Welcome to my website. 
This is a place for my family and me to share useful information with you. My name is Aeri Lee. My hometown is GwangJu, South Korea, and I’m currently residing in the USA. I’m married with one son.
About Me
- Religion: Christian
- Hobby: Cooking
- Likes: God, Family & Friends, Children, Teaching, Eating, Cookbooks, Pretty Dishes & Things, Spring Green Color, Organizing, Making To-do Lists
- Dislikes: Sweet Desserts, Peanut Butter, Wiping Dust
My Wish List
- Live closer to God
- Be happy with people who I love
- Have lovely children
- All my family and friends are healthy
- Make my own cookbook
- Have a beautiful kitchen
- Speak English more fluently
This Blog’s Content Sections
There is a guest book where you can introduce yourself, ask general questions, or just say hi. There are six main categories in this website. My husband, mother-in-law, and I will manage each category separately.
- Korean Food: I (Aeri) will share delicious Korean recipes and cooking videos.
- Western Food: My mother-in-law will share delicious Western food recipes.
- Ingredients: This category gives more details about various ingredients to my recipes such as pictures, uses, health benefits, etc.
- Korean Lessons: I will post Korean language lessons in both text and videos forms.
- Misc: This is for anything that does not fit into the categories listed above, written by either my husband or myself.
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Miscellaneous
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from the WEB (World English Bible) translation, which is a modern translation in the public domain.
E-Mail Address
Here is my current email address:
Hi Aeri,
Yesterday I made some side dishes and kimchee using your recipes and I think I did well
I have a request if it’s ok. When I was in Korea in Busan I had the best Gamja tang with pork meat, it was really delicious.
I have a picture of this dish on my desktop co I can’t stop thinking about this.
So please can u help me with this one?
Thanks!
hi KientKi,
Good job !!! hehe.. aha gamja tang.. somebody already requested it to me before.. Okay I will add your name also in my list.. by the way.. do you know korean lady “maangchi” ??? she has a cooking blog and makes cooking videos on youtube as I do..and she is amazing.. I’ve seen that she posted gamjatang video before.. I think you will already know her since she is so famous.. but just in case.. I will add a link here for you.
I will post gamjatang video also someday.. so wait for me..hehe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT5_tkC7p9M
another one is.. from one of my blog friend.. he is good at Korean cooking.. he posted it too.. here is a link for it..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejW_UtYdSss
annyong haseyo!!!! ^^
thank you for the recipes!!! i am so glad that i found your blog because from now on i will try to learn how to cook Korean foods for people that i love (Korean)!!!! ^^
Kamsahamnida!!!!
hi Elisabeth,
I’m so glad to meet you too. Thank you !!!
Hi, I’m Polish and I love to cook and eat Korea food.
like I do so I’m trying to learn how to cook Korean dishes threw other sources.
My girlfriend is Korean but she doesn’t like to cook (and eat
Aeri’s page is very helpful and i would like to thanks her for doing such a great work and helping others.
hi KientKi,
thanks
Nice to meet you !!!
wow.. your gf is a Korean.. hehe maybe you can cook Korean food for her.
Hello Aeri,
I was looking for some korean foods’ recipes and luckily I found your website! I can see there are a lot of useful information here! Thank you so much! Hope you and your family are doing well! p.s. your son is sooooo lovely!
hi Sujin,
Nice to meet you. I can see your name is Korean name. hehe
Thanks for your kind comment. Hope to see you again..~~:)
Anyongasaeyo!
I am sooo delighted that I came across your website. I sooo love Korean Food. I will be a constant follower
Kumapsumida agashi! Aside from the food, I love korean drama’s…number one is Jewel in the Palace 
hihihihhi…I will try the galbi and chap chae…and hopefully, when i have more time, the different side dishes! again, chungmal kumapsumida!
hi Rhona,
Nice to meet you !!!
Thanks for your comment.. hope to see you more often in the future.
