Cooking Mag Mommy

I've never kept track of how many recipes I've made in one day but today may have been a record. The Korean menu in this month's Gourmet magazine has 14 recipes and I made every one. I guess I technically made 3 of the recipes last night but that's still a lot of dishes for one meal. For that many dishes I was pretty impressed with how easy the menu was to put together. Several of the recipes were for banchan, or small dishes that are served alongside the main course. Pickled ingredients are a common banchan so I made the Cucumber Apple Pickle and the Soy-Pickled Jalapenos the night before so they could sit in the pickling mixture for 24 hours. For the Cucumber Apple Pickle, all that was necessary was some slicing and combining of ingredients. These pickles were Richard's favorite dish. The vinegar taste was light and did not overpower the sweet of the apple and the freshness of cucumber. The jalapenos were appropriately hot but still flavorful with a hint of sweet...