South Korean Dinner Out

Last night we had our monthly international dinner at Shinhwa Korean Steakhouse. It is an all you can eat grill and hotpot style restaurant. Our clan opted for the grill only and used the full two hours to our advantage. We ate a variety of  grilled vegetables along with pork, shrimp, and beef. Our group is not real exotic in our palates, so we stayed away from tongue as a meat option. We did try beef and chicken bulgogi (including the spicy versions), finger ribs, pork belly, and garlic shrimp. Vegetables included zucchini, eggplant, both white and sweet potatoes, and mushrooms. We also ordered pineapple but ate it before we could get it on the grill.

After dinner we came back to try the snacks in our monthly box. South Korean snacks got the most likes of all of the countries we have tried to date! Crown Saekom Dalcom Blueberry Soda, a sweet and sour chewy candy got a big smile from all six of us. The Crown Sando Strawberry Creme Sandwich Cookies was second with five of us loving it. Unfortunately, Charlotte was feeling a bit sick and opted to not participate. She planned to eat her cookie today.

Photos from last night at the restaurant.

Photo taken early in the meal as we began cooking. Eventually the table looked

crowded and messy. We were stacking plates around the top ledge of the booth.

The second meat tray. We went through four grill changes by

the time all of the vegetables and meat had been cooked.

Third grill change we decided to cook up more veggies

before cooking the meat, We had two trays of veggies and two trays

of meat total. In additon there was a bar with edamame, kimchi, and desserts.

We all love edamame so ate plenty of it whileour  food cooked.

In other news, Joe is still working on the backyard. He thinks he will finish tomorrow. He did finish the retaining wall for the planter boxes and decided to go ahead and level out the first apple tree area. He has promised photos once he finishes that area. He says he sees the light at the end of the tunnel. I did not remind him that he said the same thing last weekend. As long as he is happy with the progress, I am happy that he is happy.