Hi Aeri,
Is it okay if I request a recipe? I just love jajangmyun! thank you in advance
have a good weekend!!!
hi Rhona,
fortunately, I already posted it before. I will add a link for you here. thanks
http://aeriskitchen.com/2008/09/jja-jang-bap-noodle/
Oh wait I see its under vegetarian. Sorry. I thought it would be under kimchi but i guess all the kimchi is under that category. Thank you so much for the wonderful site once again
hi yuchong,
Oh.. you found it.. hehe thanks
Im sorry I keep writing but I love this site. Do you have a youtube video on how to make cucumber kimchi?
hi yuchong,
It’s okay.. Yes I have a video for it. I will add a link it for you.
http://aeriskitchen.com/2009/08/cucumber-kimchi-oi-sobagi-오이-소박이/#more-2814
I am also not able to download your cookbook. When I click on the link it doesnt do anything.
hi yuchong,
I just clicked it.. it works for me.. oops.. I will let my husband check it again.. thanks for telling me that.
Thank you for all the great korean recipes. I don’t live close to my mother and I miss her cooking so I have to learn on my own. Your directiions are great.
I was wondering if you had a recipe that I am not sure what its called but its octopus and you dip it in hot paste sauce. I want to say it may be boiled octopus. Do you have directions on that?
Hi yuchong,
Nice to meet you !!! Yes, I always miss my mom’s food too.. so I can understand how you feel…
I can guess what you are talking about.. I can’t get fresh octopus around here..but I will add your request in my list. thanks
Just found your website yesterday and I love it! I got some ideas for dinner from your website and I am heading to a Korean grocery store now.
I will visit more often
hi Koreanfoodaddict,
hehe.. your name shows how much you like Korean food. Nice to meet you !!!
I hope you enjoyed your dinner with Korean food.. yep.. please visit us more often. thanks
Hi Aeri!
and wish u the best for this new year !
First i’d like to congratulate u and your husband for your beautiful baby
I followed your blog since many months now and thanks to u i could learn more about korean food because i love it for many years now but i couldn’t find any recipe ’cause actually i’m french and there’s no much korean shops here so that’s why ! thank you very much!
Sorry if i make some mistakes my english is not perfect yet :p
hi Petitnem,
wow.. you are a french.. nice to meet you !!! Your English is good.. don’t worry.. mine is not perfect either..hehe thanks for your comment.. come back please !!!
Hi Aeri,
Your are absolutely incredible..just found out your website last night and i read it until this morning 4am..can’t get away from your website and i love Korean food so much…Keep it up aeri…
Pearly From Malaysia
hi Pearly,
Nice to meet you!!! wow.. you spent that much time for my blog? I feel honor…hehe thank you very much. I hope to see you more often in the future.
Hi Aeri! Your site is awesome! I can’t wait to get cooking and tastes all those great Korean dishes you make. I love watching Korean dramas and they are always eating in those dramas. Now I can eat the same foods they are eating too. Love it!
hi Hlee,
Nice to meet you !!! Yes, try delicious Korean dishes at home. so what is your favorite Korean drama ?? thanks
We are trying your recipes!! Do you know how to make barley water? We drink it at Korean resturants and really like it.
What brand of fish sauce do you use?
Thanks!!!
hi Jennifer,
Aha.. barley water ??? I will post it someday. What I do is.. boil water..and add some roasted barley ..and turn off the heat.. set it for several minutes.. that’s it..
here is the link for my fish sauce..
I use Korean brand “HaSunJung”
http://aeriskitchen.com/2008/09/salted-anchovy-sauce/
thanks
aloha aeri!
jus wanted to let you know that your beef galbi recipe is awesome! i made it for friends and they said it was delicious! so thankyou very much again for the recipes!
tina
Aloha tina.
Try more Korean dishes.
It’s great that your friends liked your galbi. I’m happy for you..hehe thanks
Hey! So I absolutely ADORE your website!!! My son was adopted from Korea and has been home for nine months now. Needless to say Korean food and Korean culture are now a HUGE part of our family. Thanks for all the hard work you do to help us master Korean cuisine.
Blessings!!!
Natalie
hi Natalie,
Nice to meet you!!!
It’s great that you try to help your son can experience Korean things. I can imagine you care him very much. I wish your happiness with him. thanks
Hi Aeri, Happy New Year…
what can i say…Wow!. i’m really happy because of ur site i can make my favourite korean dish. i like ur explaination, which’s easy to follow…
glad to hear from u soon…
p/s i’ve downloaded ur cookbook too..:)
hi mimisalle,
hehe.. happy to meet you !!!
