Monthly Archives: January 2012

Japchae (Stir-fried noodles with vegetables and meat)

The recipe is here.

Endive mash and Dutch meatballs

Today we are going to learn 2 Dutch recipes! Reinier showed me how to make raw endive mash and Dutch meatballs, two national dishes from his country!  I filmed the video with Reinier when I visited Rotterdam, Netherlands for my Gapshida project. Alex volunteered to be our cameraman. Reinier has been cooking Korean food on regular basis. […]

Dakbokkeumtang (Spicy braise chicken with potato)

Susanne made Dakbokkeumtang The recipe is here.

Soondubu jjigae (Korean Soft Tofu Stew)

Its been snowy here in Seattle, WA for the last few days, but not to fear! Soondubu jjigae is here! Super yummy soup to keep me warm in the cold, snowy evenings…=). Thanks Maangchi for the recipe! Cam Loan Pham The recipe is here.

Hoddeok

This hotteok was made by Sriwanti. Sriwanti has been cooking Korean food for a long time and she is featured one of Korean food fans on my website. Sriwanti says, “I made both mozzarella cheese and cinnamon with brown sugar filling but we all like the cinnamon one better. My son lovessss it!” I’m so […]

Gapshida Philippines

My trip to the Philippines and the wonderful people I met there.

SOM TAM

I made this refreshing salad tonight for my dinner as one of my New years’ resolution is to lose some weight. I made this with cucumbers, green mangoes and green papaya. Ooooooh, sooooo tasty. Love love the refreshing taste yet with a slight kick because of the chilis. Thanks Tanja and Maangchi for the recipe. […]

My first try at making 닭볶음탕 (dakbokkeumtang)

The recipe is here.

Seasoned fried chicken (Yangnyeom tongdak) from Maangchi

Finally! I was craving for this for years and finally was able to cook & taste this dish after 12 years! I’m so satisfied…and the whole family loves it, too. Thanks for sharing this recipe Maangchi. The recipe is here.

Spicy radish and beef soup (Maeun muguk)

This soup is another recipe which is very delicious and easy to make. When you boil this soup, the aroma is irresistible. : ) If you like spicy food and soup, this is the perfect food. You don’t need any other side dishes when you eat this soup, but you need to serve it with […]

Love Kimchi pancake / 김치전 / Kimchijeon (or Kimchi jeon)

Just can’t get enough of Kimchi Pancakes. I take this to work for a snack to stave off my hunger cravings. Made to exact Maangchi’s Recipe as that’s how it turns out perfect. Made two batches, one is gone, the other is for tomorrow’s work snack. :D Kimchi from https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/napa-cabbage-kimchi. I used to buy these […]

Japchae (Korean stir-fried starch noodles with vegetables and meat)

The recipe is here! 

Vegetable pancake

The recipe is here!

Dakbokkeumtang (Spicy braised chicken)

There’s a cold breeze outside the window tonight, and my husband and I decided to literally eat outside – in the garden, under the moon and reminisced about the time we were in Dongdaemun while eating this spicy DAKDORITANG/ DAKBOKKEUMTANG (spicy braised chicken) where we had the same dish there almost a year ago. =) […]

Hobakjuk

Use local pumpkin.Love this creamy dessert… The recipe is here.