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 | 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...
by Nicky | Aug 25, 2010 | Korean BBQ, Korean cooking, Korean cooking classes, Side dishes
Korean BBQ must be one of the most loved dishes of visitors going to Korea. Korean BBQ dishes were high on the list of food to eat everytime I went to Korea with work colleagues. Those a little more daring tried the live octopus. I will leave this topic for next...
