Archive for November, 2007
Those of you who know the Chinese black bean noodle dish ‘Zhajiang mian’ ( ) may look at this and think that it looks awfully familiar. And, in fact, you’d be right! This, dear readers, is the Korean version of that well-known Chinese dish, with the almost exact name of ‘jja-jjang myun’ (). While the [...]
“You know,” my mother mused aloud as she watched me frowning over a big metal bowl of dough, “most ‘ahjumas‘1 don’t even bother making this from scratch because the packet mix is so good…” I grit my teeth. “Shut up, mom!” Seemingly oblivious to my pained request that she stop rubbing it in, she continued [...]
I’m sure anyone who’s a bit of a cake-baker knows this story – you’ve made a lovely little teacake or sponge to be enjoyed…and while it tastes marvelous, for some reason or another (perhaps, you’ve baked a sticky date cake which the family have been much more drawn too *cough cough*) there’s a few pieces [...]
Being a nut myself, I’ve always had a fondness for nuts – of the edible and non-edible (i.e. human) variety, so whenever I see a recipe that celebrates the rich, meaty goodness that nuts are all about, I have a tendency to go weak at the knees. When I saw these on Helen’s blog, that [...]
In case you hadn’t guessed by now, I am without a doubt the birthday cake baker in my household (and yes, this includes my own). Most of the time, it’s a position that I relish, getting to ask family members and the occasional friend what kind of birthday cake they would like, then doing my [...]
