Castella is a popular spongecake like bread in Korea. It was originally brought to Japan in the 16th century from Portuguese and the popularity has since then spread to Korea. It has a darkened top and bottom but a light and sponge-y center. I didn't grow up eating this cake but have enjoyed it ...
Spicy Carbonara Tteokbokki
Some days you lay in bed for hours in the morning before finally crawling out to eat a late brunch and roll around on the sofa watching TV shows that are no good for your brain until you realize that it's suddenly late and you're hungry again. This is what I call a lazy Sunday which occurred this ...
Korean Radish Wraps (Mu Ssam Mari)
Korean BBQ is delicious but sometimes you need a refreshing side dish to balance the meaty and hearty flavor. In comes mu ssam mari i.e. Korean radish wraps. This dish pairs perfectly with heavier dishes or even makes for a great main dish with a bowl of rice depending on what you place inside the ...
Spicy Bean Sprout Pork Bulgogi (Kongnamul Bulgogi)
A few weeks ago (after much Amazon researching), we finally bought a burner to cook stews or meat right at the table! This means Korean BBQ on the dinner table at home in PJs! I used to love (and still do) when my dad cooked us meat at the side of our dinner table and was missing this home cooked ...
Baek Jong Won’s Eggplant Rice (Gaji Bap)
A few weeks back, my brother sent our family a recipe and told us we MUST try it. Now, this is pretty out of the norm for my 30-something brother living the life out on the west coast. No, not out of the norm, a first ever? It must be an a-m-a-z-i-n-g dish?! This recipe actually went viral earlier ...
Baked Crispy Korean Style Honey Butter Wings
Honey butter chips were all the craze in 2015 in Korea. People were going crazy over it, I mean these chips were flying off the walls! This craze even has it's own wiki page; that's when you know it's super important. Remember I noted that I'm a little behind on these fads? I've never actually ...
Korean Braised Beef Short Rib (Galbi Jjim)
As I'm starting to get more and more into this cooking thing, I'm really realizing that every home, family, mom, dad, owner of the home kitchen has their own way of making the same dish and now I'm here trying out all of the above to find my own recipe that I want to use as my own in our kitchen. ...
LA Chapssaltteok (LA Sticky Rice Cake)
Last week was Chuseok in Korea - or "Korean Thanksgiving" if you will. In Korea, this is one of the largest holidays and probably also one of the most horrific traffic days of the year. During this time families get together and eat lots of really great fancy foods, pay respect to elders ...
Baked Potato Korokke
As an add-on to the fried Potato Korokke - I baked a few of the leftovers and they were actually very good! On a day where you don't want to eat too much fried food but still want korokke, I would highly recommend this process. Though, they don't completely match the fried ones, I thought they ...