About
{Revised on March 31, 2013}
My name is Sook and I am a blogger.
Yes. I blog. About me. Food. and everything else, really. I am so glad that you decided to stop by at my little space. The fact you are here to learn more about me and my blog means a lot to me!
Where to start…. Well, I was born in a little town called Hugokri in Gangwondo, which is up north of South Korea. It is actually located near the 38th parallel bordering South and North Korea. My dad was a military man for a long time, until I was about 9 years old. Then we moved to a bigger city called Nonsan in the central province called Chungnam. I spent most of my youth there… until I was granted an opportunity to serve as a missionary in Mesa, Arizona when I was 21 years old. (Click HERE to learn more about my beliefs if you’re interested) I spent about 18 months (one of the best experiences ever!) there helping people.
After completing my service as a missionary, I went back to Korea for three months and prepared to go to school at Brigham Young University Idaho…. there I met and married my sweetheart Sean (aka the hub). We have two adorable and very energetic boys together.
I started cooking seriously after I married Sean. When we were in college, we were so busy with school and work, we always ate out… you know what that does to you. Yes, we gained tons of weight and our health wasn’t in good shape anymore. I was pregnant when we graduated and when my husband got a job in California, I decided to be a stay-at-home mom (which is the BEST decision I’ve ever made). I started to cook more at home… I wasn’t so great at the beginning, I must confess.. But I realized that the more you cook, the better you get. I absolutely love cooking. And taking pictures of yummy food and writing about it makes me happy. And apparently it makes the hub happy, too…
This blog is about (but not limited to) food, culture, and the people of Korea. However, I will be posting other great recipes that I come across. I love cooking every type of food. I can’t promise I will only post Korean recipes… Then the other kinds of food I make will be sad. And I hope that you enjoy reading my blog. I certainly enjoy writing it.
Thanks for reading.
Gamsahamnida (Thank you),
Sook Bunton 숙 번튼
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I love this! I’m sending your website to my sister-in-law. My brother served in the Seoul West mission and later lived in Daegu with his wife and daughter while he taught english for a year. I know they will love your blog! Thanks for sharing–and I can’t wait to come back!
Sook, i’m so glad i found your site. I just discovered korean food and so far, what i tried is delicious . I love korean culture, i’m planing to visit Korea next summer . Unfortunatley i don’t have many korean restaurants in my area and now i’m looking for korean grocery stores to buy the ingredients . if you know any stores in Boston area, please let me know.
Have a wonderful day with your boys !
Lilly
Hi there!
I stumble upon this wonderful blog from Pinterest..ha! Im a hugeee foodie! There’s this great tofu house ( kaju tofu house) in Allston. They have the best soondunbu’s around! Love your blog btw, Sook!
Happy New Year!
Hi Serena! Thank you so much for your lovely comment! I am so happy that there are people out there who enjoy my blog. I am definitely going to blog more often now that the holidays are over. :) Soondubu is one of my favorites! Mmm… sounds really good right now.
I am super pumped that i found a site where Korean recipies are posted by some one who is actually Korean. As a young Korean-American holding on to the asian side of my cullture is very important to me and seeing all these new and cool recipies are really intersting. I’ve gotten so many cool ideas from you site, thanks!
Thank you so much for making this blog! I love Korean food, and I’m excited that I can make some delicious food for both myself and my Korean boyfriend. I love eating chung gukk chang and kimchi even though I’m not Korean. I’m really excited to try making your goguma milk shake recipe in the future too! Thank you so much! 너무 감사합니다!
Totally passing your blog on to my sister and sister-in-law. They both served in the Taejon mission.
Awesome! I am from Daejeon area called Nonsan! Thanks, Cindy.
Love your site. I am a Canadian married to a Korean and I just started blogging too. It is fun isn’t it? I’d love to guest post sometime.
Passing by and saying Hi … this Korean cares none for religion, but appreciates the recipes and great recipe pictures. Keep on posting!