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 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 | Aug 20, 2012 | Featured, Korean Recipes, Top Posts, Top Posts - Winter
Many keep some cans of tuna in the pantry as an inexpensive source of protein. But for a number of Americans, the only purpose for canned tuna is tuna salad or cat food. Veer from the deep-rutted tuna salad trail with this easy recipe for 참치전 chamchi jeon. These...
by Tammy | Aug 13, 2012 | Modern Korean, Top Posts, Top Posts - Winter
Adzuki are small red beans commonly used in Korean, Japanese and Chinese confections. Called 팥 pat in Korean, these beans have a natural sweetness uncommon in legumes. Added sugar or honey during boiling to make the bean paste accentuates the sweetness for use in a...