Yakgwa (Korean honey cookies) 약과

Koreans have been making and eating these beautifully juicy, crumbly, layered cookies for more than a thousand years! Traditionally we had them only on special occasions and ceremonies, but you can make them whenever you feel like. Why not??

Crunchy Korean peanut cookies (Matdongsan: 맛동산)

These are the crunchy Korean peanut cookies that I had as a kid. When I first tried these cookies I couldn't believe such a delicious thing existed in the world. A lot of Koreans agree, and many of us grew up eating them. Now you can make them at home! I hope you and your family and friends...

Chapssaltteok (Korean-style mochi)

This is my first attempt to make the same recipe with 2 videos in English and Korean. Yaho! : ) I can't wait to share this delicious sweet and chewy rice cake with my readers and my fellow Koreans. Chapssaltteok used to be called "mochi" among Koreans, but these days everybody calls this...

Sweet, chewy, doughnut balls filled with sweet red beans (Chapssal...

Today's recipe is one of the most popular Korean snacks, chapssal doughnuts. They're a modern Korean treat combining traditional Korean rice cakes with Western style deep fried doughnut balls. On the outside the dough is crispy and chewy, and on the inside there's soft, lightly sweet red bean...

Dalgona candy with nuts

Today I'm going to introduce you to a very simple 2-ingredients and 3 minute cooking honeycomb toffee cookie (3 ingredients if you include the optional nuts) called dalgona in Korean. If you're in the mood for something sweet this is something you can whip up quickly. In the video I make mine...

Heukimjajuk (Black sesame seeds porridge)

Hello everybody! I'm introducing a delicious, nutritious, healthy, and simple recipe today. Ow ow lots of adjectives, huh? : ) It's black sesame seeds porridge! Are you saying, "Uh oh! Warm porridge on hot day?" But this porridge is good for any season. It's a very popular dish all year round...

Cinnamon cookies filled with bean paste (Gyepi-manju: 계피만주)

Today I'm going to show you a recipe I've been working on for a while: Gyepi-manju (계피만주), which are cinnamon cookies filled with bean paste. These cookies were created by Koreans to look and feel like western style cookies. You can find these cookies at any Korean bakery these days, but when I...

Chicken dumplings (Dakgogi mandu: 닭고기 만두)

What's a good food for the summer time?! You are looking for something fun and easy to eat? Something portable and bite-sized? It's mandu time! : ) Mandu are Korean dumplings, and I'm very happy to share my chicken mandu recipe with you today. Mandu is usually made with pork or beef, or a...

Sesame peanut candy (Kkae-ttangkong gangjeong)

Today I am introducing you to a delicious, sweet, crispy Korean dessert: a sesame peanut candy called kkae-ttangkong gangjeong. This is my version of a traditional Korean candy made with sesame seeds (called kkae-gangjeong) or peanuts (called ttangkong-gangjeong). I wanted to make these...

Kkotppang: 꽃빵 (Steamed flower-shaped buns)

Let's make kkotppang this time! Kkot is "flower" in Korean and ppang is "bread" or "buns". I love the cute name: kkotppang kkotppang, I can't stop saying it! : ) I first learned about kkotppang when I lived in Columbia, Missouri in the 1990s. Our Korean expat group used to have a potluck...