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February 16, 2014July 17, 2021

Skinny Sweet Potato Casserole

I hope you had a lovely Valentine’s Day and are in the midst of enjoying this long President’s Day weekend.

It’s a leisurely Sunday in our home; and it’s another sweet potato recipe this week. Well, this isn’t just another sweet potato recipe in our home. It’s one of our mainstays, lighter and healthier sweet potato casserole. I don’t know why I haven’t done more posts on sweet potatoes. They are as much a staple in our home as brown rice. And if you are a regular visitor to this site, you know how much we love rice around here.

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September 27, 2013October 4, 2013

Bibimbap with Soy-Maple Glazed Edamame

Yup. It’s another quick and easy meal. I wish I could say that I whip up elaborately fancy meals often, but that would be a total lie. Most of my meals for the past few months have two things in common. You guessed it: quick and easy. I’m hoping things will slow down soon, but I’m not holding my breath. And I’m quite enjoying my quick and easy meals, especially my multitude of bibimbap. This week, it was bibimbap with maple-glazed edamame.

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September 20, 2013September 27, 2013

Kimchi Avocado Roll with Spicy Dipping Sauce

I made some simple but super delectable Kimchi Avocado Rolls last week, all thanks to a subpar experience at a restaurant. And it’s become my (new) favorite way to enjoy kimchi. Let me explain. A few weeks ago, I tried a kimchi roll (Gimchi Gimbap) at a restaurant at the urging of the server. He called it “fantastic” and “probably the most popular item” on the menu. You don’t have to twist my arm to try a kimchi dish, but I was a little trepidatious about trying it at a non-Korean restaurant. But we tried it anyway. I’ll say that the dish had a lot of potential. It, however, left me confused.

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August 2, 2013August 15, 2013

Seared Tofu with Soy-Maple Sauce

Truthfully, I’m not much of a tofu eater. Aside from a few Korean dishes I grew up with, I wasn’t much of a fan. It’s pretty much a blah, flavorless protein, and I was equally blah, agnostic about it. But I guess it would be more accurate to say that I WASN’T much of a fan. Because I’ve been going crazy about tofu lately. More specifically, Seared Tofu with Soy-Maple Sauce.

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May 24, 2013January 26, 2021

Kimchi Jumuk Bap (Kimchi Rice Balls)

Jumuk + Bap = Fist + Rice

A friend of mine once asked me what jumuk bap meant. I told her that it directly translated to “fist rice.” She thought it weird, but I never once questioned the reason behind it. It was always very clear to me. It’s usually about the size a small fist. And you have to theoretically make a fist-motion in order to form these suckers. Apparently, that astute observation and explanation didn’t convince her. Whatever. No jumuk bap for you little lady!

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