Korean Ox Bone Soup

I cook for my family, everyday.  Sometimes simple things, somethings fancy things and sometimes frozen foods that you just heat and serve.  Of all the dishes I've made, this soup takes the prize for preparation length.  I started making Korean Ox Bone Soup last night and wasn't prepared to serve it until tonight.  A full 24 hours.  Every few hours, you have to skim the fat, clean the bones, add or take out vegetables, change out or add water, cool and then reheat.  I am dedicated to feeding my family, but mostly my daughter, who has a particular palette.  She is a picky eater, but she embraces Korean food the most.  I would cook for her all day, everyday, if only she would eat it.  Unfortunately, what she liked yesterday doesn't always mean she'll like it again next week.  It changes everyday and that is this mom's daily struggle.

Stewing on the stove top.  On the left is our pressure cooker, also known as our rice cooker.  It makes delicious, moist, chewy rice in half the time, but doesn't keep it warm like a rice cooker.  Have to make a fresh batch every time we have Korean food.

Our princess loving her dinner and making her Mama very happy.

This girl loves her green onions.

Spicy adult version with rice noodles.

Vincent wearing Elizabeth's sleeper that she wore at seven months.  It fits him at three months.  Do they look alike?

Elizabeth shows off her dancing skills after a full dinner.

Vincent giggled for the first time this morning! Daddy's creative sounds can make any baby giggle. He was the first one to get Elizabeth to giggle too when she was a baby. -S