by Nicky | Nov 22, 2010 | Korean cooking, Soup
Due to the recent bad weather in Korea its been difficult getting fresh Korean vegetables in Singapore. In Sydney there is a big Korean community and a lot of vegetables are freshly grown locally. I have been taking it for granted thinking that I could get fresh...
by Nicky | Nov 15, 2010 | Desserts, Korean cooking
I had some left over glutinous rice from my Ginseng Chicken class on Saturday and decided to try Korean rice cake called Yak sik (약식) for the first time. Yak shik is served as a dessert but this is one of the must have rice cake for the the first full moon celebration...
by Nicky | Nov 11, 2010 | Chicken, RECIPES, Soup
A quick one tonight… I prepared Ginseng Chicken soup (aka sam ge tang 삼계탕) for dinner to test out my recipe for this Saturday’s class. It’s been a while since I made this but it still tasted really good. My husband loved it especially because it was...
by Nicky | Oct 30, 2010 | Korean cooking, Noodles, Soup
I think the last time I made this dish was when I was at high school in Sydney. This was one of my regular dishes for the family. Back then I used to crave it, especially during winter, but it was hard to find a good Korean Chinese restaurant that had it on the menu....
by Nicky | Oct 17, 2010 | Bibimbap, Korean cooking, Korean cooking classes
I thought I had already had my 15 minutes of fame with an article published in U-Weekly(优1周) this week, so I was surprised to be contacted by another journalist interested in interviewing me. She was writing an article for a magazine which is distributed to high...
by Nicky | Oct 10, 2010 | Korean cooking
Apologies for the radio silence. It has been a very, very busy 7 weeks. My culinary course that I have been attending has been very interesting but also very exhausting. I promise I will share a lot more stories soon once I get my life back! Last Friday, we learnt all...
by Nicky | Sep 22, 2010 | Desserts, Korean cooking, Korean cooking classes
Check out the dishes my students created during the Chu seok class last Saturday. Iris put a lot of effort in decorating each “jeon” with mugwort leaves…. A few more photos from the class, believe it or not, everyone finished the plate clean, yum...
by Nicky | Sep 9, 2010 | Kimchi, Korean cooking, Korean cooking classes
One of my students sent me this beautiful heart shape kimchi pancake. Looks beautiful and delicious. Dipping sauce added even better flavour with the kimchi pancake. Thanks Eileen for sharing this picture!
by Nicky | Sep 3, 2010 | Gardening
I started a two month culinary school last week which has kept me really busy. I can’t wait for the weekend to show off what I learnt from the school. Meanwhile, my garden is doing really well. Lots of new family members to introduce today and I will be ready...
by Nicky | Aug 29, 2010 | Korean cooking, Side dishes
Chu seok is the second biggest festival after Chinese New Year in Korea. It is celebrated on the 15th day of August by the Chinese calendar which means it falls on the 22nd of September this year. In days gone by, it was to celebrate the great autumn harvest and...
