I got home last night and went to the commissary today to find they took out the organic food section they had. They put some of it with other stuff and got rid of other things. I guess my sister will have to send me some things in the mail that have a good shelf life. I am going to try to go to the Korean E Mart tomorrow to see what they have available.

I am bummmmmmmmmmmmmmed. and mad.....

I will just figure out how to make it work.

They also took out all the fresh chicken. The inspectors did not like it the last time so I can only get frozen chicken until further notice.....YIKES!!

Wow that would be the pits for me too! I hope you are able to find something soon!

Wow...I would be upset. I am hoping you will find something soon.

Ah.. Darlene, you are back in Korea... in the madness of starting the school year here I didn't even realize that you would have gotten on the plane already. Yup.. it is past Aug. 7. When do you start school?

As far as the commissary goes make sure you mention which items you miss in writing to your commissary manager. It does help. You are really limited to what American products are available.. but don't forget all the Korean open markets as well as the Korean E mart you mentioned.

I so miss being able to pass by a fresh outdoor market or roadside cart and buying produce and such for dinner. Then again, I never lived on the post so the markets were something I passed several times a day... I imagine that you do live on the post.. am I correct?

Ah, does the commissary have the oats? Kefir?

The commissary had neither the oats or Kefir. I was trying to figure out the Korean yogurts but I can't read. BF and I are going to the E Mart tomorrow and I hope he can translate. I am going to be making more Korean food I think this year than I have before due to the lack of non processed foods in the commissary.

I have a great Korean cookbook in english for anyone else who would like to order it ..."Eating Korean" It has americanized recipe for people in the states and the korean versions for people like me who can actually get most of the ingredients.

I have a lot of water weight right now and I was considering making the seaweed soup because I know I can get rid of a lot of it that way. I am going to get a beef brisket this afternoon and boil it for beef stock. I think I will also freeze some for recipes later.

Ah, this is too bad.

Sounds like a really good idea. You will find many Korean foods are made from unusual roots, leaves, etc. Really good stuff if you are going to give it a try.

One thing I have noticed about most Korean cookbooks written in English is that the recipes are usually selected based on the Western palate and expectations. There seem to be a lot more meat based dishes and not a big emphasis on oodles and oodles of vegetable and root side dishes. Still, there are some wonderful ideas in them.

I tutor English to some of my friends here in the States (they are Korean), in exchange they teach me how to make Korean dishes that I've never made before. It is a win win situation.

hmmmmmmmmmmmm you are making me hungry! I am back at work.. and it is very difficult and stressful. I don't think I've cooked much all week. Wish you would cook for me tonight!!