Category Archives: Chef Kelly

korean sushi, gimbap or kimbap (translation – “seaweed rice”)

cooking three days in a row!  Yum~ Yum~ 7 ingredients 1. egg 2. carrots 3. cucumber 4. gobo (japanese burdock) 5. spinach 6. yellow daikon 7. kalbi marinated beef Rice & Roasted Seaweed  

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Chicken or the egg? What to eat when you’re feeling sick… Tamago Mari & Chicken Soup

Been celebrating, post-detox and our wedding anniversary – whatever excuses to dine out at new places, many of which were just plain awesome~  Most of which I’ve reviewed on Yelp including Lucques, Osteria Mozza, Il Pastaio and around the other side, … Continue reading

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Simple and easy decadent breakfast sandwich recipe – Croque California

What is it about white bread?  The bad-rep’d Wonderbread kind, that calls your name now and then, no matter how much you try to disconnect any association with this fluffy, squishy refined white flour invention?  Maybe it’s nostalgia growing up with … Continue reading

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Korean Kimchi Recipes and Ideas – What to do with leftover kimchi

After a week of liver detox (no – it’s not part of AA – as one vendor at the Farmers Market asked…), and no cooking – I found a whole pickled kimchi in the back of the fridge that was … Continue reading

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Annual Detox, liver cleanse with Dr. Schulz = no food for 3 days…

I’m not the “hard-core” kind of a person to be detoxing, eating raw food, wearing birkies, hemp clothes and becoming a vegan.  But I do think that for all of the times you’ve had something you knew was bad for … Continue reading

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One pot Korean recipe – Mushroom risotto (made in rice cooker)

               Last meal before my annual detox, in mood for some comfort food, I pulled out the rice cooker and put together a super easy and tasty recipe for a mushroom risotto, korean style.  … Continue reading

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Fruit sushi – show time for the neighborhood get-together.

fruit sushi, catering-style~ Lesson learned today.  Don’t underestimate how much more energy and prep it takes cooking for more than 4-6 people, even if it’s not “true cooking”.    Decided to impress the new neighbors by my culinary creations of … Continue reading

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Fruit sushi this Sunday…at "meet the neighbors" get-together. What's fresh and in season?…

Going to the Farmers Market this weekend to pick out some beautiful, sweet fruits to make fruit sushi again.  I need some high impact goodies to make first impressions on meeting the neighbors.  Last time I checked, peaches were getting … Continue reading

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cupcakes with plums

cupcakes w plums Originally uploaded by kelpunk Tried using cherrybrook kitchen’s non-dairy box mix over the weekend. Bit gummy but still very tasty. The watermelon plums from the farmers market were perfect that i sliced them super-thin and topped the … Continue reading

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Korean dolma recipe using korean perilla leaves (aka purple mint, japanese basil, shiso leaves or "kkaennip")

My mom has a bountiful garden this summer and I’ve gotten my share of cherry tomatoes, zucchini, shishito and korean peppers, eggplants, and of course, the ever-growing korean perilla leaves.  These leaves are typically steamed then marinated or pickled and … Continue reading

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