We dropped Brian off at the Missionary Training Center in Provo today and now all of our children are on missions!
Mark is in the Texas San Antonio Mission, Spanish speaking and will be returning in May.
Brian will be in the MTC for two months and then heading to the California Carlsbad Mission, also Spanish speaking.
We had a great time looking through these!
Brian competed in the regional Sterling Scholar competition today. Finalists for the state competition were just announced and Brian was selected as one of the state finalists in Speech and Drama. Brian now goes on to the state Sterling Scholar competition on March 4th. Congratulations to Brian!
Partly to help us gather our favorite recipes into one place (instead of a growing number of cookbooks that we are unable to find room for) and to provide recipes to others that may be interested, we have started storing our most commonly used or favorite recipes on a website. Please visit Carey Family Recipes if you would like the recipe to one of our favorite dishes!
A tradition in our home is having PulKogi (a traditional Korean dish) on Christmas Eve. I served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Korea and we enjoy having this dish each year. I hope you enjoy it.
Ingredients
Toast the sesame seeds in a dry skillet. If they get too hot, they will begin to pop, so keep a lid handy. After toasting, grind or mash the seeds. Or you can put them in a food processor and process them to a powder. Combine all the ingredients except the meat. Add the mixture to the meat and use your hands to thorougly mix together. Put in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap or a zip-lock bag and let set for at least two hours. I like to do it for 5-6 hours. Cook in a frypan and serve with rice. I like to eat it with leaf lettuce leaves, like lettuce wraps.
In addition to PulKogi, our traditional Christmas Eve dinner includes fresh broccoli and cheese sauce, rolls, raspberry jello with cream cheese balls, and Martinelli’s Sparkling Apple Cider.