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회덮밥 (hwe dup bap)

Over the weekend, J and I went to visit our friend who just had a baby. As she was talking about all the food she can have now, she mentioned that she was craving 회덮밥 (hwe dup bap, or rice with leafy veggies and sashimi) the most. On our way home, J said, "Great, now I'm craving 회덮밥."So we decided to stop at the grocery store to get the ingredients!First, wash and chop up your greens. You can use almost any leafy greens - it's all up to you! That night, I just grabbed a salad pack: I usually add some sesame leaves too, but I forgot to pick that up. I also added some radish sprouts: Next up is the fish. Some...

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Recipes?

I've been cooking a lot more in the past few months in order to save money. Many women say that they do not have the time or energy to cook dinner after a hard day at the office, so I guess I'm lucky in the sense that I work for a non-profit and get to leave work at 5pm every day. I usually get home, have a bit of "me" time to relax, then start dinner. By the time the food is ready to be served, J comes home from work and we dig in.   갈비 (galbi, or Korean marinated ribs) My famous linguini in in white clam sauce 된장찌게 (dwenjangjjigeh, or soy bean stew) I have the best source for recipes: my mother. I...

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