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Don’t let your parsley turn into black goo!

AMY — Mon, 07 May 2012 04:19:08 +0000

Parsley used to play the role as a limp garnish tossed carelessly on a plate. Then parsley’s PR group tried to get people to eat parsley by touting it as a breath freshener. Now parsley...

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Homemade makjang or “instant” dwaenjang (fermented soybean paste)

AMY — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:41:05 +0000

I remember the one summer my halmoni (grandmother) visited us. She and my mom made dwaenjang and it seemed like it took ALL summer. I was actually a bit embarassed by the 3 or 4 glass jars sitting on...

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Anticipation, devastation, and fulfillment

AMY — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:19:38 +0000

One day I was driving home from school with my daughter in the backseat. She was kicking her feet and was just jabbering about random topics, but was obviously in a gleeful mood. We got home, she...

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Changes with a side of radish salad

AMY — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:44:43 +0000

I’m trying to make changes in our household. Small changes. My goal is to cook and eat more healthily, and waste less food. Ever since I read Kat Flinn’s Kitchen Counter Cooking School,...

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Video: How to Make Kimchi Jigae

AMY — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 04:10:18 +0000

Jigae, or what I like to call a soupy stew, is typically made with meat, seafood, or vegetables and seasoned with dwaen jang and/or kochujang. It’s served boiling hot with a side of rice....

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Crab Rangoon and a giveaway

AMY — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:47:11 +0000

I was presented with this awesome opportunity from Kitchen Play to participate in this month’s “29 Ways to Leap into Jarlsberg Dip”. I leapt at the challenge of using...

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Winging it

AMY — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:16:12 +0000

The Super Bowl XLVI is taking place this Sunday and all I’ve been thinking about the past couple of weeks is my menu. We may have one or two families over and I can’t wait to make a few...

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Chips and Kimchi Salsa

AMY — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:36:58 +0000

The holiday festivities are over and done with and seem like distant memories now. What’s next? For those hibernating in cold-weather climates, these next few months can be cold, dark, and...

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Homemade kochujang (hot red pepper paste)

AMY — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:28:31 +0000

I had hoped to write about my successful homemade experiments with both makjang and kochujang. Makjang, an “instant” dwaen jang or soybean paste, ended up growing a layer of nice white...

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Video: How to Make Mak Kimchi

AMY — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:10:44 +0000

The original post can be found as a feature on Steamy Kitchen. I’ve tweaked the recipe slightly and have also included the how-to video here for your viewing enjoyment. Mak Kimchi Yields about...

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