Author: Maggie

Please help a mission in honour of a beautiful soul.

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Just a few hours ago, my family suffered a devastating loss. In memory of my sister, we would like that people donate and share this gofundme acct for the mission where she worked. She is a bright, beautiful, wonderful soul. Please help, or share as you can and she truly lived this sentiment every day of her life: Life is for loving, love is for giving http://www.gofundme.com/liberiamission Her message: ATTENTION: Have you ever mowed a lawn to get enough for a pair of shoes? Or to save for a trip? You ever did extra chores for a little allowance from your parents? Well…let me tell ya: We were meant to be in school till December when suddenly the Gov. changed its mind and closed with 1 week notice. 30 of our students chose to stay with us to help do some maintenance, construction and general repairs around campus. That way when it’s time to get their school bag, uniform shirt and pens…they won’t have to beg their parents. Plus, they get to learn and use the trade …

Fionn McCumhail and the Salmon Blue Cheese Egg Muffins

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“A trout in the pot is better than a salmon in the sea.”

~Irish Saying

One of my favourite Irish legends is the story about Fionn McCumhail (pronounced Finn McCool) and the Salmon of Knowledge. In this legend, Fionn was the apprentice to a very wise poet who had been trying to catch the salmon of knowledge for years. It was said that whoever ate this salmon would have all the wisdom and knowledge in the world. One day, while Fionn was still living with Finnegas, Finnegas finally caught the salmon. He gave the fish to Fionn to cook, admonishing him to not eat any. When Fionn brought him the cooked fish, he noticed something different about the boy. The salmon had gotten a blister whilst cooking, and Fionn had popped it burning his thumb in the process. He had then sucked his thumb and consequently, without this knowledge, had gained the wisdom of the salmon. Finnegas realised that Fionn was the one who had fulfilled the prophecy and so he ordered the boy to eat the remainder of the fish. Afterwards, anytime that Fionn needed to gain insight or wisdom he would suck on his thumb.

Savory Crepes with Stir fried Vegetables [Re-post from Sejong Dish]

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Note: Hi everyone, I want to apologise first off as you’ve probably noticed I haven’t posted much this last month. New recipes will be a little scattered over the next few months as well as I am finishing up in Korea and moving home. Further, I will be travelling the month of September but more on that later.  Consequently, other things have taken a slight priority over cooking: eating at all my favourite restaurants, weekend trips, goodbye parties, editing all my packing etc. I hope to post at least twice a month with a new recipe and the next one will be up soon.  Regardless of whether I get to post a new recipe twice a month I will still participate in the In My Kitchen Series by Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial and the Tell ’em Tuesday Link Up by Kim @ peeled.  “Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” ~LM Montgomery Before I ever even really fully conceived the idea of “Spoon in a Saucepan” one …

In My (Korean) Kitchen – June 2015

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Wow, that month has flown by! I can’t believe that it is already June and I am in the homestretch of my time in Korea – just 9 brief weeks are left!  This last month has incredibly busy and the next 9 weeks promise to be even busier. However, despite the craziness, once again, I am participating in the “In My Kitchen” blog series by Celia of Fig Jam and Lime Cordial that provides glimpses into other bloggers kitchens. It’s a great way to be introduced to new blogs, new recipes and a great community. In my kitchen, this week were some leftovers from a wonderful meal with my friends here in Korea. On Sunday, we all got together and ate some Egyptian, Turkish, Indian and Bangladeshi food. I provided most of the food from raitas to Korma to Koshary. Some of my friends also made carmalised bananas, masala chai, yellow rice and naan bread. Everything was amazing and the company, as always, superb. The leftovers included chicken korma (top right), koshary (t-l), khichiri(b-r) and cholè (b-l). (Only a …

Say Kimchi: Cucumber Kimchi (Oi Kkakdugi 오이깍두기)

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A couple of months before I moved to Korea, my nephew had his first birthday. At that time, my younger brother was living in Korea and sent home some traditional Korean clothes for my nephew to wear to celebrate his big day. Consequently, we had a Korean/Asian themed birthday party for him incorporating some Korean traditions and food. One of the traditions that Koreans do for a child’s first birthday is to display on a table several items including a spool of thread, a book and money. Each item means something different for the child’s future: money equals wealthy, thread equals like life, and books that they will be a great student. With my nephew, we didn’t have everything that we needed, so we substituted other items and gave them different meanings. It was great fun watching him picking different things up.