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[mytime]

I cook at home twice a day virtually every day and frankly I am all out of ideas as far as making new and easy-to-cook food is concerned
So what kind of food do you make for yourself?
Anything to reccommend?

[jaganath69]

We cook a lot of Indonesian food, mie goreng (Fried noodle), satay ayam/kambing (chicken /goat/lamb), rendang (curry) and tahu (soy bean cake). Find your nearest Asia Mart and you can get most of the ingredients. Alternately, cruise Itaewon or Ansan and shop at the Pakistani/Bangladeshi shops.

[Son Deureo!]

Some of my latest creations have been:

lentil-tofu chili
ratatouille
clam chowder
avgolemono (Greek lemon chicken) soup
sweet potato pie

All of those were easy to make with local ingredients. Well, except for the lentils in the chili, but you can get kidney beans, or use black beans instead.

[kotakji]

A good carbonara
ground sausage chili
etouffe (though I probebly cant spell it hehe)
lots of different indian curries
I really enjoy cooking and my hand has the chop marks to prove it!

[Homer]

We cook many dishes (Korean, Japanese, Thai, Western dishes too)...

We find most of what we need at E-mart, Home plus or the local open air market....

Jags...upon reading your post...when are you inviting me for dinner mate?

I'll bring the beer....

[jajdude]

Chicken bresses (they're gawsome)

And fish (sang son nim)

Add veggies, spices, curry, whatever, lots of good meals.

Spaghetti, easy enough too.

[twg]

Does making a peanut butter and jam sandwich count as "cooking"?

[Ya-ta Boy]

[Ya-ta Boy]

There are some soup ideas on this thread:

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=66556&highlight=recipe

[rockstarsmooth]

fajitas
pad thai
spaghetti with meat and tomato sauce
pasta with olive oil, various veggies (roasted peppers, artichoke hearts, capers), toasted pine nuts, and feta cheese
chicken soup
green curry with shrimp and tofu
french toast
rice pudding
most ingredients can be found at the local grocery store, tortilla bread, artichoke hearts, pad thai sauce, and green curry paste i picked up in itaewon. maple syrup, cinnamon and vanilla for the french toast came with me in my luggage.
eat well!
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[ajuma]

Check out http://www.cooks.com/ . You can find recipes for just about anything...it might jump-start you in other directions...


twg: A cook after my own heart! To me, making a salad is cooking!!!

[Return Jones]

These days lots of Mexican dishes - deluxe nachos, tortillas. Curry dishes, too. Never get tired of that stuff!

[Sleepy in Seoul]

I baked bread the other day - two beautiful loaves and more to come. I often grill chicken breast/s and have grilled chicken breast, tomato and cheese sandwiches. On hot, fresh bead, there's nothing like a bit of vegemite. Shepherd's pie, chocolate self-saucing pudding, curry, 닭갈비 when I feel like it and more. Perhaps for Christmas I will make a trifle and do up a baked bread roll thingy with nutella and mixed fruit inside.

[ajuma]

Sleepy in Seoul: vegemite What IS that stuff?? Tried it once....and that was enough for me!!!

[ChopChaeJoe]

I like to fry up a bit of pork, chicken, or beef -- but not too much, then add sprouts, sweet potato (koogoma), onion, kim chee, and other veggies, a small bowl of water, about as much gochu as two fingers to the second joint, stir fry and eat.

As far as I know, it doesn't have a name, but it's probably for dinner in a lot of korean homes tonight.