Month: June 2023

Hi Friends! Happy Monday:)

We had a nice Monday here at home. My In laws visited and took the kids to the park so I had a little nap while they were outside!HA. Not a lot going on aside from doing housework, homeschooling with Mia and hanging out with Hubs. My little introvert self is pretty content:)

We had Chicken Parmesan for dinner and I’m surprised it turned out so good. I really don’t like to cook chicken breast because I tend to dry/overcook them so I’m glad it was moist tonight. Hubby approved!

What I’ve cooked lately (June), we also had couple of take outs and pizza nights.

I made InstantPot Pork carnitas and we really like this one.

I have this Curtis Stone cookbook, I made 2 of his recipes! I like this because he’s so direct in the instructions and simple to follow!

This Oxtail soup was inspired by our trip in Hawaii last February! We dined at Liliha Cafe and this was one of their popular dishes. I can’t wait to go back to Hawaii:)

Chicken Teriyaki!

Meals this week include Hamburger, Steak! It will be sunny this week so simple and quick bbq dishes will be great:)

Happy Cooking friends! Take Care!

Happy Sunday Friends! Just having a relaxing afternoon here and enjoying some kdrama (Love with Flaws) it’s an old one. My little family had a day trip yesterday and we visited Deception Pass State Park. It’s my first time seeing the park but I know that it’s a very popular destination here in Washington state. It’s 1 hour and 50 mins drive from our place (plus traffic so basically 4 hours of driving!). It’s a lot of driving (I think!) but Hubs and I really wanted to see and expose the kids to our beautiful state so why not!

We really enjoyed it and plan to come back. We promised the kids that they can go swimming next time. They also have campgrounds around the area. Lots of family having picnics and bbq. The water is very clear but still so cold (they have a “warmer lake – cranberry” that people were swimming/kayaking in!

The view was amazing! Hubs got a little freaked out carrying Matthew!HA

On the way there, we stopped by at Chic-fil-a! The closest one to our house is temporarily closed for renovations so it’s been a while since we got CFA, my must is their frosted coffee. It’s my favorite!

Lots of greenery on our way home!

We got home around 5pm, and we were all tired and hungry. We decided to order from our local Korean restaurant. We enjoyed beef bulgogi and seafood pancake (Haemul Pajeon).

Have a great rest of your weekend friends! Thank you God for a fun and safe weekend road trip:)

Take Care!

Hi Friends! We had a great Father’s day weekend at home, celebrating Hubs and DIL yesterday. Hubs baked a carrot cake, DIL grilled pork belly bbq and steaks. Dinner was extra special because we ordered Snake River Farm steaks and they are some of the best steaks we’ve had. This is our second time to order from them and they didn’t disappoint. They are very pricey steaks but for Fathers day it was worth it! Everything was delicious and everybody enjoyed our meal:)

Some of the appetizers I prepared: prosciutto with melon, beets with arugula and goat cheese, pulled pork bruschetta, and salmon dip (hubs made).

My In laws bought crab cakes and shrimp (paired with cocktail sauce).

Vietnamese Lemongrass Grilled Pork! Delicious and so flavorful. I really love lemongrass and pork combination:) I marinated the pork belly for 24 hours!

The Snake River Farm steaks that Hubby Sous vide then Charcoal grilled! The most tender and flavorful steaks

We also had scalloped potatoes and bourbon glazed carrots!

After dinner, kids gave Papa and Daddy their cards. Lots of family time after, enjoying carrot cake (Hubs did a great job! the cake was so moist). Happy Father’s day to my Hubs. Thank You for leading our family well!

Hi Friends! Hope you’re having a great Saturday. We just got back from grocery shopping at Trader Joe’s to get some things for tomorrow’s dinner (we are having my In laws over to celebrate Fathers day with us). Yesterday, Matthew had his last day of school (PreK) but he still have 2 more years of PreK!HA. Thanks to God that it was a great year for him, he had fun and it was a wonderful time for him. He has made so much progress. Mia is homeschooled so we really don’t have an “official” date of last day of Kindergarten, etc. To celebrate yesterdays event,we had lunch at Five Guys:)

Earlier this week, our local Costco finally opened a sushi section. This is the only sushi section outside Japan. They are made in the store. I know in some parts of Costco Hawaii they do sell sushi too but they are not made in-house. Hubs and I were excited to check out their selections. We got the California rolls with real crab and assorted nigiri. We really liked it for the price we paid. We are looking forward to trying their sashimi (it was sold out) when we got there.

I’m trying to remove plastic dishes from my kitchen so I got these pyrex containers from Costco too. It was on sale ($20) and I’m glad I got a box,they are popular in my area.

It’s been a rainy week here, Mia and I got to check our strawberry plants and we noticed that our strawberries were eaten by some bugs. I don’t expect to be harvesting sweet juicy strawberries soon!HA

Have a great weekend friends! Happy Father’s day to all the Dads celebrating. We appreciate you all and see the handwork you do for your families:)

Hi Friends! How are you doing? We’ve been enjoying summer weather here already so my little family has been having picnics at the park, biking, and walks around the neighborhood. We saw a deer yesterday during our evening walk. I got more flowers to put in our front so I’ve been planting them this week! I’ve cut more roses and have them in the kitchen.

This past weekend, our neighborhood was hosting a Lego Expo and we checked it out because Mia is into legos. She uses our dining table to build more legos and I’ve had enough of legos today so I sent them to our bonus room this afternoon. I want my dining table back!HA

Matthew is almost done with school (next week is his last week). Typical day at our house. Mia having her online school and I’m having tea/reading.

Have a great Wednesday night friends! Stay safe:)