daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
One of our friends came over to our house for her birthday dinner. When Mariko’s friends get together, the food is always so delicious. I don’t cook too much, but I do a lot of dishes and clean up, plus open the bubbly and vino. 😄
I made my first batch of kimchi today! I followed Emily Han’s recipe, which was easy to follow and fun to make. The recipe calls for 1-5 tablespoons of Korean pepper flakes, depending on your desired level of spiciness. I went with the spiciest option, of course 😊.
The next step is to let the kimchi sit at room temperature for a few days to ferment. Once it has fermented, it can be stored in the fridge and enjoyed anytime.
I’m excited to see how my kimchi turns out! I’m hoping it will be delicious, especially with the extra spice.
My wife and I were at a brewery today when the Rice vs. UT football game came on the TV. One of our sons goes to Rice and the other to UT, so it was fun to see them play each other. UT has always had a much stronger team, so I was surprised when Rice took an early lead. I quickly took a photo of the score and sent it to my kids. But within a minute, UT had taken the lead and would go on to win. The final score was 37-10, which wasn’t as huge a difference as I was expecting.
Our youngest son offered to cook dinner tonight, with Mariko’s help. I had the supporting role of cleaner-upper and dish-washer. 😂
This year, our son has an apartment near campus so he will be living there during the week, and probably come back for the weekends… because food. But it’s good that he is learning some cooking skills while he is here.
