Korean Mochi Bread with Black Seasame

So today I decided to make these delicious little Korean Mochi buns. They have a beautiful crust on the outside and they're soft and chewy on the inside. Mmmm so good!  Last time I made these buns with my mom, we burned them unfortunately and they didn't turn out as well as I thought they would. But I made them today and they turned out beautifully, so I'm glad. They only thing I would change is probably seperating some egg yolk and basting them on top of the buns before baking so they have a nice brown crust on top, but they tasted good either way!





The turnout! You can really see the doughy crevices in the little balls of delciousness! I actually just used a mix bought from  a Korean super market but I would like to learn how to make them from scratch. They were easy to make dough wise. Just add an egg and a small amount of water or milk. My mom usually adds water. I was thinking of just using water because I don't have milk. I did, however have a carton of plain soymilk and decided to try it out, and it turned out fine!

Here you can really see the mochi-like consistency of the bun. It really is a good snack to munch on or good to put out when you have company over!





Chili Lasagna

A simple meal to combine two delicious foods: lasagna and chili. To the joy of my boyfriend who declares that this claims a spot on one of his favorite dishes cooked by me. :)

This picture shows the amazing cheesy layer on top. It is a combination of Monterey Jack and Cheddar, I believe and some sprinkled Feta cheese as well. Oh and I used slices of Mozarella Cheese for the base of the cheese layer.

This is the inside of the lasagna. You can see the chili layers. I simply replaced the tomato sauce with chili sauce. I put corn and olives in the lasagna as well. It turned out better than I expected and it fed a good amount of boys, so I was more than pleased!

A simple salad that I paired with the lasagna. It is a lettuce and spinach mix with sliced carrots, corn, olives, fresh avocado (recently bought from the local farmer market) and some feta cheese. The salad is adorned with a basic olive oil and balsamic vinegar dressing with some fresh cracked black pepper on top.