Today, I will show you how to make one of my favorite Korean side-dishes. For this dish, you need special kind of half dried pollack called “CoDaRi” in Korean. Usually, you can find it in any Korean or Asian store. With the right amount of salty flavor, and a little sweet flavor with slightly spicy taste, combines to taste really good with the pollack. Since it is half-dried fish, it has a good texture for eating. Plus, it is a side-dish that keeps longer in the refrigerator. We call this kind of yummy side-dish as a “rice thief” (밥 도둑=Bap DoDuk) in Korea. Funny expression? hehe… We call it that because it is easy to finish your bowl of rice quickly without other side-dishes. Without noticing much, your rice will be gone. Oops, it sounds dangerous for your diet. =P My husband tried it for the first time the other day, and he liked it. I just wish I could have gotten fresher fish, because then it would have been even more delicious. Anyway, I highly recommend that you try this for your meal someday. Thanks!!!

Short Korean Lesson: *^^*

• DoDuk (도둑) = Thief
• JoRim (조림) = One way to cook Korean food: Cook some ingredients with sauce and water (or broth) until the broth becomes thick.

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Hi, Everyone!!!
We went to hospital to get an ultrasound exam for our baby today. It was a very happy moment for both of us. The baby is healthy and looks very cute. (The due date is Nov, 17th.) Now, we know if it’s a boy or a girl. hehe~~~ I promised to several people to tell the news about our baby after I came back from the hospital. So, I post this picture. Then… now.. it will be a boy or a girl ??? We will have a boy~~~~ Ya~~~~~ My husband and I both think that a healthy baby is the most important thing. So we give thanks to God. Thanks for reading my post. I will be back with more happy news and delicious recipes soon. God bless you all.

Fried rice is very common food for Asian cooking. Depending on the Asian country, the ingredients can be slightly different, but not much. Today, I will show you how to make Korean style vegetable fried rice. There are no particular rules for the ingredients. So, you can use any kinds of vegetables you like. If you add some chopped ham, sausage, or hot dogs, it will be very delicious also. (Just reduce the amount of salt in that case.) I like to make fried rice when I have left over rice in the refrigerator. It is a very good way to use your old rice without wasting it. Plus, if your kids don’t want to eat their vegetables, try this dish for them. Not only is it healthy, but it is also yummy. Thanks!!!

Short Korean Lesson: *^^*

• YaChae (야채) = Vegetable
• DangGeun (당근) = Carrot

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Today, I will show you how to make a type of Korean style DeopBaps. As I said, there are many different kinds of DeopBaps in Korea. Wait, you will start to wonder, what is DeopBaps. hehe… It is a Korean word for a certain type of dish – If you serve some food (usually cooked with different kinds of meat, vegetables, and sauce) on top of rice, and you mix the rice with the food before eating, we call that kind of dish, DeopBap. The SoGoGi DeopBap that I’m going to make today is a non spicy type of DeaopBap. The beef has bulgogi flavor, and there are many kinds of vegetables in this dish. Later, I will post different kinds of DeopBaps. See you soon again~~~

Short Korean Lesson: *^^*

• DeopBap (덮밥) = The name for the Korean dish which has vegetable and/or meat sauce on top of rice that gets mixed together before eating.
• BeoSeot (버섯) = Mushroom

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BiBimBap: On this Korean trip, my husband tried his favorite Korean food BiBimBap at least 4 times. This is one of them. Of course, he enjoyed it very much. Hm~~ yummy~~;)

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