Aaron's First Birthday Party!!! (Sept. 1, 2007)

Korean Childrens Day

May 5th is Children's Day in Korea. Parents dress their kids up and take them out to museums, parks, zoos, etc. for a fun day of activities. We took our kids over to the Korean War Memorial where festivities were all around!

Little kids wrestling for a color book prize!
Korean Honor Guard drill demonstration
Korean Honor Guard
Korean Marines!

Recipes: food, family, and friends...travel and tradition

I spent the late afternoon putting some of my favorite recipes back in their box after having them accumulate, from frequent use, next to my stove. New favorites were also transcribed from their scraps of paper onto new recipe cards. I love my recipe collection. It makes me feel close to family and friends when we are so far away. New additions also remind me of where we have traveled. Hotteok and kimbap are new additions entering the box today.

Hi Seoul Parade

Palgakjeong at Dragon Hill Lodge

Palgakjeong a Traditional Korean Pavilion

Design on the Palgakjeong's ceiling

Ceiling and one of the corners of the pavilion.

Dolsot Bibmbap

Dolsot Bibmbap "Stone Pot Food Rice" Craig's and my favorite thing to eat at our favorite Korean restaurant!
Bibmbap all mixed up. Bulgogi and bap (rice) for the kids and many different sides! (Kimchi, radish kimchi, leeks, fried fish, and bracken among others).
My family enjoying our traditional Sunday lunch at Manna.