Once I took my dusty food processor out for a ride, it was like a game changer. Why didn’t I use it more often before? You can literally blend everything into magical ‘sauce’! Here, you guys, is a recipe that will change your ‘sauce making’ routine. A can tuna, caper and anchovies. I know. But…
Misc
Homemade Chicken Jerky
I am a carb whore. Seriously I love carb. Bread, cake, rice, pastry, noodle….any kind….I don’t discriminate. I remember when I was a kid, my grandma and mom worried because I literally lived off of asian-pastry. Knowing that, whenever I feel like I need to shed a few pounds, I go on low carb for…
Roasted Red Pepper Mango Salsa
When I was in a culinary school, I wanted to do the internship at this restaurant I loved. So I made this pretty little resume, and showed up at the restaurant. I see the open kitchen filled with men, I mean tall men. And I am 5.1 feet tall. Asian girl. (5.3 on a good day.) Intimated….Come…
Luscious Blueberry Cinnamon Smoothie
My friends, Aparna Khanolkar and Lisa Beck has this wonderful organization called Grace, Power and Beauty. Their teach the ancient Indian healing art of Ayurveda combined with music and dance and offer retreats, classes, workshops, and cooking classes. This is my new favorite smoothie recipe I learned from these lovely ladies. (Adapted from Aparna & Lisa’s Luscious summer…
Cauliflower-Crust Pizza
I met my friend, Alisa in my first year of culinary program. She was studying to be a dietitian and needed to take basic culinary classes. When I walked into the classroom (kitchen, in this case) I spotted her and I put down my knife kit right next to her. I was one of the…
Homemade Yogurt
When I was home in Korea, I ate Kimchee in almost every meal so I never had to worry about getting enough probiotics. But now I’m here in the ‘western’ world….where probiotics come in pills and supplements, I have to make sure I get enough of them. And I am telling you, once you make…
Sake & Food Pairing
Besides wine, Sake is my favorite drink (adult beverage, I meant). So when SakeOne (One of very few American sake makers. I think there are only 4…) contacted me, I was thrilled. They were going to send me a box of their premuim sake. Heck yeah! I will trade in food for sake anytime! And…
Teach me how to buggie
Since we got buggie, my motherly instinct kicked in and I have been making homemade dog treats like crazy…sometimes my husband rolls his eyes when I baby the dog too much…but come on, not like I roasted a whole chicken for my dog. (I would actually) Peanut butter and banana dog biscuits. Buggie goes crazy…
Grilled Cheese 2.0
My friend, Emily and I used to go to this local restaurant where we get a glass of wine and this grilled cheese – wait for it~~ Blue cheese, white truffle oil and honey! Yes baby. Ever since I had my first bite, my world went upside down. Can you smell this now? No offense to good old…
Sweet & Salty Kale Chips
My grandma used to make my favorite snack with kelp. She would lightly fry kelp(we had real thick one in Korea) and while it’s hot, she puts salt and sugar. Aghhh I miss home cooked korean snack. With ever popular kale, I made my version of it. Oven roasted instead of frying, and with some…