Budae Jigae or 부대 찌개 literally means army base stew, and it’s such an easy recipe that anyone can make it. We like to make it at home when we have a group of friends over and treat it like a hot pot night. It’s not a particularly healthy dish, and since my husband is […]
Radish Kimchi or Kkakdugi (깍두기) in Korean is a type of kimchi made of cubed Korean radish. I always preferred this over napa cabbage when we’re eating it as a side dish (banchan). Since we can’t seem to find decent kimchi or kkakdugi at the store in Vegas, we’ve resorted to making our own. My […]
This Kimchi fried rice recipe (김치 볶음밥) is one of our easy go-to recipes when our kimchi gets too ripe to eat as a side dish. This is super easy to whip up, especially if you want an easy, lazy meal. Although we’ve made our own version of it over the years, this year, I […]
My girlfriends had put together a recipe scrapbook for me as a wedding gift, and my mom’s contribution was this Korean cucumber side dish recipe. This was probably one of the first recipes I learned as a newlywed and is still one of my go-to’s. I seriously can just eat this with rice most days. Or […]
While my family was in town in March, we took the opportunity to learn a few new banchan recipes. Since the Korean food scene is lacking in Las Vegas, I’ve resorted to making my own. This Korean Perilla leaves recipe was one of my favorites growing up, and it’s so simple to make, I’m not sure […]