Maangchi's letter to you

Make homemade bread 🍞 & kimchi grilled cheese 🥪 plus stories and photo from my readers and viewers! [Maangchi's letter] A sign of spring! Spring has barely started and there are no leaves on the trees yet here in New York City, but I definitely feel many signs that spring is on the way. I saw [ssuk(mugwort]() growing up from a cracked rock in Central Park last weekend. What a strong will to survive! It’s one of the first things to grow in the springtime and a sign that winter is finally over. [Ssuk (mugwort)] Ssuk (mugwort) Are you asking me if I picked them and brought them home to make soup? No, no! I wanted them to entertain more passerby just as they did to me. I have some spots in New York where I forage for ssuk every spring, but I had to skip it last year during the lockdown. I’ve been wanting to have a ssuk foraging picnic with you guys for a long time. Hopefully next year! New recipe: Homemade bread Over the last year I’ve been [making my own bread]( because my favorite bakery has closed. I had to develop a good bread recipe for myself. [Here you go](! It’s fluffy like a sponge and moist, which how I like it. I named this bread [pandemic ppang](. Ppang is bread in Korean, so now you can guess why I call it pandemic ppang. The pandemic made me develop this recipe! I will probably never need to buy a loaf of bread for the rest of my life, I’m just going to make this. New recipe: Kimchi grilled cheese [Grilled cheese made with homemade bread, homemade kimchi, and mozzarella cheese](. It’s so easy to make and delicious! [Fantastic looking kimchi grilled cheese made by my reader] Fantastic looking kimchi grilled cheese made by my reader My reader [bear_hands_bapsang]( on Instagram made kimchi grilled cheese “This brilliant mingling of ingredients is a culinary awakening/surprise in its simplest form. Before the first time we tried kimchi and cheese together in a dish my husband and I never imagined it would be something we would enjoy but it’s become one of our most favourite guilty pleasures so it was a very natural action to try the current trend of cheese and kimchi toastie (kimchi grilled cheese)…” Happy to see many people are making bread! [My reader akiaki]( said her husband made this bread. It looks so good and fluffy! [Gaylene Smith]( [Gaylene Smith]( [@GayleneSmith6]( Just made @[maangchi]( pandemic bread. What a treat and so easy. House smells of home made bread. Delish. [#homemade]( [#bread]( [( [12:28 PM - 20 Mar 2021]( [Jessica's fluffy and soft bread!] Jessica's fluffy and soft bread! Jessica says: “Best sandwich bread recipe so far. Maangchi’s Pandemic Ppang! ” Ooh whoo happy happy! Making kimchi on Reddit My long time reader [ama-ebi]( on Reddit [posted her kimchi making photos](. The salted cabbage, vegetables, and the kimchi paste, everything looks perfect! Yes, it looks beautiful! [White kimchi]( is so delicious and refreshing, even if you like spicy kimchi you should try making it someday. ❤️ Amazing messages from my readers! ❤️ I’m always inspired, entertained, and impressed by my readers’ comments and notes. Here are some great ones I got recently that want to share with you. My heart was broken when I read [Angel â€]( comment!: My mom and I used to watch you together, she died in November 2019. Whenever I watch you Ms. Maangchi, I can hear her through your voice. Thank you for being another source of our bonding when she was still alive. More power! One of my readers [Coral and Puppies]( has made 10 recipes from my website during the Corona lockdown. I have since tried out 10 of your recipes as our one main (delicious) dish during Lent 2021 Corona Lockdown. Still have a long way to go and you have opened up a whole new world in Korean cooking for me. I love watching your programs. Thank you and you deserve your success. [Oki 50]( who used to work as a seaman on a Korean ship shared how he loves kimchi!: I remember 30 years ago, when I was working as a seaman on a Korean ship. Sometimes I saw our Korean cook making a huge volume of kimchi, usually with raw octopus. I ate Kimchi every single day from breakfast, lunch, dinner, or late snack when I made Korean ramen. Sometimes, I just ate kimchi by itself, so yummy! Thank you Ms. Maangchi, love from Indonesia… [Breanna O'Bryan]( made [Cream ppang]( (custard buns) and said: Twenty six years ago when i was stationed in Korea I fell in love with the custard buns. I made them, they were so good. It brought back memories from my youth. I enjoyed mine with chilled green boba tea. Thank you again. Stay safe and I will see you next month on the first! Love you! —Maangchi Did you enjoy this issue? [Yes]( [No]( [Maangchi]( Maangchi [@maangchi]( My monthly letter to my readers is sent on the first day of every month at 3pm EST! 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