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Healthy Foods Inspired by Great Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim

Thanksgiving, or Harvest Festival cake

Oct 1, 2012 |

Yesterday, September 30th, was Chu Seok this year, the Korean Harvest Festival.  This is a very important celebration in Korea, and since I have been training under Dr. Tae Yun Kim for many years, I have come to love this festival.  It is all about giving thanks for... read more

What you can learn from making Nutella cake

Aug 27, 2012 |

I was going to blog about the great, delicious crab-mushroom cakes I made the other day, but then this happened.  My good friend Shirley from Gluten free easily talked about her banana Kaluha coconut cake, complete with picture and everything. Well, I felt this... read more

Corny Creativity with tomatoes and zucchini

Aug 18, 2012 |

By this time, you probably have had your fill of zucchini and tomatoes.  Gardens and markets alike are full with the freshest of produce, and just yesterday a dear fellow Jung Suwon warrior brought me some more homegrown zucchini and tomatoes. Of course I am always... read more

Summer fun in the kitchen

Aug 16, 2012 |

We have had some pretty hot days here in Northern California.  Not my favorite time of year – I love it in the high 60s – low 70s during the summer and below that in the winter 🙂 At any rate, heat or not, hungry Jung Suwon warriors want to still eat, to... read more

Korean Summer delight

Aug 3, 2012 |

It’s been very busy here, and temperatures have been climbing.  I am more of a cool weather person, so coming up with nourishing and healthy, satisfying food that doesn’t make me melt away into a puddle, has been a challenge. Dr. Tae Yun Kim shared a very... read more

Works of art in the kitchen

Jul 8, 2012 |

Sometimes the most plain dishes can turn out to be culinary and artistic pleasures.  I got really lucky the past couple times it was my turn to make dessert (well, uhm, that’s pretty much any time we got pot luck at the office or at Jung Suwon). Dr. Tae Yun Kim... read more

Beauty in the Kitchen

Jun 30, 2012 |

We always have choices, as Dr. Tae Yun Kim likes to point out. “The power is in you, it is your personal choice what you do in your life!” It’s just that sometimes those choices aren’t quite what we want!  Yet in the end, they might be just... read more

More cherries, and what to do with them

Jun 25, 2012 |

This has been a most abundant cherry year!  The trees went crazy, the birds were kept out with bird nets , and as a result, buckets of cherries keep coming into the kitchen! In addition to tasting great, did you know all their incredible health benefits?  Dr. Tae Yun... read more