I'm so sorry that I haven't posted in a few weeks. I've been moving into my new apartment. If you've ever moved you know how stressful and time consuming it can be. For one person I have a lot of stuff. I don't know how or why I've acquired so many things. I've even tried to get rid of things recently and I still have so much stuff. My roommates are always surprised by how many things I own. It worked out well for my new roommates because I provided everything for the kitchen. I love to cook so I have a lot of kitchen stuff. It feels weird to not cook a new dish each week. But I'm looking forward to cooking many new dishes in the coming weeks.
I'm so excited to have roommates that can taste my cooking. I think they are looking forward to it too. I also have a new kitchen to film my videos in :) The best part about my move is that I now live in Koreatown! I'm close to the Korean market and I'm in walking distance of so many amazing restaurants. I think it will be so much fun living here. It's an exciting new adventure. I'm also planning on posting about the new restaurants that I try. So get ready for all the fun new stuff coming to my blog.
I hope you have a wonderful week!
XOXO,
Rachel
Sunday, March 27, 2016
Sunday, March 6, 2016
Kimchi Bokkeumbap (Kimchi Fried Rice)
Hello lovelies! Thank you for joining me for another week of cooking adventures. I've been dying to make this recipe. I've been seeing Kimchi Bokkeumbap everywhere. It looks so delicious! It's also the one dish that almost everyone knows how to make. And now I know how to make it too :) I also really enjoyed that this dish was simple and easy to make. I have been so busy lately with work and looking for an apartment that I haven't had as much to devote to my cooking and writing blog posts. This is why I still haven't written about the EXO concert. But good news is, once I move I will have much more time to cook and blog since I will have a significantly smaller commute. Woo Hoo!
As you may know I am a huge BIG BANG fan. Most of the music I have mentioned in my posts has involved at least one member of BIG BANG, if not the whole group. This weekend they had their final concert of their MADE tour in Seoul. It was a huge event. This year is BIG BANG's 10 year anniversary and they have big things planned. They will have a new album coming out and outdoor concert later this year. This especially exciting because soon some of the members will have to do their mandatory military service and we don't know when BIG BANG will be all together again. They talked about this as well as their music in an article by the Washington Post. It's a pretty interesting read and only makes me love them more. I've talked a lot about their new songs as well as some of their old. This week I'm going to introduce you to an older song. It is called Cafe. There is just something about this song that makes me love it. I love T.O.P's English speaking part as well as his coffee themed rap. I also really enjoy G-Dragon singing the chorus. Taeyang and Daesung are amazing singers and their parts have so much feeling behind them. It is an interesting mix of all their talents and one of my favorites. The next song on the list is Call You Bae by Jimin featuring Xiumin. I can't help but love this song because I love Xiumin. It's great to see him getting more singing parts. He's more talented than what he is given credit for. I also find this interesting because Jimin is a female rapper. Often times you'll find a song with a male rapper and female singer and in this song it's reversed. The video is interesting but a little strange. But the song is catchy and I'm currently enjoying it.
Now for the recipe! This week I tried out a recipe from a different blog. I think it turned out well. You can find the recipe here.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 cups steamed rice
1 cup chopped kimchi
1/4 cup kimchi juice
1/4 cup water
2-3 tablespoons gochujang
3 teaspoons sesame oil
2 eggs
1 green onion, chopped
1 tablespoon roasted sesame seeds
1 sheet roasted dried seaweed, shredded
Step 1.
Heat up vegetable oil in a pan over medium heat.
Step 2.
Add the kimchi and stir-fry for 1 minute
Step 3.
Add the rice, kimchi juice, water and gochujang. Mix everything together and fry for 6-8 minutes.
Step 4.
Lightly beat the 2 eggs in a small bowl. Move the rice to one side of the pan and add the beaten eggs to the other half. Allow the eggs to cook, moving around with a spatula occasionally as you would with scrambled eggs. Once cooked stir the eggs in with the rice.
Step 5.
Add sesame oil and remove from heat.
Step 6.
Sprinkle with green onions, sesame seeds and seaweed.
Now it's ready to enjoy. I have to say, I love this dish. It is spicy, filling and simple to make. This is a great dish to make with leftover rice. I know that I always make too much rice and this is the perfect way to use it. I also always have kimchi on hand. I've seen this made with tuna and it looked delicious. I think I may try that next. Thank you for joining me on this weeks adventure. Do you have a dish you think I should try? Mention it in the comments below. Have a wonderful week!
XOXO,
Rachel
As you may know I am a huge BIG BANG fan. Most of the music I have mentioned in my posts has involved at least one member of BIG BANG, if not the whole group. This weekend they had their final concert of their MADE tour in Seoul. It was a huge event. This year is BIG BANG's 10 year anniversary and they have big things planned. They will have a new album coming out and outdoor concert later this year. This especially exciting because soon some of the members will have to do their mandatory military service and we don't know when BIG BANG will be all together again. They talked about this as well as their music in an article by the Washington Post. It's a pretty interesting read and only makes me love them more. I've talked a lot about their new songs as well as some of their old. This week I'm going to introduce you to an older song. It is called Cafe. There is just something about this song that makes me love it. I love T.O.P's English speaking part as well as his coffee themed rap. I also really enjoy G-Dragon singing the chorus. Taeyang and Daesung are amazing singers and their parts have so much feeling behind them. It is an interesting mix of all their talents and one of my favorites. The next song on the list is Call You Bae by Jimin featuring Xiumin. I can't help but love this song because I love Xiumin. It's great to see him getting more singing parts. He's more talented than what he is given credit for. I also find this interesting because Jimin is a female rapper. Often times you'll find a song with a male rapper and female singer and in this song it's reversed. The video is interesting but a little strange. But the song is catchy and I'm currently enjoying it.
Now for the recipe! This week I tried out a recipe from a different blog. I think it turned out well. You can find the recipe here.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 cups steamed rice
1 cup chopped kimchi
1/4 cup kimchi juice
1/4 cup water
2-3 tablespoons gochujang
3 teaspoons sesame oil
2 eggs
1 green onion, chopped
1 tablespoon roasted sesame seeds
1 sheet roasted dried seaweed, shredded
Step 1.
Heat up vegetable oil in a pan over medium heat.
Step 2.
Add the kimchi and stir-fry for 1 minute
Step 3.
Add the rice, kimchi juice, water and gochujang. Mix everything together and fry for 6-8 minutes.
Step 4.
Lightly beat the 2 eggs in a small bowl. Move the rice to one side of the pan and add the beaten eggs to the other half. Allow the eggs to cook, moving around with a spatula occasionally as you would with scrambled eggs. Once cooked stir the eggs in with the rice.
Step 5.
Add sesame oil and remove from heat.
Step 6.
Sprinkle with green onions, sesame seeds and seaweed.
Now it's ready to enjoy. I have to say, I love this dish. It is spicy, filling and simple to make. This is a great dish to make with leftover rice. I know that I always make too much rice and this is the perfect way to use it. I also always have kimchi on hand. I've seen this made with tuna and it looked delicious. I think I may try that next. Thank you for joining me on this weeks adventure. Do you have a dish you think I should try? Mention it in the comments below. Have a wonderful week!
XOXO,
Rachel
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