is there something you want us to make?

Posted on March 30, 2010 | 11 Comments

Hey everybody!

We are stumped on what to post next! Is there a Korean dish or Chinese dish you want us to make? Or any other dish–we are willing to experiment! :)  Please let us know on the comments page!

Thanks!

-Tasty

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Tasty Oven Spaghetti

Posted on March 28, 2010 | 3 Comments

Hello! Here is a popular dish that is commonly seen in Korean pasta/pizza/Italian restaurants: Oven Spaghetti. It is very simple to make and very tasty to eat as well!! This will be a very pretty presentation dish as well if you use a casserole dish. We got mini loaf pans and made individual sized portions. Have fun with it!

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tasty kimchi jjigae revived

Posted on February 7, 2010 | 2 Comments

hello everyone! it’s been a very long time, hasn’t it? :) we’ve been busy with school and these days, we do not have the time to experiment with food like we have in the past. these days, we eat and cook what we know and get on with our daily hectic lives! we’ve been eating a lot of our regular staples and one of these dishes includes the ever so delicious and hearty kimchi stew/kimchi jjigae. :) one of our very first posts on tasty meals was this very dish, but my mom’s version. her version is very sweet due to sugar and much simplified. here, we show you how to make the more common form of kimchi jjigae that you can find served in restaurants. it is not sweet, more porky and sour & spicy. we love this version! we hope you like it too.

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Hi!!

Posted on January 26, 2010 | 1 Comment

Hi everyone!

It’s been super busy over here in tasty land, but stay tuned because we have cool recipes to share with you all soon! =P

-TH

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San Diego !

Posted on December 28, 2009 | 2 Comments

Happy Holidays!  We spent the past weekend down in San Diego for a quick getaway from the hustle and bustle of LA and all the traffic.  We’ve both been to SD many times but this was our first time visiting Sea World!  The weather was really cold and windy but bearable to say the least.  We got to see Shamu and all of his friends in his show “Believe.”

Shamu doing what Shamu does best!

Trainer doing tricks!

We shared a beef sandwich that was cut from a standing roast.  The beef was surprisingly well flavored and tender.  It was served on a nicely warmed cheese bun with a side of very good potato salad.  We also got a pickle on the side and a drink so the total was somewhere around $18 but it was pretty good food for a theme park.

After Sea World we had dinner at Nobu San Diego!


We both decided to get their special holiday day prix fixe menu for $50 instead of their $90 regular Omakase.

There were two choices per course you could select from and we tried to get the most variety out of the menu but we both wanted the salmon sashimi salad!  The salad had a very good dressing and the salmon was decently fresh.

After the salad, we shared the wagyu beef gyozas and the king crab cakes.  The crab cakes were served on top of a wasabi aioli sauce – super yum!

The beef course came and it was a filet of beef served on a very hot plate much like teppanyaki.  The beef was super tender, not sure if it was quality of beef or a tenderizing agent they used.

This is Nobu’s signature miso black cod.  OMG! This was the best fish we’ve ever had in the most simplistic form.  The fish was perfectly cooked, well seasoned with a hint of miso flavor and finished with some ponzu, teriyaki type sauce.  A must try!

Next came, the chef’s choice sushi selection.  The problem we have with chef’s choice is that they either try to get rid of fish that isn’t selling well / left over, OR trying to introduce new types of sushi to guests.  Either way, the tuna wasn’t that fresh and the sweet shrimp smelled really fishy.  The squid wasn’t that great either…

Next came dessert.  We got the warm chocolate lava cake with green tea ice cream served in a little cute bento box.  This was very rich and tasty!

Finally we got a selection of home made mochi ice cream.  From left to right: pistachio, passion fruit, and raspberry.  Nobu’s homemade version was super tasty and a great way to finish the meal.  Hot green tea was complimentary and paired well with our desserts.  Why get coffee when tea is free =P

Happy Newyear everyone!

-Tasty

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Tasty Gamja Tang or Potato Stew/Casserole

Posted on December 15, 2009 | Leave a comment

Hi Everyone. The weather is getting chilly and your sinuses are clogged. Instant remedy is GAMJA TANG or potato stew. This spicy delish is a favorite of ours when it’s cold. The soft pork with the hearty potato with amazingly rich and spicy broth. YUM! Did we mention this dish was spicy? We like ours with extra extra heat and have a tums handy nearby. haha. No, we’re half kidding. :)

This dish usually uses aromatic herbs like perilla leaves, but H hates cilantro, perilla leaves, anything that gives off the heavy scent. So, we resort to putting in other vegetables like bok choy, nappy cabbage, etc. If you want the authentic kind, we suggest using perilla leaves.

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Tasty Carbonara Pasta

Posted on December 8, 2009 | 2 Comments

Hello Everyone! We hope that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. After eating turkey and side dishes for 2 weeks straight, we decided we needed a change. I was craving for some pasta, so K decided to make carbonara pasta. This is a simple and very delicious meal to make that does not take that many ingredients. It is cheesy and creamy…and we go overboard on bacon. Did we ever mention that we LOVE bacon? :P haha. Anyways, we enjoy  this dish often at home, and we hope that you enjoy it as well.

What You Need

  1. spaghetti
  2. 1 cup grated/shredded parmesan
  3. bacon/ham/pancetta–we used bacon
  4. two eggs
  5. 1/2 cup-3/4 cup heavy cream
  6. 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  7. 1 clove garlic diced
  8. 1/4 cup chopped onion

What to Do:

First, begin by boiling some pasta in salted water. This recipe makes about 2 servings of carbonara sauce. We used about a little less than 1/2 the spaghetti bag. Next, separate to egg yolks into a bowl.

Add in the cream. Depending on how much cream you put in, you will get a creamy or noncreamy pasta. If you like your carbonara kind of dry, do not put all the cream in…maybe about 1/2 cup will do. If you want creamy, put in 3/4. Stir with a fork and break up the eggs. Add in the cheese into the mixture.

Next, chop and dice the onions and garlic.

Next, get your meat and chop into small pieces. We used about 5 slices of bacon. This was a little excessive, but hey, we love bacon. :)

Now, heat the pan and begin to saute the meat. Once the meat is half way crispy, put the onions and garlic in. Saute until the onions are translucent the meat is crispy. There was a lot of bacon fat when we fried the bacon up.  Drain away the excess bacon fat. Add in the nutmeg.  Turn off the heat and set aside.

Next, when the pasta is done, using a slotted spoon, add the pasta into the bacon pan and stir.

Add in the cheese mixture and mix. You can do this over very low heat. Avoid overheating, because this will cause curdling of the sauce.

Now transfer over to a plate, and you are done! Black pepper to taste.

ENJOY!

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