by Nicky | Jun 2, 2011 | Bibimbap, Korean cooking, Korean cooking classes
I really enjoy cooking and eating like all food bloggers but most of all I really enjoy teaching cooking. Every time I see my students enjoying their creation at the end of the class, it makes me even happier. Here is short clip of my Korean cooking class at Korean...
by Nicky | May 29, 2011 | Chicken, Korean cooking, Korean cooking classes
When one of my students asked me if I can teach Jjim dak (찜닭), I had a sudden craving for the dish. I quickly called around my family to find a recipe. Jjim dak became very popular in Korea to a point where you can almost find a Jjim dak restaurant on every corner...
by Nicky | Apr 8, 2011 | Korean cooking
In February, I announced a little contest sponsored by CJ Korea. I asked my Korean food lovers to send in photos of their Korean cooking using CJ’s ingredients. Thank you everyone for sending all your photos! It was difficult to pick just one winner as they all...
by Nicky | Feb 13, 2011 | Korean cooking, Korean cooking classes, Ttang - stew-jjige
Yesterday’s seafood silken tofu stew (he mul sun du bu jji ge – 해물 순두부) class was all about perfecting Korean stock and home made chilli oil. When the stock is made with fresh ingredients such as seafood, meat, vegetables or any combination, I find the...
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...