Happy Thanksgiving!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving!!

Korean New Years Day Tradition

Dduk-Mandu-Guk is a "must eat" on New Years Day for Koreans everywhere. We've been eating it for breakfast/brunch every January 1st for as long as I can remember. It is a delicious soup that consists of beef, little chewy rice cakes, and dumplings. It is garnished with a little bit of green onions, egg and roasted bits of seaweed. It is your typical Korean comfort food. It goes really well with a bowl of rice. My mother also cooks a mini feast to go along with this soup and we take the time to pay respects to our grandparents who have passed away. Husband and I also pay our respects to my parents (this gesture is called seh-beh) who in turn shower us with wise words and blessings (and if you're lucky, money!) for the new year.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!! I hope everyone stuffed themselves and also remembered to give thanks. For those of you shopping on Black Friday, try not to get trampled on! I on the otherhand will be avoiding the shops at all costs. Time is money and waiting in those lines and navigating through throngs of people is just not worth it. Instead, the Husband and I will be resting our still full bellies!

Mummy Dogs and Freaky Franks

Last weekend Husband and I went up to San Francisco to visit the Older Sister and her family. After the weekend, we took a few days coming back down so we could enjoy the California coast and therefore I haven't been able to update the blog for awhile. So although it is a little belated, I want to share the creative Halloween dinner my sisters (yes! Middle Sister came for a visit as well) and I prepared. It mostly consisted of finger foods to make it easy for everyone walking around either watching the World Series or handing out candy. Older Sister is such a fun mom and got a lot of cute ideas from the website Weelicious. Click on the links for the original recipes.

Mummy Dogs

Hot dogs wrapped in pizza dough with mustard eyes

Freaky Franks covered in "blood"

Sausages with pasta in marinara sauce

Carrot Pineapple Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing

A few other dishes

Chicken Wings, Sliders, Asparagus, Tots and Sweet Potato Fries