이남장 - Lee, Nam Jang or Nam Jang Lee

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! I'm not doing much cooking out here in the Motherland only because I have a wonderful MIL who bans me from entering the kitchen. No, really. She doesn't let me cook at all. I <3 my MIL. Anyhow, let me begin this post by saying I am not in anyway affiliated with any of the restaurants I'm recommending. If I were - I'd be rich doncha think? ...

Greetings from Korea

Street Foods. You can't go wrong with this. =) Hope everyone has a very, Merry Christmas!...

Kongnamool Haejang Gook - 콩나물 해장국

If you live in the LA area and haven't yet eaten at Han Il Gwan, you must do so NOW. It is one of my favorite restaurants and their kongnamool haejang gook is TDF yummy. It's kongnamool, napa cabbage, peppers and RICE all in a dol sot (stone pot) piping hot with semi-spicy broth. It's so shi-wun-heh.___________________________________________________________________I had time to stop by the K-market...

Hobak Jun - Korean Squash Pancake - (호박전)

Needed:1 whole squash1 small potato1/2 small onion1 cup Korean pancake batter1/2 cup water1 egg1 TB minced garlicsplash of sesame oilsalt and pepperFirst get your vegetables ready. I only had 1/2 a squash left, but I suggest you use a whole squash because my juns today ended up barely tasting of squash. Use a mandolin to shred all your veggies. Try and get about 2 cups of squash with 1...

Pickled Peppers

I make a batch of these jalapenos for whenever we grill gogi at home. It's a great dipping sauce for various meats. First wash and clean 8 jalapenos and 8 serrano chiles. Use a mandolin to quickly slice all of the peppers into thin slices, then transfer the peppers into a pickling jar. In a bowl mix together 3 cups water, 3/4 cup soy sauce, 1/2 cup vinegar, 2 TB rice wine, and 1 TB honey powder....