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Quinoa Stir Fry

Quinoa Stir Fry

I have been pressured twice by my friend Lynda to post up this recipe, so here it is.  I recently went to a casual get-together potluck lunch with a few friends, and we all brought something.  The hostess was making a Korean dish, so I…

Julie’s California Kimbap

Julie’s California Kimbap

I’ve been a bit MIA because of our new business.  I’m still trying to work out the balance of running a business and being a blogger at the same time.  I’m not gonna lie, some days I just can’t motivate myself to be creative, entertaining,…

Beef Kimbap

Beef Kimbap

We were on en route to watch a Christmas presentation at our church, when we decided to grab something quick to eat along the way.  Luckily, there was a Korean grocery store nearby, so we grabbed a $3.00 package of kimbap and ate our dinner…

Hamburger Stir Fry

Hamburger Stir Fry

Good thing we live in California. My husband loves in-n-out burgers. In fact, any time we’re on the road somewhere and have to grab a quick bite, without fail, he rhetorically asks me, “so what do you want to eat…(polite pause)…in-n-out?” In fact, he just…

Egg Dipped Kimbap

Egg Dipped Kimbap

This is another quick “non-recipe” recipe, but I thought I’d share this method of rescuing day-old kimbap, or Korean style seaweed wrapped rice rolls. I had leftover kimbap from a beach picnic that I didn’t want to throw out. As you might know, it’s usually…

Sweet Chili Lime Fried Rice

Sweet Chili Lime Fried Rice

What happens when you have a bowl of cold leftover rice?  Fried rice. So then what happens when you have a bottle of sweet chili sauce, a lime, soy sauce and ginger?  It becomes every flavor you need in one bite, hitting the sweet, salty,…