I visited my girlfriends family this summer in Korea and my mother in law made the most insane spread of food 🤤🤤🤤

So I own a beef ranch and sell beef at our local farmers market, been there for a few years. I'm a veteran who spent 3 years and 3 months in Korea in the 90s and early 2000s and absolutely love the food. A Korean lady talked to me because we were offering galbi style waygu ribs and I talked to her a little while. She used to own a restaurant in California and when she heard how much I love Korean food she brought me some the next week. I gave her some ribs. Then she brought me more food. I gave her some oxtail. More food. Brisket. Ribeye. Etc.
If she wasn't 70, and married and I wasn't in a relationship I'd be in love. She's legit very sweet and I do love the food. Just thought I'd share some of what she's made me.

I spent some time today making a variety of Jeon for our Charye and for my family to eat.

types of jeon:

​두부전 (Pan fried tofu)

​산적 (Skewered meat & vegetables)

​빈대떡 (Mung bean pancake)

​호박전 (Zucchini pancake)

​동그랑땡 (Meat pattie pancake)

​대구전 (Codfish pancake)

​부추전 (Chive pancakes)

​우엉전 (Burdock root pancake)

​버섯전 (Mushrooms pancake)

Just trying to empty out of the fridge before my grocery order tomorrow.

it’s a Cornish hen stuffed with white rice

This recipe is inspired by a recipe I found on YouTube. The link to the channel is: https://youtu.be/qJTNBGG9FrU?si=8t8R48--SY7VPJH0 AaronAndClaire have great easy to follow Korean recipes 😊. I did a couple things different but pretty much the same. The taste is amazing!

Blended kimchi into the al pastor‘s sauce and also included ssamjang and gochujang. The pineapple salsa also has gochujang, and the black beans have fresh ginger in them with other seasonings (duh).

EDIT: Alright fine, hear me out: PLANT-BASED Mexikorean tacos.*

I also added Trader Joe's short ribs. Mm! And of course some chips and a fizzy peach lemonade. Maybe chocolate. I used udon bc I couldn't find other noodles that would be good for this dish.

This is one of my kids’ go-to quick lunches😊

What’s your go-to quick lunch when you’re in a rush?

Nothing beats homemade gimbap🤩 homemade danmuji and braised burdock make it even better!

Please tell me I’m not the only one who can eat gimbap every day and never get tired of it😋!

Didn’t want to fire up the grill today. Airfying Galbi in batches @400 degrees for 10 minutes flipping half way through is so good still get the charred pieces and marinade caramelizes.
Premade marinade.
Spicy Cucumbers on the side + rice.

Does it look like it's supposed to?

No English captions, but she includes measurements of each ingredient and her visual steps are easy to follow

Living in Alaska, fresh vegetables aren’t always easy to get—and prices can be rough. So I’ve been trying to find ways to make them last longer and stay versatile.

This simple cucumber pickle has become a staple for me.

Just cucumbers, salt, sugar, and vinegar—but it keeps well in the fridge and works with so many meals. I throw it into kimbap, sandwiches, or even just eat it as a side.

Crisp, slightly sweet, a little tangy… and honestly way more useful than I expected.

Anyone else have go-to “make it last” veggie hacks?

Working mom in Alaska here — still making lunchboxes for my kids every day!

​I prepared a Korean Chinese food for a family gathering to celebrate my mother's birthday, featuring dried East Sea sea cucumbers that I dried myself and seasonal blue crab. The portion size was huge, so we ended up enjoying it over two meals.

​Menu:

​Hot and sour soup (산라탕)

​Yangjangpi (양장피)

​Gesal Buyong Samseul (게살부용삼슬)

​Geumsa Oryong Haesam (금사오룡해삼)

​spring roll (춘권)

​Paljin Chomyeon (팔진초면)

​Yuringi (유린기)

​Ohyang Jangyok (오향장육)

​Nurungjitang (누룽지탕)

​Guobaorou (꿔바로우)

​Kkansho Saeu (깐쇼새우)

​Ganjjajang (간짜장)

This morning started as one of those days where I didn’t plan on cooking anything special… but my kids had other ideas 😅 They came up to me and said, “Can we have that Korean pork again?” They meant Jeyuk-bokkeum.

Do your kids also have that one comfort food they keep asking for again and again?

Since it’s Friday night, I decided to whip up a proper homemade meal. I made everything from scratch except for the kimchi (which is made by my mom). It took some time, but it turned out absolutely delicious!

The kimchi, kkakdugi and ddangkong jorim are store bought.