Today I made hoddeok. It is sort of like a pancake, but Korean style. Inside are chopped walnuts with brown sugar and a little bit of cinnamon. I think the dough is similar to cinnamon roll dough, so you could call it a fried cinnamon roll.
Mark and I specifically brought back from Korea a tool so we could easily make this “snack.” It is considered a snack because in Korea you can buy this on the street. Each is about 30-35 carbs, depending on how much sugar you put inside of it.
Delicious, Sweet, Cute…Mark and I bought these cuties for our Christmas stockings and for backpacking. Mark made this star for me and I thought it very fitting for the Christmas season to share it with everyone. I know the Lord has truly blessed me this past year. Mark and I have had all our needs met and I am so grateful for those everyday blessings, especially for my home, food, clothes, and job. Mark and I have been praying for his acceptance and success in the air force. It is hard being in the “waiting” zone, but I have learned it is important to wait upon the Lord.
Back to the cuties, I was able to spend some time with Hannah, my niece, and she is a cutie. She is lucky to have some good parents and grandparents. She sat on my lap in church on Christmas morning and told me I was beautiful along with all her aunts, mom, and grandmother. I truly felt God’s love for each of us as she said those words. Hannah truly shared the meaning of Christmas. I am a proud aunt!!
Merry and Happy Christmas!
My family has a long-held tradition of making pizza every Friday night. While I didn’t make this pizza on a Friday, I did think about all the times my mom made pizza for my family. We had good pizzas that took planning and preparation and some other pizzas that were not… as well planned. I have found a good pizza take planning and preparation.
Mark and I planned this pizza. We got most of our toppings from Sunflower and bought our cheese mix, cheddar and mozzarella, from Trader Joes. I made the dough from scratch using yeast, water, sugar, salt, an egg and some flour.
Pizza making is a lot of fun; you can make each one a little differently. I like to have pepperoni, sausage, onions, peppers, and olives on my pizza. The flavor varies as you add more or less of a topping. I added mushrooms this time because we had some and Mark likes them. To me, they don’t add too much flavor.
Mark likes that I can make pizza, but I just thought it was an essential part of growing up and feeding people. There aren’t too many people who don’t like pizza, so I grew up making pizza for the missionaries and other guests. As for me, even though I am a diabetic, and pizza can do crazy things to a person’s blood glucose levels, I still love to eat it. I can choose what to put on my pizza and how “healthy” I want it to be.
