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Okonomiyaki
Have you heard of okonomiyaki? Its a japanese savory pancake dish consisting mainly of cabbage and batter. Its a highly customizable dish where you can add toppings and things from your fridge. In fact okonomi means as you like and yaki means grilled. So you can grill what you like.
Banana Pudding
Have you heard of Magnolia Bakery? They’re a super popular bakery most well known for their banana pudding, but did you know that they use instant pudding mix?! Even so, their banana pudding is still delicious haha. But did you also know that making banana pudding at home is super easy and so much cheaper? You can also use instant pudding mix if you like, but I like to make my pudding from scratch :)
Flourless Chocolate Cake
I love making flourless chocolate cakes as a birthday gift to friends. It’s so simple and easy to make yet tastes delicious! Also, I usually have all of the ingredients on hand. Can you believe that this cake consists of mainly four ingredients?! It has the perfect delicate balance between decadence and lightness. You should definitely give it a try!
Grapefruit Bundt Cake
I love all types of citrus and this is especially true for grapefruits! They’re tart with a tinge of sweetness. That’s why, when I saw this recipe for a grapefruit bundt cake years ago, I had to try it. I tried it. I love it! Haha.
Corn Mochi Cake
I have a friend who loves corn and rice cake, so when I saw this recipe online one day, I knew it would be the perfect birthday treat for her! That’s why I made this and found it to be so tasty yet easy to make! You just throw everything in a blender to mix and then bake. It has the springiness of mochi and the sweetness of corn.
Salt Bread
소금빵 (sogeum-ppang) has been super popular in Korea. It’s a salt butter roll that is super simple but beautifully highlights the plain flavors of butter and salt. I had some on my trip to Korea last year and loved them! They’re based on 塩パン (shio-pan) from Japan and are so good fresh. That’s why I wanted to try making them on my own and I’m so glad I did! :D
Spicy Dried Squid (오징어채 무침)
Ojingeochae muchim (오징어채 무침) is a Korean side dish consisting of shredded dried squid which is covered in a delicious spicy and sweet gochujang seasoning. This was one of my favorite side dishes as a kid, and it still remains one of my favorites today!
Spicy Korean Chex Mix
Have you ever had furikake chex mix? It’s so so good. I made it (using Justonecookbook’s recipe) as part of my Christmas cookie box last Christmas and so many of my friends raved about it. This led me to think of making my own version, but Korean! I drew inspiration from tteokbokki and decided to mirror its flavor profile.
Perilla Leaf Kimchi (깻잎김치)
깻잎 (kkaennip) is a Korean herb that is quite popularly eaten as a wrap for KBBQ. It’s part of the mint family yet tastes completely different! I would say that it’s more earthy. I love this herb! And though it’s delicious eaten as a wrap, I also love it when made as a kimchi. The best thing about making it as kimchi is that it’s so much easier than other kimchi recipes! You just make the seasoning and slather it on each leaf. That’s it! You should always eat perilla leaf kimchi with rice though since it is very salty on its own.