A Fat Girl's Food Guide to Eating in Korea

March 2015 archive

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Mar
2015

Breakfast Quesadillas

categories: Recipes

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I adore brunch, it’s probably my favourite meal of the week, I don’t know why but there just seems to be something magical about it, probably the booze. Now as much as I love brunch I can’t always afford to go out to eat, but thanks to the mammoth portions at Costco I always keep a well stocked fridge. These breakfast quesadillas are the perfect dish for brunch as they are quick and easy to make and you can do it all in just one pan. I paired mine with salsa, guacamole, and sour cream as for once I had all three on hand but just use whatever you have, it is brunch after all. And the best thing about eating at home is there’s no need to get dressed #winning!

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30
Mar
2015

Maddux Pizza

categories: Restaurant Reviews

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Food Blogging can be such a fickle mistress sometimes, you take a few weeks out to go on vacation and almost instantaneously you are way behind the restaurant times. Maddux Pizza has only been open a few short weeks but it’s already proving to be very popular on the pizza lovers grape vine. The small yet ample restaurant is located in the every growing myriad of Itaewon’s back alleyways just up from The wolfhound.

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29
Mar
2015

Spring Gardening

categories: Shopping, Vegan / Veggie Friendly

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Spring is here and the lovey sunny weather has really sprung me into action into planting up my herb garden all ready for summer. Every year I plant a few seeds so I can enjoy fantastic fresh herbs in my salads, dips, and cocktails. This year I have planted cilantro, dill, basil, mint, and oregano. I also bought myself a mint and basil plant over in the flower market in Gyeongridan to get things started and all the rest are sown from seeds I got from Daiso. They have such an array of gardening stuff and it’s all dirt cheap so why not give it a try. You might be surprised at how well things like basil and mint grow here, and the benefits of having your own fresh herbs on hand are priceless.

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27
Mar
2015

Coffee Expo 2015

categories: Festivals / Special Events

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Hurray it’s that time again, a time when the world’s hot beverage purveyors come together to take part in Seoul’s greatest Expo – the Coffee Expo! I went last year and had the most wonderful time, the amount of coffee and tea products available was insane. The whole place was filled with hard to find goods.

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26
Mar
2015

Smore Surprise Cookies

categories: Baking, Recipes

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Not being American it wasn’t until adulthood that I discovered the joy that is smores. For some reason the amazing campfire treat of cookies, marshmallow, and chocolate completely bypassed mother England. Why? Who could say for sure as it’s such an amazing combination. I decided to try out these treats after bringing back an ungodly amount of confectionery from New York, that coupled with the fact I was itching to do some baking after catching up on a few episodes of The Great British Bake Off. After that it all came together rather easily, I made a little cup shaped cookie in the muffin pan, shoved in a mini peanut butter cup and topped it with a marshmallow. If it’s possible they taste even better than they sound and will certainly be winging their way into my regular baking repertoire.

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25
Mar
2015

Brera

categories: Restaurant Reviews

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When Il Gattino came to Haebangchon I was as happy as a clam, their wonderful home made Italian food was the real deal and just what our neighborhood had been longing for. They were a massive hit straight off the bat, thanks to their fabulous food and the friendly and welcoming atmosphere that owner Giovanni provided. However with the popularity came the crowds and they soon found that their current location was a tad too small, so they left HBC and went off in search of bigger premises. Finally after being denied the pleasure of eating their wonderful food for over two months, they finally opened up their new restaurant called Brera in Beotigogae, and I went straight there to check it out.

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24
Mar
2015

Chicken Soup for the Seoul

categories: Recipes

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I’ve been feeling rather glum since I returned home from New York, which is probably due to my monumental jet-lag I’m suffering from. I seem to be exhausted during the day and and fidgety and awake at night. The lack of sleep is making me feel very stressed and I seem to have a gnawing ball of anxiety I just can’t seem to shift. Whenever I’m feeling sick I always turn to my favourite comfort food, chicken soup. For me it is the miracle cure all reviver, and I always used to make this for dinner every Monday night to refuel my body after a weekend of non stop partying. I whipped this up yesterday for my dinner and I’m already feeling a 100 times better. The fresh noodles really help give the soup a lot of depth, and really help to fill you up, you can find them in any Korean supermarket in the refrigerator section and they are super quick and easy to make. The best part of this dish is that I’ve got plenty of leftovers in the freezer for next time I’m feeling under the weather.

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19
Mar
2015

Day 7 – NYC – St Patrick’s Day

categories: Travel

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The city was awash with green coloured clothing yesterday, as the people of New York took to the streets to watch the parade and get absolutely shitfaced in honor of St Patrick’s Day. I kicked off my morning by watching the parade, though for an Irish parade there certainly was an awful lot of tartan and bagpipes. But anyhow it was a glorious day and and certainly a sight worth seeing.

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