ssuk strawberry swiss roll cake
she turned out so so flouncy, bouncy, moist and quite flirty with juicy bits of berries wrapped in sweet cream and a spongey eggy ssuk blanket
ssuk {korean mugwort} cheesecake
ssuk {korean mugwort} cuts right through the richness of a traditional cheesecake in a woody, bitter, quite grown-up way…and i am here for it!! here’s to appreciating “not too sweet” desserts and celadon green, a color that i can’t seem to resist
mushroom kimchi jjigae
as you can see, this recipe was born out of an intimate bond, twisted with layers of grief that sparked a fire. but it’s still fucking delicious. and i hope you get to enjoy it too.
zucchini gyeran jjim
this guy takes on the personality of a lullaby. why does come into my arms by november ultra come to mind?
bo ssäm with starry kimchi
a dish born out of kim jang (kimchi making party), bo ssäm is the perfect hearty meal for any day. i switched up the recipe so that you can mindlessly make it in the background on a busy day too!
spinach gye-ran rice
when you’re introducing gye-ran bap to your nugget for the first time, wouldn’t it be fun to introduce them to it in the way that you learned of it?
galbi tang {short rib soup}
i definitely feel like my korean ancestors’ blood in me is brimming with joy whenever i have a good hearty tang. they don’t call us tangban minjok (people of rice and soup) for no reason ;)
using a pottery clay technique to make colorful korean rice cakes
when a millennial korean-american makes traditional korean rice cakes…
cranberry yakshik {sticky rice cakes}
i hope you give this festive yakshik with cranberries, pumpkin seeds, and chestnuts a try this holiday season…though, the bright pink color may confuse your halmoney and eemos! :D
deulkae kal gooksoo {perilla seed knife cut noodle soup}
deulkkae adds a really interesting nutty, savory, and mildly minty dimension to a rich umami broth, and i’m pretty tempted to add ground deulkkae to all of my soups this winter now!
gamja tang {stewed pork and potatoes}
i’m sure you find it funny and irrelevant that i’m writing about gun control over a korean pork and potato stew recipe…and haha, you’re absolutely right, there is no connection.
canned mackerel kimchi jjigae {kimchi stew}
you’ll find variances across people’s preferences in kimchi chigae, and there’s definitely no right way to do it - but i’ll tell you that this version is all my taste memories really know.
summer kimchi: chayote squash, cucumbers, perilla leaves
it really becomes sobering to see how different the intentions behind kimchifying vegetables can be across three generations of koreans.
baechu kimchi {napa cabbage kimchi}
there’s the pungent, funky, and spicy baechu kimchi that’s like your versatile best friend that you want to bring along everywhere. this recipe is exactly that.
chickpea bindae-duk {bean pancake}
instead of being just a snack at home or an appetizer at a restaurant, i now think of them as a vehicle for my grandmother to bring us closer to her those sacred and few memories of family that she left behind in escaping north korea.
galbi jjim {braised short ribs in a soy garlic mushroomy sauce}
this galbi jjim is silky, smooth, hearty, and a big ol’ hug from kathy. it’s actually a short rib rendition of this dak jjim
kkori gomtang {oxtail soup}
once you give this recipe a go, you’ll come to have a deeper appreciation for whoever in your life made gomtang for you. i for sure did
kathy's yachae twigim {fried vegetable birds nests}
my mom loves fried crispy things, so naturally, we grew up chowing on these battered and fried julienned vegetable birds nests as afterschool snacks that lasted all the way through dinnertime. this is my mom’s, aka kathy, recipe
dak jjim {braised soy garlicky chicken stew}
my mom’s recipe here is for a dak jjim that can be cooked for casual dinner nights since the base is lighter and rather more of a broth than a sauce. we had it all the time growing up, and it was my jam. ladle if over a bowl of rice and you’ll definitely have all that you need to stay indoors for the rest of the weekend >:]
sweet persimmon hobak jook {squash rice porridge}
and what exactly is hobak jook? hobak means squash and jook means a thicker glutenous soup, me thinks. and now i taught you two korean words!