A little chocolate is like a love affair — an occasional sweet release that lightens the spirit. —Linda Solegato If chocolate is a lover, it’s not monogamous. Chocolate shares itself easily with most fruits, nuts, some legumes, tea wine and even flowers. Mindy Fong, owner and proprietor of Jade Chocolates in San Francisco, brings a true…
Vote for my Korean Taco and Pul-bbang recipes on Food52
Kogi-inspired Korean taco on a bed of shredded cabbage and a warm corn tortilla. (Tammy Quackenbush photo) A spoonful of red bean paste is surrounded by a rice flour exterior. (Jeff Quackenbush photo) I entered my Korean Taco and Pul-bbang recipes in Food52‘s Your Best Street Food contest. Please check out my recipes, and “like” them….
Video: How to make Gaeran Jjim (Korean steamed egg casserole)
This video will show a simple way to make 계란찜 gyeran/gaeran jjim (Korean steamed egg casserole). The written version with pictures can be found at Kfoodaddict.com. There’s no bad time to eat Korean food, but gaeran jjim is particularly good for a quick, protein-packed breakfast. It’s also a good meal to make if you’ve just…
10 ways to celebrate World Egg Day
Most cultures of the world have recipes using eggs as the primary source of protein. Since today is World Egg Day, I thought I’d show you all the ways I’ve come up with so far. Most of them are dessert material, rather than main course material. Your sweet tooth has been warned. Gungjung tteokbokki There…
Video: How tteokbokki becomes an appetizer, kind of
This video (link) is a demo for making 떡꼬치 tteokkochi — not 떡볶이 tteokbokki. The names are similar because both are made with 가래떡 garaetteok, or cylindrical rice cakes, and are marinated in a spicy 고추장 gochujang-based sauce. Tteokkochi are garaetteok skewered with wooden sticks, grilled then smothered in a sweet and spicy sauce starring…
How I made a YouTube video slideshow without expensive software
YouTube recently added several video editing and production options. If you want to make a simple slideshow with an instrumental soundtrack, a little piece of video, maybe a map and some text with interesting transitions, you can do it without editing software. YouTube offers three video-making options: GoAnimate, Xtranormal and Stupeflix. The first two create…
How to use Korean chopsticks
Why are Korean chopsticks special? Ty Yann, a French ex-pat, currently living in Seoul, will give you the how and why of the Korean chopstick and spoon combo.
Recipe: Gwangju tteokgalbi (광주떡갈비)
Gwangju tteokgalbi doesn’t have any rice cake. Its small profile makes it child-friendly and easy to pick up with chopsticks. (Tammy Quackenbush photos) Many consider Seoul, the capital of Korea for more than 600 years, to be the culinary hub of Korea. However, South Korea’s sixth-largest city, Gwangju, also has ample cuisine cred. Located in…
Video: ZenKimchi does Andong jjimdak
Joe McPherson of ZenKimchi Food Journal continues his video series from the east-central South Korean city of Andong. His brother, chef Ben McPherson, and he enjoy the local variety of 찜닭 jjimdak, or a steamed chicken. “Our first stop was Chicken Street, where we shared a big plate of Andong’s famous jjimdak. Braised chicken in…
Five coffee cups a day keep breast cancer away?
Five cups a day keep the breast cancer away? Maybe. If Swedish researchers from the Karolinska Institute have their data straight, five cups of coffee per day can significantly reduce a woman’s risk of developing a subtype of breast cancer, known as hormone or estrogen receptor–negative (ER-negative) breast cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute,…