Yukgaejang (Spicy Beef Soup)
This dish was supposed to be for March, but it simply didn’t happen. Has that ever happened to you? I’m no less excited about cooking Korean dishes, but sometimes there just aren’t enough waking hours. I traveled for work a bunch in March and got behind. And we even had a cold snap…
Galbijjim
I may have eaten galbijjim first, but I learned how to make boeuf bourguignon before I attempted making galbijjim. What good does this do me? Well, I guess I’m hoping that my tastebuds’ memory will mind-meld with my hands-on experience to give me a leg up on this dish. Both are braised beef…
Galbitang
Over the Christmas break, my sister Ahrie – the only one of the five of us siblings who was actually born in Korea – was helping me map out my year of Korean cooking adventures. She helped me choose galbitang for February because it’s a warm, rich, comforting soup that sounded nice for a…
Tteokbokki
Do you love mac & cheese? What about spaghetti and meat sauce? Combine them, take a stroll up the Scoville scale, and you sorta end up with tteokbokki. At least that’s what I think after making it for myself. It now resides in my brain-space somewhere in the same vicinity as those other…
What’s Up With The Ducks?
The ducks, when facing each other, represent happiness in the home. My parents gave us these wedding ducks. They are supposed to have a hand-carved look to them. Also, there’s something about them mating for life. Here’s the story we included in our wedding program: The wedding ducks symbolize three things: Peace, family,…
Simply Chestnuts
Hi Mom, It’s Me Again I called my mom to ask about chestnuts. Score and roast or boil and scoop; and either way, how long. I knew it’d be a simple conversation, but I called anyway. One of the nice things about this project is that I have even more reasons to talk…
I Made My First Tteokguk (Twice)
I talked to my mom tonight to see if she got the photos of the tteokguk I made for New Year’s. Apparently it’s a simple dish, but I’m sort of amazed I pulled it off at all. It only took me two days. We talked about broth; she said she heard somewhere you…
