Chili Miso Roasted Eggplant Dip

Chili Miso Roasted Eggplant Dip

I had some leftover eggplant from making tempura and I haven’t roasted anything in my woodstove recently (which is pretty much roaring 24/7), so I decided to do a roasted eggplant dip. If you don’t have a wood stove to impart the delicious smokey flavor–a 

Beef Carpaccio Two Ways

Beef Carpaccio Two Ways

If someone were to ask me what I would eat as my last meal, beef carpaccio would be a contender. It’s no secret that I love eating meat and seafood as raw as possible, and beef carpaccio, if offered on the menu, is usually my 

Seared Steak With Asian Style Au Jus and Rose Syrup Fruit Salad

Seared Steak With Asian Style Au Jus and Rose Syrup Fruit Salad

I adore steak as rare as possible–call me a carnivore but it’s one of my favorite things to eat. Today’s lunch was a treat because I feel I’ve been neglecting myself in the day to day, always focused on the kids or the husband, making 

Seared Scallops With Butter Soy Radish Sauce

Seared Scallops With Butter Soy Radish Sauce

I’ve had the idea for a shoyu radish based sauce for a while but it took a few tries to get it right–I waited until I perfected it before breaking open my package of frozen sea scallops from ALDI. I imagine it would go just 

The Easiest Comfort Rice Bowl

The Easiest Comfort Rice Bowl

The base of this delicious (albeit not entirely healthy) meal is just 4 things–rice, soy sauce, butter, and egg–cheese is optional. All you need is a microwave and voila! Savory, rich, umami-filled deliciousness. You can add toppings to it like I did in the picture, 

Shiso Burrata Salad

Shiso Burrata Salad

While shiso is mostly known as an Asian herb, it has many delicious fusion applications as well. It’s fruity, minty, citrus tones making a great accompaniment to this burrata salad! Serve with toast points and a nice, finishing olive oil for a slightly different but 

Spicy Korean Whelk Salad Bento

Spicy Korean Whelk Salad Bento

I had a can of Bai-Top shell in my pantry that I’ve been dying to use up because I love whelk (more commonly known as scungilli) and the spicy Korean salad style (called golbaengi muchim) is one of my favorite ways to eat it. Spicy, sweet, 

The Art Of Constructing A Bento

The Art Of Constructing A Bento

Making a bento can be hard work for the brain, but it’s very rewarding when you see the people you love eating the things you make. It’s important for me that my bento taste good and are healthy too. So here’s my guide as to 

Lion Bibimbap Bento

Lion Bibimbap Bento

Sometimes I crave a nice, spicy bowl of bibimbap (especially on such a bitterly cold day), the Korean dish of lots of delicious veggies and meat and rice all mixed together topped with an egg. It’s often served in a piping hot stone bowl that 

Korean Egg Bread (Gyeran-ppang) Bento

Korean Egg Bread (Gyeran-ppang) Bento

I first saw this on my favorite Korean food youtube channel (Maangchi) and it looked so delicious I just had to try it out. It was as amazing and fluffy as I had imagined it to be (and my husband concurs) but I had forgotten