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Traditional Korean Party Menu Ideas for Holiday Dinners!

JinJoo — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 23:19:54 +0000

How to plan a Traditional Korean Party menu for your next holiday dinner – whether it’s Thanksgiving or Christmas. My menu planning tips will help you cook a perfect feast for your family this Holiday – big or small and in a more simplified way. UPDATED 12/3/2022 Traditional Korean Party Menu Ideas A Traditional Korean
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Korean One-Pot Meals – Cozy, Easy and Yummy

JinJoo — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 15:52:29 +0000

Korean One-Pot Meals that are tummy-warming and satisfying without the use of tons of cookware – from soups and stews to noodles, and tender, braised meats packed with flavors! These dishes are sure to become some of your favorite go-to meals. Although I love to cook, even for me there are days now where I
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Korean Meal Planning Guide with a Sample Week Menu

JinJoo — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 05:06:39 +0000

You can use this guide to make your Korean meal planning and prep easier and yummier. Because I am a firm believer in food pairings, I believe you don't need to cook many Korean dishes to have a wonderful meal. You just need a few dishes with awesome flavor combinations to enjoy the most scrumptious dinner (or lunch).

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I know I have said this a few times before, I have often experienced and seen Korean meals where there are several side dishes (like 6-7 or more) but where most banchans are all spicy and they all fight each other when it goes in your mouth. And when you are done, you don't remember thinking it was an amazingly delicious meal.

When I plan my menu, I try to do it so that there's a good balance in flavors, for example - here's a quick snapshot of my Korean Menu Planning process --

Spicy (like Yukgaejang) & Mild and Creamy (Gamjajeon, Potato Salad)
Rich (like Kalbi BBQ) & Tangy and Sweet (like Radish Salad)
Rich and Hearty (Galbijjim) & Fresh, Light and Spicy (Kimchi Salad)

As much as I love cooking, I don't like to spend too much of my time and energy on a meal where it won't be fully appreciated. I would rather make 3 dishes that go wonderfully together than 7 dishes that individually are delicious but when served together in a meal.. it's not as amazing as it could be... Perhaps, I'm just an engineer at heart.. haha..maximum impact with minimum effort!!

It just makes me so happy when I hear how everything tastes so wonderful TOGETHER.

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16 Korean Recipes for Thanksgiving Dinner!

JinJoo — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 03:52:06 +0000

[caption id="attachment_10264" align="aligncenter" width="723"] Korean Thanksgiving with Friends[/caption]

Korean Food for Thanksgiving!?

YES! Why NOT?? Above is a picture of our Thanksgiving feast with friends and their families from 2 years ago. For the last 10 years, we have been lucky and blessed to have been included as part of a "family": a group of friends and their children who have been celebrating Thanksgiving together almost every year for their 25+ year friendship. Being a first generation immigrant and not having family close by, Thanksgiving usually was a quiet small family (of 3) event unless we traveled to my sisters' (#1 and #2) families (which was always wonderful). So, having these local group of families to celebrate the holidays together has been such a blessing and we are always so grateful to them for adopting us. 😍

Anyway, in the picture you can see that we had Kimchi Tofu and Japchae mixed with the usual Turkey, stuffing, Caesar salad and brussel sprouts!

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Korean BBQ Fusion Dinner – Menu and Recipes

JinJoo — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 07:49:30 +0000

I was originally going to post this right after the party that took place in August but oh well, other things took priority. I know summer is almost over but I thought it would still be good to post this now in case some of you may want to use some ideas for a Labor
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Best Korean BBQ Party Menu and Tips

JinJoo — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 14:23:11 +0000

Korean BBQ Party Menu and Tips Koreans LOVE BBQ in the summer. In Korea, when you visit the various parks, mountains and rivers, you will see that Koreans will find a way to grill everything, whenever and wherever they are. Most Korean pensions (Korean’s version of Bed and Breakfast but without breakfast) will usually have
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A Korean dinner party

JinJoo — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:57:05 +0000

Recently, I hosted a Korean dinner party for our American friends at home- some of whom have never tasted Korean food before. So it was a bit of a challenge to come up with a menu that could show the authentic taste of Korean food but at the same time would not be too much
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