Spinach Salad-Banchan/Sidedish Recipe

Popeye eats spinach straight out of can. I prefer fresh ones...heh heh...or just cooked fresh...you know what I mean.

Once a friend told me she ate a very healthy meal...spinach salad. Yes that's good but let me show you an alternative way...Asian way...of eating spinach, as a Banchan/Sidedish with rice. I think that's little more filling than just a salad heh heh.


Just slightly cook and mix with sesame oil and salt and you are done!
Okay..okay...I'll be little more specific...scroll down!

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Written on February 2, 2010 |  Permalink |  Trackback URL |  Comments (0)

Ramyun-Instant Noodles

One of 'single' easy meal (but can't say it's healthy) is ramyun.
So many kinds to choose from and all different variations to cook it too. What's your favorite?

These days you can basically find ramyun everywhere...grocery store...convenient stores...wow...
Not all ramyuns/ramen are spicy so you get to choose from non-spicy, mild, and very spicy!

When you want something really spicy Shin Ramyun is the way to go, but I personally think Shin Ramyun is TOO spicy. But many Koreans like Shin Ramyun.

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Written on January 30, 2010 |  Permalink |  Trackback URL |  Comments (0)

Mandu/Dumpling Molds

My goodness...I didn't know there were dumpling molds...I'm so behind.
I found some. If you can't get the form right, try it and let me know.
Other wise...do old-fashioned way ^^ and use our Mandu Recipe.

Dumpling/Mandu Molds on eBay

Written on January 29, 2010 |  Permalink |  Trackback URL |  Comments (0)

How to Clean a Whole Squid/Calamari

Squid
Squid or Calamari. Fried, dried and grilled, steamed, or added to stews. Squid is used in so many different ways in Korean Cuisine.

Let's talk about how to prep your squid and clean it.
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Written on January 27, 2010 |  Permalink |  Trackback URL |  Comments (0)

First bad storm of the Year 2010 in Maryland

If you live in MD, remember couple days ago? Our neighborhood had terrible Wind storm?!

While I was sleeping I could hear the thunder and the wind clashing on our house...(our house is on the top of the hill too..) I thought our roof was going to crumble down or something since I heard this large THUD! But I was still alive so I went back to sleep.

In the morning...my mom, Young, woke and and as always opened the back door to the deck for Nine for his um 'morning ritual'...and realized the back yard somehow 'looked' wider and brighter than usual...Hmmmm
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Written on January 26, 2010 |  Permalink |  Trackback URL |  Comments (0)

Soybean Sprouts Clear Soup Recipe

A bowl of steaming hot soup during cold winter, especially this year, sounds so good! I LOVE soup just for the taste, but it happens to have some health benefits too!

Soybean sprouts are known to have 'isoflavone' which is beneficial for women near menopause. Also it's known within Koreans to help hangovers after heavy drinking by breaking down alcohol. So maybe next time you wanna try the Korean way to ease your hangover LOL.

Many Koreans are known to be heavy drinkers (not including me LOL) and they eat many different kinds of soup to relieve hangovers. Some spicy and some clear soup like what I am going to share today. This clear sprouts soup that I'm going to share is one of the popular ones.

However, you don't have to be a heavy drinker to enjoy this soup. I love to eat rice and this soup with Kimchi. Simple but tasty meal and healthy too!

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Written on January 12, 2010 |  Permalink |  Trackback URL |  Comments (5)

Sushi King Japanese Restaurant in Columbia, MD


For my mom's (Young) birthday I treated my parents to some Japanese. I like Sushi King Japanese Restaurant in Columbia, MD. Although it's not owned by Japanese...'there aren't that many Japanese owned restaurants here...' their sashimi (raw fish) are thick and fresh enough for me. Love it!
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Written on December 28, 2009 |  Permalink |  Trackback URL |  Comment (1)

First 2009 snow in Maryland!

Hello everyone,

Let it snow

I'm still here...been taking pictures but got slower with the weather getting so cold~Brrrrrrrr
Radio stations are reminding us constantly that it's going to be one of those coldest winters with lots of snow and strong winds...
So~ Cold!
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Written on December 12, 2009 |  Permalink |  Trackback URL |  Comments (0)

Easy Korean Style Spicy Chicken Wings Recipe

I begged my mom for something fried dripping with spicy (yet sweet) sauce. Mmmmmmm...My mom, Young, got out the deep fryer (highly recommended when deep frying) and with Costco's individually packed wings....(we really like how they packaged it all separately in small servings)...she cooked me a wonderful spicy Korean wings.
Korean Spicy Wings
This kind of wings can also be called Yangnyum Dak. Yangnyum means sauce or marinade and Dak means chicken. Oh and if you don't want any sauce or want the sauce on the side just skip the last step and regular fried wings will be good as it is too! It's not hard at all (except for the frying part). Don't really like to be near hot oil. So shall we start?
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Written on November 24, 2009 |  Permalink |  Trackback URL |  Comments (2)

Spicy Chicken Bulgogi-Dak Bulgogi- Recipe

Chicken bulgogi with rice noodle
Here's the recipe for spicy chicken bulgogi. You can eat it with rice or some rice noodles. Wanna kick it up even more? Try adding Sriracha Hot sauce~! Hot! Great way to eat some veggies and chicken. Good for healthy eating since not much fat and spicy food 'supposedly' help lose weight. Good to eat but also good for you! Yay!

Following recipe serves about 4 people:
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Written on November 8, 2009 |  Permalink |  Trackback URL |  Comments (0)