this recipe. I used shitake mushrooms, carrots, red bell pepper, cucumber, beef, and seasoned seaweed for this one; then mixed in the hot pepper taste. We loved the outcome! I also made some […]

Sikhye!!

I am in love with this drink so I figured I would make it at home! I used Maangchi’s recipe and it came out perfect! The first try was with Barley malt from a chinese brand however that one came out thick and not as enjoyable. So I went to my local H Mart and […]

Kkakdugi (Cubed radish kimchi)

My fermented kkakdugi is so delicious now that I have to make soybean sprout soup (kongnamulguk) to eat together with rice! The recipe is here.

Kimchi

I’ve been making Maangchi’s kimchi for a couple of years now. I’ve taught quite a few Koreans how to make this too as I’ve not met many who know how to do it themselves! I always make a big batch of the spice mix and use it with just about everything else I cook – […]

Hoddeok: Sweet pancake with brown sugar syrup

I just followed the recipe. The filling is with sugar and walnuts…yummy! I’ll make it with cheese next time since I didn’t have any:(. P.S. My parents loved it! It reminded them of buñuelos (mexican sweet fried dough) but softer. The recipe is here.

Abalone Porridge

I followed the video that Maangchi posted… I used frozen abalone…6 small ones were $26 now I know why Maanchi said the soup is precious, I ate it with store bought Kkakdugi The recipe is here.

Jenny’s manju

Jenny’s delicious manju! She says, “I made this today. I used canned white beans.We love it….” The recipe is here.

Jenny’s Manju

Jenny made manju! The recipe is here.

Perilla Leaves Kimchi

This was so easy to make and delicious. It’s my first time tasting perilla and I like it. Here’s my post: Perilla Leaves Kimchi The recipe is here.

Kkakdugi (Cubed radish kimchi)

Kkakdugi is a type of kimchi made from diced radish. It’s a very common kind of kimchi and often used in Korean everyday meals along with baechu kimchi (napa cabbage kimchi).