Pumpkin, Chickpea & Oxtail Stew
Halloween, which originated in Celtic culture 2000 years ago, is one of the oldest holidays. I was first exposed to it when I moved to California from Korea in 1984. I still remember how fun it was...
View ArticleSoba (buckwheat noodles) with Creamy White Nut Sauce & Wasabi
My Mom, who embraced the philosophy of Buddhism, had a dream of building a house right behind a Buddhist temple to host and feed homeless senior citizens. Sadly, she passed away before making her...
View ArticleVietnamese-Style Pollock with Ginger Liqueur
If you were to pick just one type of cuisine to eat for rest of your life, what would it be? I think most Americans would pick Italian. For me, I’d go with Vietnamese. I find it so incredibly fresh,...
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“You’re eating rice for breakfast?”, said my friends with their eyebrows raised all the way to their foreheads. In Korean culture, many of us couldn’t think of any meals without a bowl of rice on our...
View ArticleMumbain Chickpea Battered Fried Potato Balls (Batata Vada)
The older I get, the more I see that life is about journeys and not destinations. While walking our paths up and down through many seasonal changes, we say “good bye” to a lot of the people who we...
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