Hot and spicy rice cake or Tteokbokki 떡볶이 with fish balls

Today I made my own Garaetteok 가래떡 ( Long, cylinder-shaped rice cake) for Tteokbokki because there aren't asian store here . I'm proud to say it was successful. Best of all, while I was cooking my husband came into the kitchen and said: "It smells like Korea here".

The first time I tasted this dish was in the streets of Myeongdong in Seoul. I remember the ajuma who was selling this as she kept giving my husband and me extra soup. Maybe because she saw that for us it was spicy. Well it is really spicy but delicious smile emoticon

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Ensaimada with sweet bean paste

Ensaimada is a pastry product from Mallorca, Spain. It is a common cuisine eaten in most former Spanish territories in Latin America and the Philippines.(wiki)

This pastry is popular in the Philippines and they are filled with cheese, ube or mung bean paste. I use my homemade sweet red bean paste for my filling .

for dough recipe:  http://spanishfood.about.com/od/dessertssweets/r/Mallorcan-Spiral-Pastry-Recipe-Ensaimada-Mallorquina.htm

Mussels

Mussels or popularly known as green shells in the Philippines or in Tagalog tahong.

I saute this with garlic, onions, ginger, chilis and I add white wine. For aroma I put lemon grass.

Let's eat! Kaon ta! Syödään!

Dinuguan or Blood pudding stew

Dinuguan is a Filipino savory stew of meat and/or offal (typically lungs, kidneys, intestines, ears, heart and snout) simmered in a rich, spicy dark gravy of pig blood, garlic, chili (most often siling mahaba), and vinegar. (source wikipedia)

But this Diniguan I cook is special its from my parents recipe :-) they add lemon grass and ginger.

Soba soup

Potato Salad

Thank you to my friends from Germany Rolf and Mommy Thessie for sharing the recipe.  I must say this is delicious!

Kimchi hotdog

If you are addicted to kimchi must try this .  Recipe ---> http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/kimchi-hot-dog

Steamed pork buns

Recipe:  http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/jjinppang-mandu

Pork and Shrimp Dumplings

Emergency kimchi

Recipe:   http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/yangbaechu-kimchi

Bok choy seasoned with soybean paste

Recipe  :  http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/bok-choy-muchim

Linaga nga Baka or Beef Stew

Linaga and Kimchi

Linaga is the term for nilaga or stew.

This is very popular in Iloilo (Philippines) - it is a comfort food during cold weather and also summer time. I remember when I was young and my family owned a small karenderia(small restaurant) this stew was always served everyday. Students and jeepney drivers love to buy it and mix it with rice and even asking for extra additional soup.

Main ingredients are garlic, ginger, chili, batuan or can use tamarind, lemon grass, petchay or bok choy, jack fruit (langka), annatto , salt, pepper, beef stock, and beef.

This is Batuan for more info http://www.experiencenegros.com/batuan-fruit-is-the-best/

Achiote or annatto seeds

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bixa_orellana

Petchay or Bok choy and Jackfruit(Langka)

Beef, lemon grass, onions and garlic

Kimchi

The first time I tasted kimchi it was weird taste but the next day I learn to like it.  Until I fall in love with it.  

Recipe for kimchi:  for easy Kimchi http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-cabbage-kimchi-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-189390

for advance :D  http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/napa-cabbage-kimchi

Sweet Pancakes with Brown Sugar Syrup (Hotteok)

This is a Korean  snack and it is delicious! I really got addicted to Korean foods when my husband and me visit South Korea last 2013.  In the street of Myeodong you can see different kind of snacks and one of this is Hotteok.

For my filling I used mixed nuts and seeds.

Source of recipe:    http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/hoddeok

Grilled beef with Béarnaise sauce

I only season the beef with garlic powder, salt and black pepper.

The best Korean cook book

I am a proud owner of this Korean cookbook!   Big fan of Korean foods.  Thanks to Maangchi's youtube videos it is easy for me to follow Korean recipes but having this book is priceless :-).

Thank you to my husband for giving me this as a present :-* I love you.

Korean style spicy pork barbecue and Filipino style pork barbecue

Spicy pork barbecue I marinated with  Soybean paste, Chili paste, powdered garlic, little sugar and rice vinegar .

Filipino style pork barbecue I marinated with powdered garlic, powdered onions, apple vinegar, soysauce, kalamansi (if not available can use lemons), salt, black pepper and little sugar.

Easy green tea ice-cream

All you need are the following:  Matcha powder, vanilla ice-cream and powdered sugar

Inigo's special pizza

Homemade pizza is always delicious !

Beer bread

Beer + rye bran + mixed seeds = delicious bread :-)