Like a Phoenix...

I recently emerged from the ashes of a brief cooking slump.  I mostly enjoy cooking but there are many a days when the mere thought of making dinner puts me in a funk.  The solution usually involves foodnetwork or a trip to the library to checkout some cookbooks.  The latter did the job and I am newly inspired.  Plus, I tend to eat proper portions when I do the cooking.

Seafood scallion pancake (haemul pajeon) - not the best thing to make on a hot summer evening.  The recipe called for rice flour which made the pancake more dense (which i didn't like) and more crispy (which i liked) than the flour only recipes.

I was in the kitchen for what seemed like hours and this is the fruit of my labor.  Doesn't look like much.  On the left is corn jeon (pancake) and I don't think I will be making any sort of jeon in the next few months.  Jeon should be left for the non-summer months.


Inspired by my error, I decided on a more season appropriate menu.

Angel hair pasta with tomatoes, basil and fresh mozzarella.  I always enjoy angel hair more than I think I will.  There are certain foods which I think I don't like but actually do - like mint.  But more on food prejudices at another time...