by Nicky | May 12, 2013 | Korean cooking, RECIPES, Soup
I promised to post dried pollock soup (북어국 – book e guk ) in this blog recently and one of my readers reminded me a few days ago…. Thanks for the reminder!!! I am still in Sydney and winter is approaching… I think it’s a perfect weather for...
by Nicky | May 4, 2013 | Gardening
I have been out of action for a bit. I have been visiting families and friends in Sydney and have had little chance to write. We visited my mother-in-law’s farm this week and this blog will be all about how beautiful this place is. Some of you would have read...
by Nicky | Mar 16, 2013 | Desserts, Korean cooking, Korean holidays, Korean street food
You may remember my giant steam bun(hobbang) from my previous blog. The bun which was as big as my face? We arrived to have hobbang for lunch at this famous cafe near Gwanghwamun area in Seoul but realised they were only available from 2pm. While we...
by Nicky | Mar 3, 2013 | Gardening, Korean cooking
I have been hesitating to start my balcony garden for a while. I am not sure if it’s the height(we are on 29th floor) or the smog that I see every morning thats been putting me off. Also, all the vegetables for sale here are grown locally and you can even find...
by Nicky | Feb 24, 2013 | Desserts, Korean cooking
Today is the first full moon on the Lunar calendar (Daeboreum) and Koreans celebrate this occassion in many ways. One of them is of course eating specific food such as steamed rice with five multi grains (오곡밥) and rice cake called Yak sik (약식) which literally...
by Nicky | Feb 16, 2013 | Soup
It was my birthday recently and my first one in Bangkok. Normally I would start with a lunch celebration followed by afternoon tea with friends in Singapore but I felt a bit alone. We moved here 3 months ago and my new friends here were all away. On top of that, my...
by Nicky | Jan 26, 2013 | fish, Korean cooking, Salad, Soup
I found this amazing company in Bangkok that home delivers fresh organic vegetables and fruits. It is called CSA Munching Box by Raitong Organics Farm. After reading through weeks of their facebook posts, I couldn’t help myself but to subscribe to their munching...
by Nicky | Jan 26, 2013 | Baking, Korean cooking
It’s Australia Day back in Sydney today and my craving for Lamingtons were irresistible. I googled to see where I can buy these in Bangkok but only came up with some road names. This is my first attempt and I am very very happy! Happy Australia Day...
by Nicky | Jan 19, 2013 | Kimchi, Korean cooking, Korean holidays, Korean restaurant, Noodles, Soup
If I have to pick one restaurant from my childhood memory in Korea, there is only one that pops up in my mind. Every time I visit Korea I always go. The restaurant has been around since 1966 and it’s renowned for their handmade noodle soup (kal guk su-칼국수)....
by Nicky | Jan 13, 2013 | Gardening
It’s been a while since I updated everyone on my gardening. We have recently moved to Bangkok, hence the silence. Don’t worry, I am still traveling to Singapore frequently for my regular Korean classes and events. I haven’t quiet figured out what...
