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ABOUT CHUNGAH
I am the founder, creator, food photographer and recipe developer of Damn Delicious®, a website established in 2011. What started as a grad school hobby using a simple Tumblr account has transformed into my full-time job and business, connecting with millions of readers all over the world with recipes that are regularly featured in major media such as People, TODAY, and Bon Appetit, among many others.
Moving away from sunny Los Angeles, I now reside in the Midwest with my family and corgi crew, cheering on the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Why use Damn Delicious® recipes
- Trusted recipes. With thousands of recipes to choose from, I work with a team of women to test and re-test each and every single recipe to ensure that it comes out successfully in your kitchen (along with hundreds of five star reviews from fellow readers), whether you’re a seasoned chef or a first time cook in your college apartment.
- Focusing on quick and easy. Here at Damn Delicious®, we focus on quick, easy, and effortless dinners for the everyday home cook to show you that it doesn’t take much to make a homemade meal, especially during those busy weeknights between school pick-up and soccer practice.
- Easy to find ingredients. The recipes you find here require minimal prep and feature easy-to-find ingredients, making them no-fuss, affordable, and speedy. We’re talking minimal clean up, versatile pantry staples, one pan dinners, and budget-friendly meals with bold flavors for the entire family or weekend company.
- Tips, tricks, tutorials, and videos. Each recipe will feature helpful tips, tricks, smart shortcuts, and step-by-step videos setting you up for complete success in your kitchen every single time.
Cookbooks
- Damn Delicious: 100 Super Easy, Super Fast Recipes – My first cookbook features 100 recipes including quickie breakfasts, 30-minute skillet sprints, and speedy takeout copycats, inspiring you to whip up fast, healthy, homemade meals that are truly “damn delicious”.
- Damn Delicious Meal Prep – This cookbook is here to help you live a healthier (and more delicious) life! By taking the time to plan your meals, prep ingredients, and do some cooking ahead of time, it’s easy to have perfectly portioned healthy options at your fingertips for any time of the day—all while saving money.
Meet the team
CHUNGAH RHEE
New York, New York
Chungah, born and raised in Queens, is the founder and creator of Damn Delicious, established in 2011. She loves to travel, find new donut shops, and cheer on the Los Angeles Dodgers.
JANA NAWARTSCHI
BIELEFELD, GERMANY
Originally from Germany, Jana is a Boston-based actress, artist, and writer. When she is not on set or roaming the stage, Jana works behind-the-scenes, taking care of all things operational at Damn Delicious.
MARIAN COOPER CAIRNS
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Marian is the food stylist, recipe developer, and art director at Damn Delicious. Based in Los Angeles, you can typically find her eating nachos, pizza and hot dogs for breakfast.
REN FULLER
CHISINAU, MOLDOVA
Ren is the newest addition to the Damn Delicious team as a food photographer. When she’s not shooting or directing, she’s usually adventuring outside, building something for her home, or perfecting the perfect smash burger.
JENNIFER CHONG
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Jennifer is a food photographer based in Los Angeles. When she isn’t behind the lens, she is adventuring outdoors, traveling across continents, or chasing after her daughter.
KATHERINE IRWIN
NAMPA, IDAHO
As a lifelong food lover and creative spirit, Katherine started working on food photography, prop styling, and food styling in 2020. She loves listening to audiobooks while she crafts, cuddling with her cats, spending time in nature, and enjoying a good iced matcha latte.
LAURA HELLER
LINDSBORG, KANSAS
Laura is a cinematographer and creates the awesome how-to videos for Damn Delicious. When she isn’t behind the camera, you’ll find her songwriting in her home music studio, perfecting a new song on the piano, going on a hike, or getting a drink with friends.
BUTTERS AND CARTMAN
COLFAX, CALIFORNIA
Butters and Cartman are employees of the year for Damn Delicious. You can find them typically sleeping on the job by the toilet or stealing all the underwear and socks.
Let’s Connect
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Stumbled across your website while looking for some easy lunch ideas. I immediately fell in love with so many of your recipes. It also doesn’t hurt when a picture of Butter is thrown in there! I love corgi’s so much! He is too cute! Thanks for so many awesome recipes!
This “newer” website of yours is SO MUCH BETTER!!! Everything loads faster w/ no problems; THANK YOU!!
Hi Chungah,
I started following your blog when my husband and I lived in Ecuador for three months a few years ago. I have enjoyed many of your ideas. The roasted veggies look great, think I’ll make them with my supper meal tonight. We live in northern Alberta, Canada. It’s only mid October and there is a snow storm going on here as I write this.
From Ecuador to Alberta…ughhh how do you do it??
Have you ever made the Lemon Butter Chicken with any other kinds of chicken besides thighs?
Thanks
I actually haven’t!
I have tried your Parmesan Chicken with red potatos twice and it has been a huge success, sooo easy! And delicious. Thanks for that recipe it will come with me when ai travel to see my family in Australia and Malaysia!
