Do you love your neighborhood ‘Trader Joe’s’? I do, I do! How did people survive before TJ? I can’t imagine. And I do love their lovely and kind cashiers…who always ask ‘How is your day going?’, ‘What did you do today?’ ‘What’s your plan for the rest of your day?’ I have to admit that…
Skillet Egg with Spinach
Something about a hot skillet, it makes everything delicious and comforting. Today, I’m giving my body a break from a morning workout, going to just take a deep breath and slow it down for a change. I’m not going to grab matcha green tea for breakfast and run out the door like a mad woman. I’m going…
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…
Potato-Leek pancakes
I’m back!!!! Yes, I am still alive and well. We just redid our kitchen cabinet so our kitchen was all torn apart. At some point, I did not even have an access to the refrigerator. Agh, the joy of remodeling. But it’s all done and feels real good to be back. Hope some of you…
Spaghetti with fava bean pesto & maitake mushrooms
Spring forward everyone! Longer daylight. Yay~ we made it through the winter! Although it’s been unusually cold here for the last few days, I decided to head out to farmer’s market. I picked up some fava beans and gorgeous looking Maitake mushrooms. I wanted to cook something ‘farmer’s market’ but I didn’t want one of cold…
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…
Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake
My 8pm sweet tooth kicked in. I opened the freezer. There is a lonely left-over pint of sorbet. Sorbet sounds way too healthy right now. Moist, rich and decadent chocolate – craving is real. So next day, I put my game face on to make some bad ass chocolate dessert. I always get what I want. 😀…
Avocado & Sea Salt Toast
I am definitely a morning person. The dogs wake me up at 6:15 am. Yup, even on weekends. 🙁 I make my husband breakfast, work out, and do all my to-do- lists before noon. Of course, around 3 pm, I am dead and need another cup of coffee for ‘Round 2’ of the day. To get…
Gluten Free : Lemon-Millet Muffins
I spent last 2 days perfecting my gluten free muffins. Muffin pans after muffin pans, measuring cups, spoons, whisk, pan and paper…. thank god for my amazing cleaning goddess, Maria…. I have been waiting for the day you come to my house….**** Finally, muffins are approved by my husband! You can’t tell they…
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
I actually didn’t like peanut butter growing up and I eat everything, you know. (except for raisins. They scare me) I did not understand peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. But now I love peanut butter and jelly! Funny how people change, huh? Peanut butter cookies and a glass of cold milk. Guess I am a legit…
Saag Paneer
My typical order at an Indian restaurant would be Keema Naan (lamb stuffed naan), Saag Paneer and Chai tea. I can tell how good an indian restaurant is by it’s Saag Paneer as I can tell a good thai restaurant by it’s green curry. Sometimes I find myself glued to a bollywood dance movie and admire how…
Fool Proof Roasted Chicken
We are vacationing in Mexico (yup, the same place) right now. I laid out in the sun too much today- I am like a lobster right now…Mexico sun ain’t the same as California sun….so I sneaked into the room, put some aloe and decided to write a recipe – Fool proof roasted chicken! It always turns out…
Coconut Cloud Cake
If you ask me what my favorite food is, the answer would be ‘Cake’. I would eat cake anytime of the day, I would crash any wedding for a piece of wedding cake. I become ugly when it comes to cake. I will fight for that second piece. Telling you, it gets uuugly. I can…
Creamy Broccoli Soup : Vegan
I eat meat but I do enjoy good vegetarian/vegan dishes. I love sweetness of coconut oil based dish and my tummy feels good after eating them. This soup is one of my favorite vegan soup. I feel good and healed after eating it. Enjoy this creamy, vegan, gluten free deliciousness!
Celebrating New Year : Homie style
In Korea where I grew up, one of the biggest celebration is New Year’s day. Solnal is the first day of the first month of the new year and we make this steaming hot, nourishing bowl of ‘Ddukgookk’ (rice dumpling soup. Eating the bowl of New Year soup on New Year’s Day means becoming one year older….