I'm a Korean mom of two, living in New York. Between school drop-offs and figuring out which grocery store actually carries decent gochugaru, I cook a lot of Korean food for my family — and somewhere along the way I started writing it all down.
Seoulmate is that notebook, opened up for you.
What this is
It's three things I live every single day: the Korean food I make for my kids with ingredients you can actually find here, what I'm learning about raising children between two cultures, and the small home habits that keep our days from falling apart. No gatekeeping, no perfect-life performance — just what genuinely works.
Why I write in English, from a Korean kitchen
Most "Korean recipe" sites either assume you have an H-Mart next door or water everything down until it's not really Korean anymore. I sit right in the middle: real Korean cooking, adapted honestly for a US kitchen. When a substitution works, I'll tell you. When it doesn't, I'll tell you that too.
How these posts are made
I use AI to help with drafts and some images — but every post is fact-checked and edited by me before it goes up, and the real photos and personal notes are mine. I don't publish anything I wouldn't actually cook or do myself.
What I promise you
✅ Recipes I've actually made, with honest notes
✅ Real talk on parenting — no judgment, no fake balance
✅ Tips you can use today, not someday
Say hi
Questions, requests, or just want to swap kimchi stories? Email me anytime at 📧 ozzam.co@gmail.com.
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