The Korean Vegan

Hey Reader! This missive comes a day early (for most of you) and will be the only one you'll see in your inbox this week! I figured even I deserve a break for the holidays, so in lieu of a longer newsletter that includes my Weekly Musings, today's newsletter will be this week's Recipe Roundup--Holiday Edition! Here, I will share with you what I'm planning on making for my Holiday Dinner (we celebrate Christmas) this year! As promised, the lineup will include my mother's Baek (White) Kimchi,...

Hey Reader! As the temperatures continue to drop (even here in SoCal), I thought I'd deliver to your inbox both a soup recipe and a kimchi recipe. This Gochujang and Roasted Carrot Soup will warm you right to your toes. But also? It tastes better with kimchi (I mean, doesn't everything?). Plus, now's the perfect time to make kimchi. It's a fairly labor intensive process and therefore, the cooler weather will ensure you're not pouring sweat into your pickled cabbage (I mean, unless you want it...

Hey Reader, If you're new here, you're probably interested in This Week's Recipe Inspo: Gochujang and Carrot Soup. If so, scroll on down towards the middle and you'll find it. Otherwise, the beginning of this email will include my weekly musings on this or that--today, we're talking about The Anatomy of Friendship, which includes a new Korean Vegan Podcast episode with my dear friend, Nabiha Basathia. But if you're really only interested in the recipes, I get that. Click here and from this...

Hey Reader, If you're new here, you're probably interested in This Week's Recipe Inspo: The Best Vegan Carrot Cake. If so, scroll on down towards the middle and you'll find it. Otherwise, the beginning of this email will include my weekly musings on this or that--today, I'm talking about the weaponization of "therapy speak." But if you're really only interested in the recipes, I get that. Click here and from this point forward, you will ONLY get the recipes on Thursdays, with my Weekly Recipe...

Hey Reader! I dunno about you, but colder weather always makes me want to dig into a big bowl of pasta. Feel me? This week's Hero Recipe is meant to scratch precisely that itch: Pasta e Ceci. What is Pasta e Ceci? It is Italian for "pasta and chickpeas." So, as you might have guessed, it is a pasta dish featuring chickpeas! I had the pleasure of eating it while I was in Italy earlier this year. Our cousin, Roberto, is a wonderful chef and he taught me to make it. It takes only 5 ingredients...

Hey Reader, If you're new here, you're probably interested in This Week's Recipe Inspo. If so, scroll on down towards the middle and you'll find it. Otherwise, the beginning of this email will include my weekly musings on this or that--today, I'm talking about the "friend breakup." But if you're really only interested in the recipes, I get that. Click here and from this point forward, you will ONLY get the recipes on Thursdays, with my Weekly Recipe Roundups! Otherwise, read more for a short...

Hey Reader! The morning after a holiday is always a special time. Either you're exhausted and worn out and a little grumpy from all that Black Friday shopping, or you're feeling happy and warm and loved with your family still sleeping while you sip on your morning cup of joe. I'm usually somewhere in between. Either way, I'm almost always inspired to make pancakes. I don't really like pancakes, but I know my husband does. And if his brother is in proximity, I know I need to double up the...

Hey Reader, If you're new here, you're probably interested in This Week's Recipe Inspo. If so, scroll on down towards the middle and you'll find it, along with a few other suggestions for Holiday Mains. Otherwise, the beginning of this email will include my weekly musings on this or that--today, I'm talking about the Science of Gratitude. But if you're really only interested in the recipes, I get that. Click here and from this point forward, you will ONLY get the recipes on Thursdays, with my...

Hey Reader, If you're new here, you're probably here to snag that FREE EBOOK I practically sold my soul to make for y'all. If that's the ONLY reason you're here, scroll on down towards the middle and you'll find it. The rest of this email will include my weekly musings on relationships, mental health, and storytelling. Today's essay is on why I hate text messages LOL. But if you're really only interested in the recipes, I get that. Click here and from this point forward, you will ONLY get the...

Hey Reader, I wanted to share two stories with you this morning; two gestures I've been turning over in my head the past few days: Story 1. On November 8, 2016, I got dressed, brushed my teeth, put my shoes on, and got into the passenger seat of my boyfriend's car. He said nothing. Maybe the radio was playing? I don't remember. I gazed out the window. Everything looked white, blasted with too much light. The trees bore leaves that appeared dried out. The pavement seemed somehow.... harder....