Summer in Korea

By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Doha Ali  Photos∙Video = Doha Ali I'd be lying if I were to say that the weather in Korea in t…

Easy Chilled Root Vegetable Soup

In the summer, I love making cold soups - just toss a bunch of stuff in a blender, add stock if it's not already liquidy, and…

Charred Carrot Salad

I am really in love with charred carrots. I've made them at least twice before ( here and here ) and will make them again an…

If it's time to play with mud, it's time for the Boryeong Mud Festival

By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Alfonso Delgado Photos = Alfonso Delgado How I wished that the Boryeong Mud Festival was just in S…

Thai Beef Salad

It's not even Summer yet and we've already had some sizzling weather on the East Coast. When the weather is warm and I do…

Pressure Cooker Thai Corn Soup

Corn season is now upon us here in Ontario and that means bushels of the sweetest, tenderest Peaches and Cream corn imaginable an…

Spicy Lemongrass Gazpacho is Winning Summer

Okay, so when I complain about it being too cold, there being too much snow and starting whining that I need some warm, sunny wea…

The Week in Yum - St Lawerence Market Summer Series

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Roasted Fingerling Potatoes, Radish and Red Onion in Tomato VInaigrette Celebrates Summer

When EarthFresh comes calling and offers me a couple bags of free potatoes so I can come up with a new recipe, I am always in. E…

Spicy Gazpacho with Jerk Pickled Shrimp Will Become Your Favourite Summer Dish

So, it's the end of June and it's finally getting really hot and that means I don't want to eat hot food anymore. I s…

Pasta With Raw Tomato Sauce and Bocconcini

One of my absolute favourite ways to eat really ripe tomatoes is in a raw sauce with pasta. I spent some time in Milan and this w…

Musings: Wake Me Up When September Ends

What has Stew Been up to? I'm back! ... that is, if you guys even knew I was gone haha. But for anyone who  was  wondering, n…

Musings: Joys and pains of moving, friends and barbecues and random links

Cheapest way to purchase lentils, chickpeas, chia seeds in Korea (that I've found so far) If there's one thing that's…

Pickled Cherries

When I was a kid, cherries were my favorite fruit. My mother used to talk about how I begged for them on trips to the Broadway Ma…