by Nicky | Feb 2, 2011 | Korean cooking, Korean grocery stores
Last month, I was invited to an event organised by CJ Korea one of the largest food companies in Korea. They found me through Google (how did we ever survive without the internet?!) and at the time it sounded like some kind of some product promotion. CJ Korea is...
by Nicky | Jan 30, 2011 | Gardening
For my birthday I received five books from Korea and one of them was on how to grow any kind of vegetable on a balcony garden. It seems more and more people in Korea are becoming interested in healthy living and with cost of vegetables going through the roof, growing...
by Nicky | Jan 23, 2011 | Chicken, fish, Korean cooking, Noodles, Salad, Soup
Apologies for posting this one so late. My husband’s birthday was in November and I am only now posting photos of his birthday dinner. I decided to cook only traditional Korean birthday dishes for my husband, without even asking him what he wanted for his...
by Nicky | Jan 21, 2011 | Bibimbap, Kimchi, Korea town, Korean cooking, Korean grocery stores, Korean restaurant, Side dishes
I really enjoy discovering “Korea towns” in different cities when I travel and sharing my little discoveries with everyone through my blog. As I travel quite frequently, I am starting to see a big difference in various cities. My last exploration was in...
by Nicky | Jan 13, 2011 | Gardening
My Korean cooking classes have been taking up all of my time lately causing me to neglect my garden at the back my condo for the past few months. The whole thing had become overgrown with basil plants whose flowers seemed to be the main source of food for a swarm of...
by Nicky | Jan 9, 2011 | Baking
Here are some pictures of my Christmas baking that kept me busy during December. I know I don’t upload photos of my baking normally but before I discovered the pleasure I got from cooking, baking desserts was the only thing that I enjoyed. I have been making...
by Nicky | Jan 8, 2011 | Korean cooking, Pork, Ttang - stew-jjige
As promised in my last blog, I had a go at making gam ja ttang(감자탕) which means potato stew. Its main ingredients are potatoes and pork back bones. I was so nervous for some reason and kept thinking “what if things go wrong” and “am I going to waste...
by Nicky | Dec 8, 2010 | Korean cooking, Korean restaurant
It must be the close proximity to Korea. Every time I go to Hong Kong, I am amazed at how many great Korean restaurants there are. I was staying at Tsim Sha Tsui for the first time and discovered Kimberly street – which looked more like Seoul. It was full of ...
by Nicky | Dec 5, 2010 | Korean cooking, Soup
A month ago, I visited Dubai for my best friend’s birthday. During the party, I was introduced to her friend who works in a Kitchenware company. When I returned to Singapore, he introduced me to his Singapore office. I wasn’t sure which company I was...
by Nicky | Nov 24, 2010 | Bibimbap, Korean cooking, Side dishes
When I received an email from the girlscouts leader at North View High School about conducting a cooking lesson, I was over the moon. Firstly, I was surprised the school was so creative on offering different activities and secondly, a chance to teach at a local...
