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Pickled Tomatoes
Trader Joes used to have an orange muscat champagne vinegar that my family loves. My mom would then use that vinegar to make these delicious pickled tomatoes that would pop with so much flavor! A burst of bright sweetness and refreshing sourness. However, TJ discontinued the product… But it’s ok because we can still make something similar! This dish is super easy to make but makes such a great starter or side for any meal!
Furikake Chex Mix
Do you know what furikake is? It’s a savory-sweet condiment consisting of sesame seeds, dried fish flakes, nori seaweed, and potentially so much more (depending on what type of furikake you have)! It’s salty yet sweet and is typically sprinkled over rice to make it taste even more delicious. However, in this case, we sprinkle it over chex mix! The furikake adds such a nice savory umami to the snack which elevates it to another level. It originated in Hawaii and is a quintessential Japanese-American fusion snack. Once you grab a handful, it’s hard to stop eating it!
Tomato Galette
I saw these heirloom tomatoes at the grocery store and had to try using them so I turned them into one of my favorite and easy-to-make baked goods: a galette! To add more flavor, I also added a layer of sun-dried tomato pesto with olives. It’s a delicious savory and flavorful baked good!
Bomdong Bibimbap (봄동 비빔밥)
This dish was actually popular years ago yet made a resurgence in popularity. Bomdong is a delicious spring cabbage that’s quite hard to find. So I substituted it with young napa cabbage.
Butter Tteok (버터떡)
I feel like it was just yesterday when Dubai cookies were super popular in Korea. And before that was salt bread! Yet, there’s already a few new food trends popping up there, one of which is Butter Tteok. It’s also known as Shanghai Butter Mochi and it’s so simple to make yet delicious to eat with its chewy crispy texture!
Cowboy Stew
I had a cowgirl cookie at a restaurant that I really liked which led me to dive into why it was named so. Then I discovered cowboy cookies which then led me to discover cowboy stew. I was so curious on how it would taste so I decided to make it! Cowboy stew is a hearty soup packed with meats and flavor. It consists of a lot of canned goods so it’s perfect to make anytime. It’s like a chili that’s been super beefed up.
Lasagna
Layers of springy pasta between a meaty ragu and a cheesy silky béchamel sauce, what more can you ask for? Something about lasagnas are just so comforting and delicious! I like to add leeks into my béchamel sauce since it lightens the sauce by adding a nice touch of sweetness. I’m not so experienced with making fresh pasta, but it adds such a nice texture and depth to the lasagna.
Siraegi Doenjang Guk (시래기국)
This is one of my favorite soups. It is made mainly of siraegi which is radish leaves. As a kid, I would always remember the name of this soup by thinking of trash. This is because trash in korean is sseulegi, which sounds so similar to siraegil. So that’s why whenever I mention this soup to my friends, they always first think of trash/garbage. However, this soup is far from trash! It’s delicious! :D
Bolognese Sauce
I was craving some spaghetti bolognese and so I decided to make some! Here’s how I make this delicious time consuming sauce! :)
Hiyashi Chuka
As a kid, one of my most favorite dishes to eat during the summer was (and still is!) hiyashi chuka. This is a Japanese cold ramen dish with Chinese influence; it also directly translates as “chilled Chinese!” It features cold ramen noodles covered with an array of different toppings such as cucumber, egg, ham, and tomato. It’s then drizzled with either a soy sauce-based dressing or a sesame dressing, which I prefer more. This dish is so refreshing and I would definitely recommend you to try it!