Tuesday, February 15, 2000

A LIFE FULL OF CHARITY


Happy? Sad?Lonely?Curious? (sounds like a dating service ad)We often experience things like these..but never hesitate to call a friend whom you know will always be there.

I was wondering what was life is all about...i may sometimes sound serious but most of the time you can see me smiling..thats me ..thats charity and thats should be your life... a life full of muahhh charity!

Love having this blog and how can i ever thank my voltes team with the laser sword for teaching me to be more hi-tech once in awhile...wow...my own blog who can imagine i could have my very own... Slowely i can put some effort to make this full of charity..full of life and full of things that hope everybody can enjoy.

As promised a life full of charity and hope i can make your day whenever you visit this blog. my antics?nahhh will try to get serious up here.(if i can).

Tuesday, January 25, 2000

Duejjang Chiggae


Duej Jang Chigae
(Bean paste and vegetable stew)


Ingredients:
• 1 medium size potato
• a zucchini or a squash
• 1 medium size onion
• garlic
• 1 green chili pepper
• 7 dried anchovies
• 1 green onion
• 100-150 grams of tofu
• soy bean paste (doen jang)
• 4 shrimp
Almost all Koreans love this food, and I think you will, too!
1. Prepare a ceramic pot to put all the ingredients in.
2. Peel the potato, cut it into 2 cups worth of cubes, and put them into the pot .
3. Cut zucchini into 2 cups worth of cubes, and put them into the pot.
4. Cut your onion into chunks, and put them into the pot.
5. Slice your green chili pepper, and put it into the pot.
6. Prepare 7 large dried anchovies by removing their heads and intestines, chop them up, and put them into the pot.
7. Chop up 4 shrimp and put them into the pot.
8. Mince 5 cloves of garlic and put it into the pot.
9. Your pot will now be 2/3 full with your ingredients.
10. Submerge everything in water and cook it over high heat.
*tip: Don’t put too much water, just enough to cover everything
11. When it starts boiling, add 4-6 tbs of bean paste, stir the stew, and keep cooking
12. When the stew is sizzling and all ingredients are cooked, cut your tofu into cubes, chop up 1 green onion, and add them to the stew.
13. Occasionally stir the boiling stew with a spoon.
14. Serve it with a bowl of rice and other side dishes.
*tip: to check whether or not the ingredients are cooked, taste the potato.