by Tammy | Oct 27, 2013 | Korean Recipes
Zucchini are coming into season in California now, and I received a medium-sized one in my community-supported agriculture package last week. I could have again made 호박전 hobak jeon (zucchini pancake), which is always tasty. Another option was 궁중 떡볶이 gungjung... by Deva | Oct 21, 2013 | Featured, Kimchi
There was a brief stretch in my first month in Korea when I stopped eating kimchi. I blame culture shock. I had not yet grown my Asian palate and had made the expat’s error of expecting certain colours and shapes to correspond to familiar tastes. I spent far too... 
by Tammy | Aug 23, 2013 | Featured, Kimchi, Korean Recipes, Top Posts, Top Posts - Winter
Recently, I joined a CSA (community-supported agriculture) farm affiliated with our local community college. Our CSA promises, “a share of whatever is ripe and ready to eat.” That share recently included a small bunch of kale. Hubby is not a fan of kale,... 
by Tammy | Apr 15, 2013 | Buddhist Temple Cuisine, Korean Recipes, Top Posts, Top Posts - Winter, Video
If you read most Korean food blogs, they will tell you that Koreans don’t eat coriander, aka cilantro. They’ll tell you straight to your face that cilantro and Korean cuisine have never crossed paths before. As the Ask the Korean blog reported a couple of... 
by Tammy | Oct 31, 2012 | Korean Food 101
Typical of many Korean households, my refrigerator is stuffed with little containers of leftover 반찬 banchan. Many recipes for those side dishes are scaled to serve six to eight people, so the two of us always have leftovers. I can only eat so much 비빔밥 bibimbap. While...