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Hi Friends! Happy Sunday:) Earlier tonight, we had an early birthday dinner for my SIL. We had Pork Ribs BBQ, mac and cheese, corn bread (Hubs baked). My SIL also requested that I make sweet and sour fish (escabeche). So this morning, we went to our Asian market and got Red Snapper to use for dinner. The dinner was yummy, Ribs were tender and flavorful (my DIL ordered from local BBQ place) and the Escabeche turned out crispy and great (I used Panlasang Pinoy recipe).

Happy Birthday to my SIL, Julia! Thank You for being such a great and generous Auntie to the kids:) We pray the Lord’s blessings and protection over you!

Our Asian Market is always busy on the weekend, they have more Chinese and Korean products here and hardly any Filipino products. I ended up snagging some Filipino chips that I plan to share with the kids!HA. Our Major Filipino store is 45 minutes away from us. We do visit there like once a month! I got some Korean noodles like the Chapagetti( Hubs and kids really liked this).

I got some hydrangeas from the garden this afternoon! They’re all really pretty right now:)

Have a great Sunday evening friends! Take care:)

Hi Friends, last week we took the kids to the movie theater. Regal Cinemas are doing their $2 summer movies and our local Regal is participating. We really don’t take the kids to the movies these last couple of years because lots of the movies are not appropriate for young kids. So last week, we watched Clifford the big red dog (I have no idea when it was released?!HA). Hubs was able to join us, so it was a family affair!

The popcorn was more expensive than the tickets!HA. The kids were surprisingly well behaved the entire 80 minutes.

So for this week again, they had Paw Patrol showing so we watched it (minus the Hubs) and the theater was jam packed! I guess Paw Patrol is really popular!

After the movie, I was puttering around the yard and took pics of my hydrangeas (roses too). They’re so pretty right now!

Mia and I baked banana bread yesterday, so we enjoyed it with milk and coffee for me! YES to homemade goods!

Have a great rest of your Wednesday friends! Take Care:)

Hi Friends! Happy Monday:) We had a fun weekend with my little family. We visited a beach that wasn’t very close to us just so we could get out and enjoy the sunshine. We checked out Juanita Beach in the Kirkland area. It was really nice! The water was clear and they had a nice boardwalk and park that the kids liked. What a nice cozy area! We decided to visit Shake Shack after the beach because it was like 10 minutes away and we’ve never been to Shake Shack here in WA (we’ve had it in NYC and Vegas) and we really like their burgers (I personally don’t care for their milkshakes).

This past Saturday, we also went to Costco to get their frosted coffee and sushi but ended getting some other things(UGH! Prices are so ridiculous, I don’t think it will go down anytime soon). We enjoyed our sushi and coffee (pizza for the kids) at our local park. It was a nice little afternoon picnic:) Thank You Jesus for a great weekend!

It’s been a busy Monday afternoon here friends. Mia had her dental appointment close to dinner time. I made Filipino soup called Pork nilaga before her appointment. We will have an early night as Hubs is also very busy from work today.

Hello Friends! It’s the 4th of July holiday here in the States. I hope you had a wonderful time with your family and friends, eating well and staying safe. I thank God that we are living here in America, despite the crazy things going on in this country I’m still so grateful that my kids were born and raised here. God Bless and protect her!

This morning we attended our city’s parade and fun activities. It was hot and crowded but the kids enjoyed it, so it was worth it for Hubs and me to go! HA.. We had hotdogs and milkshakes to celebrate, and invited my In laws. We are just relaxing right now and enjoying Korean drama (we are watching Celebrity).

Take Care friends!

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:)

Hello Friends! Happy weekend:) We spent our day at the beach park today. This is new to us so the kids were excited to visit. The water was still cold so we didn’t spend time in the water. We did check out the dock area and the playground! It was a nice, small beach park. We plan to come back again this coming summer months!

Mia wanted Chic fil a after, Hubs didn’t want to because we visited Chic fil a 2 days ago, but I didn’t mind!HA. She said “I just love chic fil a so much!” Daddy gave in:)

This morning I cut two more double delight roses!

We had a little picnic this week at our local park! Feels like summer time:)

We had a playdate with our little friend from Mia’s old preschool! Kids had a blast and I had a nice time with my mommy friend.

This week a little bunny has been visiting our yard! The kids gets so excited every time.

Mia had her last week of Co-op school. We had burgers from five guys to celebrate the day:)

Have a wonderful Saturday evening friends. It’s memorial day weekend here in the US. It’s a holiday to remember the men and women and their families who made the ultimate sacrifice for our Country’s freedom. We are grateful for their sacrifices!

Take care friends:)