I suppose I should add dates to these entries, since they are all so being blogged about so late.
So, 7th August…. We make our way from Kansas City to Colorado Springs. Only the drive is 9.5 hours, so we decide to split it halfway at Hays, KS.
A day in Kansas City
Because of the flooding of the Missouri that closed I-29, we had to take a rather indirect way to Kansas City, but it didn’t turn out to be much longer than taking the I-29 all the way, apparently.
We ate at Jack Stack Barbecue which was very good. We had beef ribs, lamb ribs, crown ribs. All were moist, had a good bite, not all stringy and falling apart.
6 days in Nebraska
Saw some interesting old towns in Colorado along the I-76 when we took the scenic route out.
Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding #2
I got a hunk of beef from MMMeat – I don’t actually know how many ‘M’s are in that name. It cost me about $40+. From that piece, I got 4 slices of 1″ steak, and a hunk that I roasted. Two meals.
I don’t believe that it has taken me more than 2 years to do this again. Now I can’t wait to repeat my success.
Kueh Bangkit
In the run up to Chinese New Year, we’ve also made kueh bangkit.
How good is homemade?
Well, it’s time for making Chinese New Year goodies again.
On Thursday, I went to JB for another bad haircut and groceries and many of the shops were selling homemade cookies.
Besides a sticker for the Chinese symbol of “Luck”, they bore no other marks. It would be impossible to tell what went into those cookies and who made them.
If the China melamine milk scandal had happened during Chinese New Year, I think it’d be an utter mess trying to trace the source of foods and a lot more people could’ve been adversely affected.
And so today, we began our own “homemade” factory. And I threw my father off the production line, two minutes after he joined in to help us.
Was it terribly evil of me?
“Pulled” Pork Sandwich
My friend gave me an idea for using up the meat from pork ribs I used to make stock for our steamboat dinner – Pulled Pork Sandwich.
Old Neighbourhood of Bukchon and Ewha Womans University
Who would’ve thought a big city would fall asleep on 1st January?
Turns out this happens in Seoul. Major department stores are closed. Some small shops open.
And it turns out majority of the galleries and shops in the Bukchon & Samcheongdong area, found between the two famous palaces of Gyeongbok Palace and Changdeok Palace, were closed.
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Garosugil, Insadong, Dongdaemun Markets, Cheonggyecheon at Night
New Year’s Eve and we decided to not set the alarm clock as we had to the day before. But the body clock, all out of whack got us up around 8am.
We got to the trendy gingko tree lined street of Garosugil by 9:30am and discovered half the shops were closed for the new year, and those that were planning on being open only opened their doors around 11am.
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Deosukgung Walk, Gyeonghuigung, Revitalised Cheonggyecheon
29th December. I woke up super hungry in Seoul.
Out of the hotel, we turned around the corner and found noodles. We pointed at pictures without any real idea of what we ordered.
While waiting, we had the kimchi. Out of all the restaurants, I enjoyed this version of the kimchi best. The cold soup of raw vegetables reminded me that I’ve had very few greens and fruit on my US trip.
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