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So what do these braised lotus roots (연근조림 Yeongeun/Yeongn/Yeonkeun Jorim) remind me of? It totally brings back fond memories from my high school days, eating lunch boxes with my friends, sharing our banchan (반찬 – side dish) together. And this was certainly one of my top favorites to have in the lunch box. It is […]

This is Korean braised pork ribs cooked my family style – quite salty and spicy and not at all sweet.  Eating this dish always brings back my childhood memories – my absolute favorite but it also was a bit of a torture eating these because they were so spicy. It could be that I simply […]

I came back home yesterday from the cold east coast winter weather…and what a glorious day it is today here back at home.  It certainly felt like spring was coming ..and my Nandina plant also thought so too! So, I was visiting my sister #2  in the east coast and I took my camera with […]

The rain had just stopped when I stepped out onto our driveway. I noticed the fresh rain drops dangling from the branches – like crystals from a chandelier.  And the air felt so clear, crisp and fresh..it felt so nice.. Anyway, so I thought about what would be good  for dinner today…Hmm.. I  didn’t feel […]