i hope you eat good food, grow beautiful things, and have more love than you know what to do with.
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
I bought a small package of umeboshi (Japanese pickled plums) at the supermarket–I haven’t had it in a long time and memories of the salty-sour treat compelled me to make some onigiri for today’s bento. It’s a traditional pairing with rice and shiso (the red …
Ginkgo biloba is a beautiful tree that has been planted for its ornamental value in both the east and the west. It has been praised for its medicinal qualities and for improving memory. It’s a large and long lived tree, requiring both a male and …
There’s a restaurant in Flushing that I introduced my husband to called Debasaki–their specialty being deep fried wings stuffed with cheese and either kimchi, vegetables, or corn. It’s delicious but… far for me, terrible parking, and expensive (close to $20 a dozen pieces!) I prefer …
I had been dying to try this recipe since I have a can of sweetened red bean in my pantry that will expire sooner or later. It was a huge hit with everyone in the house, and I absolutely loved how pretty it came out. …
Colds blow through our house like a tornado, and despite the fact that neither of the kids go to daycare, the husband-unit often brings something home with him. While his immune system seems to be impervious to the viruses that ravages the winter seasons, myself …
The last of the dandelions are holding on as the cold weather moves onto Long Island. I saw them as I worked in the yard yesterday, and knew that if I didn’t nab them now, I wasn’t going to see them until next spring. They …