I will post more recipes in this year.. I hope to see you more often here. thanks
Discovering your site will light up my kitchen and delight the angel in my life…i look forward to creating many of these dishes using your guidance…many thanks Aeri…Bobbi, Toronto, Canada
hi Bobbi,
Nice to meet you !!! Yes, try many Korean dishes.. I will post more this year..hehe Hope to see you often.
p.s I envy you..because you are living in beautiful country.
Thank you for your Korean food site. I bought some salted seaweed stem yesterday and thought it was ready to eat. I guess I should be careful before I put any in my mouth. Oh dear it was salty. After reading your site, I boiled it for 45 minutes and made a seaweed salad and it was delicous.
I would like to know if you know the dish which is a tofu/seafood, stone bowl soup. I have tried it in a restaurant. How can I make it at home?
Here’s to great Korean food.
Chris
hi trowto,
Nice to meet you !!!
haha.. yep you can’t eat the salted seaweed stem without soaking in water.. that was soft tofu ?? or it was cube sized tofu ??? let me know.. thanks !!!
just come across ur site today! i was actually looking for the potato with sweet soysauce recepie thats how i come to your page and i love it. i’m gonna stop going to korean resturaunt and start coming to you site.
hi Lyah,
hehe.. yep come to my site instead of going to Korean restaurant to save some money. ^^ Happy New year.
Hi Aeri: I watched this Korean TV drama “Terms of Endearment”. I saw they prepared / cut up a stuffed cuttlefish. Outside the cuttle fish looks like seasoned with light soy sauce. The stuffed cuttlefish is then slice into thin layers/round pcs. Wonder if you have the recipe.
Hi SALLY ONG,
aha.. I can guess what you are talking about. My problem is..it’s hard to find a fresh squid round here..but I will add it to my list and try to find a way for you. hehe thanks
Hey Aeri,
I am currently living in Spain and there is absolutely no korean food here. However, there is a chinese store that sells the ingredients I need to make certain types of korean food. Your recipes have helped me create the best korean food ive ever had and i was able to fulfill my need of korean food especially kimchi. i also can share with my friends here who have never had korean food! Thank you sooo much!
Hi Eunice,
Oh~~` I’m very happy to hear that you like my recipes. It’s interesting that you know about Korean food even you don’t have any Korean food over there. Thanks to you, your friend can try Korean food..that’s great.. hehe
Hello Aeri,
I just wanted to mention how happy I am to have found your website. My husband and I have taught English in Gwangju for 2 years and we now run a recruiting company that helps teachers find ESL Jobs all over Korea.
We both fell in love with Korea and the food and we’ve missed it tremendously since returning to Canada. Everything I’ve made based on your recipes has turned out fantastic and I’m excited to learn more.
Thank you for creating this website and sharing you recipes with everyone.
Congratulations on your baby!
Aggie (Baby in Korean – My students liked that a lot!)
Hi Aggie,
I’m happy to meet you too. wow you stayed in Gwangju ?? I’m from Gwangju. Yes, I don’t have that many recipes now..but I will post more in the future. ^^
haha..I agree, aggie is very cute Korean word.
I hope your business is successful. Hope to see you again~~
Hi Aeri,
Thanks for sharing your recipes. I made the chicken porridge and it turned out great. My husband, a non-Korean loved it as well. I lost mother to cancer early this year and lately, I have been trying to recreate some of her dishes. And of course I never wrote anything down and/or was not interested in learning when she was trying to teach me. But I am using your recipes as a base as I try to recreate my mom’s recipes. I do have a request, can you put a post for Galbi jhim? I didn’t see it.
Thanks again and congrats on your new born. I have three of my own 7, 4 and 8 mos.
Shirley
Hi Shirley,
Thanks for your comment. Oh.. so you are a Korean too.. ^^
I hope you can taste similar flavor with your mom’s delicious food from mine. Yes, I don’t have galbi jjim post yet, I will add it to my list.
wow.. you have 3 children.. I’m sure they will be all very lovely.
Hey Aeri: Here, i would like to say thanks, because i was learned a lot of Korean food on Youtube, especially Kim Chi soup. Si, i would like to learn Stone bowl rice. is possible cook at home? Thx
hi IOIIOI,
^^ Thanks for your comment. btw, what stone bowl rice means.. are you talking about stone bowl bibimbab???