I'm Jeong-ah Yeom
When we moved to America, the hardest part wasn't the big things. It was the small ones: which cabbage to buy, what to pack for lunch, how to make friends at the park. I started writing them down so the next person wouldn't have to guess.
미국에서 가장 어려웠던 건 작은 일들이었어요. 다음에 올 누군가가 덜 헤매도록 적기 시작했어요.
Jeong-ahThe path here 여기까지 온 길
Where I learned to cook from my mother, by taste and not by measurement.
Our first American home. Snowy winters and a lot of new words.
Rain, ferries and a small town by the water. Where this diary began.
Jeong-ah's favorites 정아의 최애템
See the whole shelfQuestions I get 자주 받는 질문
Where do you live?
In Edmonds, Washington, about twenty minutes north of Seattle by car.
Do you sell the products you write about?
Not directly. Some links are affiliate links, and every one is marked.
Can I use your recipes?
Of course. Please link back to the story if you share it online.
Why English and Korean?
So my American friends and Korean friends can read the same story, and so my kid grows up with both.
How can I suggest a topic?
Pin a note on the Board. I read every one.
My kitchen in Edmonds
Outside the diary 다이어리 밖에서
Most weekends I'm filming for 맛잇쪄 욤 or steaming rice cakes for my small brand, 욤떡.
Work with me 협업 문의
Brands, shops and local businesses: if you make something women here would love, tell me about it. I only share what I've tried.
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