by Nicky | Feb 8, 2011 | Gardening, Korean BBQ
Since my last blog on balcony gardening 101, the number of my baby plants has doubled. My new year resolution for 2011 was to grow more vegetables for my husband and I. I have been recycling all the plastic bottles and planting new seeds every time I get a new bottle...
by Nicky | Feb 6, 2011 | Korean cooking, Noodles
My husband arranged a private photo lesson as my birthday present. I have a little point and click digital camera. I couldn’t believe how wonderful the food looked when you know the tricks of the trade. Can you believe that food magazines and books use hair...
by Nicky | Feb 4, 2011 | Korean cooking, Soup
Without family, Chinese New Year (gu jeong – 구정) seems like just another public holiday. When I was living in Sydney, I began to forget the importance of Chinese New Year, because being in a western city the focus was always on the calendar New Year (January 1)....
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...