Smitten with Strawberries and Dumplings

In college I was known for cooking, a lot. And more specifically, baking. It calmed my nerves, soothed my mind, and, half the time, let me play with dough. Photo by Anna Waigand This week, a past roommate of mine (who is getting married this weekend and I’m incredibly sad that I can’t be there [...]

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Lettuce wrap salad with fish

Photo by Anna Waigand Inspired by a sunny street-side market and the serving style of galbi and samgyeopsal, I decided to make a salad eaten as a lettuce wrap. For those of you who haven’t had galbi in Korea, you grill meat at your table. The most common way to eat it is to make [...]

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The Yu-Na Kim Bagelwich

Sunday afternoon sun was coming through our window and our mountain-calibrated weather report said visibility was average. A morning of clicking keyboards and reviewing photos to classic rock had stirred our hunger. We have been trying to reform our weekend eating habits, which usually involve minimal snacking until late afternoon and then either a dinner [...]

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Peanut butter-cured bacon and other experiments

On Saturday Anna decided to take the plunge she had been researching for a month or two and buy a new camera, specifically a Nikon D90 to replace her D100. We were going to go get one at camera alley in Namdaemun, but instead found a great one on Craigslist. We met the seller and [...]

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For someone old to someone new, just something simple, something for you

I came home today to joyful news: one of my best friends from high school is engaged. In fact, she is the first of my close friends from high school to get engaged. It’s moments like these that I get that little twinge of homesickness. I wish I could put on my imaginary running shoes [...]

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Steamy Dinners: Squash stuffed with cinnamon bacon, carrots and pine nuts

Photo by Anna Waigand I was at our local outdoor market when I saw a couple boxes of produce out of place next to the rice cakes, red bean pastries and bread of a baker’s stand. There were three boxes of small green squashes. I’ve never cooked with squash before, and it isn’t something I [...]

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