To save the earth (and a few dollars), you can make your own seedling pots from newspapers rather than buying them at the store. Once the seedlings are ready for planting, you can plant them with the newspaper pot right into the garden.
Bokbunjajoo Korean raspberry wine food pairing
Korean raspberry wine, or bokbunjajoo in Korean, has a very “fruit-forward” tone to it that tannin-philes might dismiss as inferior to grape wines. Let the wine snobs debate terroir (a French term connecting the physical environment where grapes are grown to quality characteristics in the resulting wine) and let the rest of us simply enjoy…
Tea compounds may boost attention span
Stock photo courtesy of sxc.hu According to a study released by Unilever and published in the journal Appetite, researchers found that tea compounds L-theanine and caffeine (at levels obtained in a single cup of tea) may improve one’s attention span. Buddhist monks have known this for thousands of years. As Buddhist missionaries fanned out all…
Korean-style Spicy Tofu Soup with Scallops is No. 1 on Foodbuzz.com
For those of you who might be skeptical of American interest in Korean cuisine, keep reading. Every day, Foodbuzz posts its top nine blog and recipes posts of the day. The Top 9 list is: The best of 3,224 posts from the Foodbuzz Community, as chosen by our editors and users. Foodbuzz is one of…
Ethnic cuisine trend growing in the USA
Photo courtesy of sxc.hu The Emerging Global Cuisines: Culinary Trend Mapping Report published by Packaged Facts and the Center for Culinary Development found ethnic cuisines are gaining popularity in the US. The inter-generational study found that Gen-X and Gen-Y consumers are willing to reach out for Korean and Korean-stye foods in their grocery store shelves…
Soju pasta sauce wine matching recommendations
Eric Guido of Snooth.com posted an article about Penne ala Vodka, matching it with several Italian wines. Since my Soju pasta sauce recipe is a very close adaptation of this same sauce, I believe his recommendations will match well with my dish as well. Here are Mr. Guido’s recommendations: 1. Feudo di San Nicola Negro…
Japanese study finds salty foods may increase cancer risk
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reports, Increased intake of salt may boost the risk of heart disease, while increased consumption of salted foods may increase the risk of cancer, says a new study from Japan. … Statistical analysis showed that people with the highest intakes of sodium – 6,844 milligrams, equivalent to about 17…
Bojagi in the USA
For centuries, Korean women have been using ornate pieces of cloth (which Koreans call pojagi or bojagi) to carry around personal items, clothes, bento boxes, valuables and gifts. In years past, these techniques had fallen out of favor as the 20th century brought a preference of using plastic bags to carry personal items, groceries, etc….
Keep it Simple Wednesday: Seoul Subway Map Linen Pillow Case
The Seoul Subway Map pillow, designed by Jamie Choi of Suwon, South Korea, is printed on white linen cloth on side of the pillowcase. The ground color is white ivory. The other side is a solid jade color linen. This item is available for purchase at Vintage Jamie’s page on etsy.com.
Hey, watch where you’re pointing that thing!
It’s difficult to be an amateur photographer. Unless you’re Bae Yong Joon with a $2,000 Hasselblad medium-format camera, most of us “make do” with our prosumer point-and-shooters, digicams or SLR cameras. An expensive camera can’t take all the credit for a good photo, especially when many people have editing software to rescue photos from problems…