Make Ahead Slow Cooked Korean Beef

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Busy Days Call for Slow Cooker Meals

Is it just me or does it seem like once October rolls around, the schedule gets insanely busy. Just when you feel like you’ve gotten in the groove with back to school (whether for yourself or the kids), then Halloween hits. Then you turn the corner and bam it’s the holidays.

Well, that time of the year is upon us. The weather is getting cooler and schedules are getting tighter. That’s when I turn to my trusty ole slow cooker. (It’s too friggin’ hot in the summer.)

When I was a kid, I always thought it was weird to cook meat all day. I was like ‘uh, is that sanitary?’ (Yeah, I was uptight even back then.)

But now I love the slow cooker! I dump the ingredients in there in the morning and let it slow cook until dinner time. [Read more…]

Once Upon a Time There was a Jar of Kimchi

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Once Upon a Time There Was a Jar of Kimchi

Did you know that kimchi makes a sound? I never noticed until one fine Summer day.

I had gone to the Korean grocery store in the morning and dropped everything at home before heading back out to run more errands.

My sister had asked me to get the big jar of kimchi and to leave it out of the fridge so it could ripen more. I thought ‘sure, no problem – I won’t even have to take up refrigerator space for it.’

So I bought her kimchi, size extra large as requested, tightened the lid before transport (I can’t have kimchi juice spilling out in my car. Nothing would ever get that smell out!), and left it in the garage. [Read more…]

Cooking Time and Money Saver Tip – Premade Korean BBQ Meat Marinade

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Cooking Time and Money Saver Tip – Premade Korean BBQ Meat Marinade

It’s Food Friday again. It’s going to be a busy weekend (kid’s Halloween parade and such going on) so I’m going to talk about what kind of Korean food you can make on the fly and on the cheap.

Let’s talk about Korean BBQ! Who doesn’t love Korean BBQ? 😋 Well, did you know that you can get the flavor in a jar? [Read more…]

Mukbang (Broadcast Eating)

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Mukbang (Broadcast Eating)

The Rise of Mukbang

I consider the concept of “mukbang” to be a major cultural difference between Koreans and Americans. I mean why? Just why?

Mukbang, if you didn’t already know, is “eating broadcast” or “broadcast eating” where people video themselves eating and then put it online for people to watch (or it’s done live). [Read more…]

A Story From a Korean-American Childhood – Stovetop Surprise

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A Story From a Korean-American Childhood – Stovetop Surprise

I came home from school one day, absolutely starving. As soon as I walked through the front door, the delicious smell of some sort of vegetable stew greeted my nose.

I followed the scent to a large pot my mother had left on the stove top. I thought to myself, “Yay, Mom left something good to eat!”

Then something started emerging from the murky broth. I couldn’t make it out at first…Was it a green onion? Was it a potato?
So naturally, I poked at it to find out.

It turned over to reveal… [Read more…]