What an odd name, “ang butter”? Question to myself when I kept seeing photos of this dessert flavor combo. Ang = short for “anko” which refers to sweet red bean paste, often made by boiling the red beans and mashing or grinding them with honey or sugar added. Butter = well, we know what that ...
Blueberry Crumble
And summer is slowly (sadly) coming to an end. It actually is the end now and also the last of summer fruit. Two weekends ago, we went to the farmer’s market for some last summer fruit and vegetables. Blueberries were nearly dying but still yet alive and we found a stand selling super plump looking ...
Earl Grey Olive Oil Pound Cake
Earl grey flavored desserts and baked goods are very abundant and popular in Asia but, in the US, they’re rarer. I never really thought about it too much when I saw the recipes on a lot of Korean blogs because I couldn’t imagine the flavor. So, nah. I became enlightened two winters ago on a trip to ...
Moist Korean Sweet Potato Bread
Did I already mention that Korean sweet potatoes (goguma in Korean) are one of my favorite foods to eat in the winter? When I visited home for Thanksgiving my mom stocked up on gogumas for me to steam in the microwave and roast in the oven. Just to emphasize how much I love these purple ...
Korean Sweet Pumpkin Pound Cake (Kabocha Pound Cake)
It's fall! and everyone is cooking up orange pumpkins in their kitchen but I am in my corner cooking kabocha squashes and Korean sweet potatoes. I love these two ingredients all year round but they are the star in the cold months. I've been experimenting here and there with these two and today's ...