On x-mas eve i had dinner with my family, & Frankie came by as a guest !
he hasnt seen my parents for 4 years, and the last encounter wasnt a good one.
But things went so great during dinner.
i think my parents forgot the incident 4 years ago. (sorry wont re-cap on that story)
anyway, dinner went very well, & we had lots of yummy food to eat.
Frankie dropped by with a few gifts, a bottle of wine for my parents, with a cute
oriental outfit FOR the bottle, 2 bottles of Pomegranate Sparkling Cidar for
us & the Boys, and a big bag of Seasonal Ghirardelli Chocolate for all of us.
yum~
We ate Glazed Ham, Smoked Turkey, Swedish Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole,
Korean BBQ, & Baked Mussels~
Oh, and on Christmas day, i was invited to Frankies house for a dinner party with
his family (sadly i dont really have too many pictures of that party)
but i LOVE his family ! Its so big !
haha, i guess since i grew up in such a tiny family.. being around so many
family members has always been a dream for me ~
we had so much food there as well, we had a Hot Pot Setup,
with squid, vegetable greens, shabu-shabu beef, shrimp, rice & udon noodles,
sausage, meatballs.. ahhh ! too many to list ! but it was delicious
i ended up having a ton of fun on both days,
Christmas for 2010 was truley an enjoyable one
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| Our Beautiful 8ft Christmas Tree |
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| Presents for a Big Family haha theres ALWAYS socks in one of the gifts. we always get them for Christmas |
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| Baked Mussles these are heavenly! They're creamy, warm, and the perfect side dish for any meal. Recipe ; - about 20 half mussels (i used frozen) - 1/2cup onion, finely chopped - 1 egg - 1 cup mayo - 1/3 cup green onion - 1/2cup masago (fish caviar for sushi) - 1 tsp pepper in a mixing bowl, mix all ingredients together except for the Mussels & Masago. (Be sure to clean and wash the Mussles before preparing them) Put about 1 tsp of the mayo mixture onto each mussel & then 1/2tsp of masago on top. Bake at 350 degrees F , until mussels are tender & topping is golden & bubbly, |
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| Green Bean Casserole with Fried Onions we make this every Christmas and Thanksgiving, so easy to make and yummy~ Recipe ; - 1 Campbells Cream of Mushroom soup - 2 Cans of green beans , drained. (14 oz each) - 1 tsp black pepper - 3/4 cup milk - 1 container of French's Fried onions (6oz) Mix soup, milk, pepper, and green beans in a casserole dish, stir in 2/3 of Frenchs Fried Onions, and bake at 350 Degrees F for 30 mins, or until casserole is hot. Stir & top it off with the remaining Fried onions, bake it for 5 mins, & serve when onions are golden brown |
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| Peter Struggling with the Smoked Turkey Hahaha ! his funny facial expression as he was carving the turkey |
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| Table Setting our pretty table, not all of our foods been placed yet, i took this picture as the food was coming out. but if you guys want the recipe for an amazing potato dish "Swedish Potatoes" is the one to try! |
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| Smile for the Camera ! we took a break from eating to snap a photo |
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| Eating our Christmas dinner i had alot of fun, we had great conversations, laughs, and everything felt good at home for once |
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| Family & Frankie at the Dinner Table i thought this picture came out perfectly~ |
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| Dress for a Wine Bottle aww so cute ! i think my mom read that it means "goodluck" ? even tho we`re korean, my mom was taught how to read a bit of chinese in her highschool years. i think students are still taught chinese, in korea. |
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| Cheers ! wine & apple / pomegranate cidar ~ |
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| Cocos Plate aww, i didnt forget about coco! he gets a plate every Thanksgiving & Christmas as well~ ! |
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| MmMm ... beats dogfood anyday ! |
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| Time to Open Gifts ! .. WHAT THE HELL SANTA!? Good Lord Almighty ! PETER PLEASE! |
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| Oh My God , COCO ! i swear.. my dogs a gay . |
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| Coco really wants his gift.. |
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| To: Coco From: Me a new doggie bed! now can you PLEASE sleep in your own bed ?! and stop sleeping in the middle of mine WHILE hogging all my blankets !? |
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| "The Kids" waiting to get our presents ! cocos happy that hes already got his... lucky bastard |
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| Yay Santas Passing out Gifts ! ..... WITH pants ! |
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| Yay ! Present for me the photographer finally gets a gift~ hehe |
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| Raise Up Your Gifts ! |
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| Hide Yo` Kids! Hide Yo` Wife ! haha, niklas is holding up my gift to the family ~ here is the recipe for the (Gingerbread & Cake Lollipops) |
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| Gazing at the Lit Houses |
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| Walk On Balboa we took a walk on Balboa beach, after eating & passing out gifts we saw all the decorated houses, this one actually had a merry-go-round on the top, with Roudolph in the lead, dragging Santa`s sleigh |
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| i Guess Turkey Does make You Tired~ coco seems to enjoy his new bed . ZzzZzzz.. |
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| Christmas at Frankies! Yummmmm his mom makes the best broth! this was used for the hotpot. she made a hugeee bowl of broth, & had two smaller pots (filled with this broth) on portable heaters for 2 tables. there were so many people, even with 2 tables it wasnt enough space . haha! funnnn ! |
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| A Few Dip-ables for the Hot-Pot ! yumm ! some Fish, Shrimp, & Shabu-Shabu beef |
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| Condiments & Add-Ons for the Hot-Pot peppers, cilantro , sauces, rice noodles, & sausages |
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| Dig In ! Alot of Frankies family members dropped by, there had to be atleast 40 people! amazing how big his family is ! he doesnt even know how many cousins he has ! i only have 8 cousins .... & no family members who live in Cali *sadface |
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| My Gift To Frankie's Family a home-made gift basket ~ filled with beautiful goodies Thank you for having me over for Christmas i love you guys dearly ~ Recipe for the (Ginger bread cookies & Cake Lollipops) |
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| White Elephant Friends got together, the day after Christmas to exchange gifts and have a BBQ , a fun way to end Christmas week~ |
hahaha
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