Hi. I have many of your recipes and they are delicious! BTW, we have the same backsplash, black counters and white
cabinets..mine with a splash of red! This looks delicious. I going to try it soon. Looking forward to more.
I am so glad I stumbled upon your page through Pinterest! What an awesome website! I love everything I have seen so far. I even made one of your dishes for dinner tonight and it was Damn Delicious, even my picky 18 month old toddler enjoyed it!!! I have recently become more interested in cooking after having our son, I’ve always been a baker at heart, and I’m so excited about your recipes and the creativity they inspire!
Promptly ordered your cookbook, and I will be paitently (or impatiently!) awaiting its arrival! Can’t wait to wake up and try a breakfast recipe! Thanks so much! Look forward to exploring more!
I am a dude and I don’t really cook much but Chungah your recipes made me an instant culinary hero! Wife is expecting so I hope to make her some homemade meals so she can eat well. At first I was trying (my best) to replicate her dishes.. Now I’m making my own (Errrr.. With your help of course)
Thanks Chungah! Keep up the good and inspiring work! Love it!
I received my cookbook but the cover is on backwards. Has this happened to anyone else.
How strange! I’m so sorry about that. Can you please email contact@damndelicious.net with an image of the backward copy? We will get this sorted asap!
Keep the backward cover sounds great .
Received my cookbook yesterday and can’t wait and made the “Garlic-Parmesan Roasted Broccoli” tonight. It was perfect! Can’t wait to try more this weekend…THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!
of course taters son will be tater tot, right?
Well , I saw the corgi and I was sold. Cookbook ordered less than 2 minutes later. We share the same loves–corgis and food. My corgi is named Tater. We will send pictures your way when the cookbook arrives!!
Tater – what an adorable name!
YAY, the cookbook arrived! I can’t wait to go through it.
Chungah, I found your website with a google search for lettuce wraps and then when I saw the PF Chang’s lettuce wrap recipe and the comments I was sold so I made it and it was so delicious. So delicious in fact, that I decided to order your “Damn Delicious” book from Amazon Prime.
Great website!!!
Chungah,
You are Damn Amazing. Your recipes are easy and so damn delicious. I am from the South and love to make it simply and easy when preparing dinner or for a party. I can not wait for your cookbook. I will be buying six copies to give five away for Christmas gifts to my family. I wish you the best and I also love your Corgi, Butters.
My husband is a bread maker but can’t make soup, so long ago I asked him to please make anything for dinner, but not soup. My good friend and neighbor can only cook by recipe, so she emailed him yours for the slow cooker Tomato, Kale and Quinoa that she had found and was making this weekend. As soon as I looked I it I recognized it as yours so I said he could make it last night (Tuesday). You see, I was working until late and my daughter and SIL were arriving after a 10 hour trip bringing down their chickens, a large old lame dog and their anxious cat to stay for 2 weeks and keep setting up our cabin as their new home (next come the 1# – 2# fish they harvest they catch for food and that’ll be a historic adventure I bet). The soup turned out PERFECT! As Tony says, Digna’s not keen on Quinoa, so he substituted a handful of Barley instead. It was still PERFECT! First soup he’s ever made that is just delicious. So thanks. And now another follower of your recipes I bet. When his crayfish are grown and ready to harvest he’ll be looking up some new recipes and see if you have any ideas for him to use. His only recipes are Cajun New Orleans style. Me? I won’t be letting you know how they turn out because I’ll have to leave home for the day/night since I’m very allergic (anaphylactic) to any crustacian. So, Chungah, thanks for the great soup!
Your recipes look amazing. I just subscribed to you can’t wait to try some
I love you, your dog and your simple recipes! I’m enamored with your refreshing style . . easy does it!
Can’t wait for those scallops to melt in my mouth!
Bravo and thank you so much!
Mary Jane
Thanks for sharing all of your amazing recipes! You’re my “go to” site for everyday cooking! Wish there was a Damn Delicious app!!
THANK YOU Chungah!!! I first came to your website when I Googled “ginger salmon recipe” and it led me to your Sesame Ginger Salmon recipe. That recipe is fabulous! I made it again last weekend (on the grill) for 20 people and they all raved about it. Here is what I want to share with you and your readers: salmon holds together well enough that it can be grilled directly on the grate. Cedar planks are not necessary. Plus you get some charring of the surface which is nice. I use a digital meat thermometer and cook to a center temp of 130 to 135°F. Cut the salmon fillets into sections barely wider than your spatula so the meat is well supported when turning it. The salmon is ready to turn when the edges start to turn white. Salmon can be safely turned once or twice; more than that and it may fall apart. The thermometer I recommend is ThermoWorks’ model RT301WA, which is available on the the ThermoWorks website for about $20.
Well I was looking at my emails and you cooking recipes came on and I was very interest thank you.