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This year our reunion dinner on Chinese New Year’s eve
was not a large and lavish meal,
but it was flavorful, delicious and full of meaning.
Gold Coins Platter as our table centerpiece
Miso Cod Fish
“Every Chinese family tends to serve at least one fish dish
during Chinese New Year.
“Nian Nian You Yu” means “there’s some fish every year”,
but fish in Chinese (Yu)
shares the same sound with the word ‘extra’ or ‘leftover’;
so the true meaning serving the dish really is:
“there is some (fish) leftover from the previous year, every year”.
Which always meaning money.”
via: here
Hou Xi Fatt Choy
Hou xi (dried oysters) were hidden under all those
mushrooms and fatt choy (black sea moss).
“Hou xi sounds a little like “all things” and fatt choy
sounds exactly like “to strike it rich” in Cantonese.
The name metaphorically means To Wish That Everything Will Prosper.”
via: here
Stir Fried Tung Fun + Vege + Abalone Mushroom
Can’t find a can of UNexpired abalone at the supermarket
so used abalone mushroom.
“Pen cai/Poon Choy (claypot vegetables) is a traditional Hakka claypot dish.
Pen Chai means ‘filled to the brim’. This dish signifies close family ties
as relatives get together to enjoy this hearty dish.”
via: here
Cousin JJ’s Spicy Pineapple Shrimp
Cousin JJ’s Stir Fired Egg + Tofu
Rion + Eleen’s fruit platter
Wishing everyone
a
HAPPY and PROSPEROUS
CHINESE NEW YEAR!
May the year of Ox brings everyone
good health,
good luck,
good fortune,
abundance of joy and happiness.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if
it is Christmas everyday?
KS: That’s very greedy of you.
Me: I’m not referring to Christmas presents.
KS: Oh really??
Me: I’m referring to Christmas Spirit.
KS: Huh?
Me: Giving with a generous heart and forgiving.
KS: Oh…
He smiled and said,
“Shall I skip your next year Christmas present
and treat you EXTREMELY good 365 days??
Me: NO!!!!!!!!!
KS: Why not?! Giving you love 365 days.That’s lots of GIVING.
That’s Christmas spirit!
Me: NO!! That’s not what I meant…
While walking away, he sang,
“Giving with a generouuuus heart…
Me – - ->
Anyway…
Christmas 2008
@ our place.
Starters
Sides
Mains
+
Coke Glazed Ribs
+
Curry Vegetable
Desserts
PRESENTS!!!!
+
3 blouses
onto the dining table…
and
into our mouths.
With no sign of hesitation.
Last Monday
Nyonya Pai Tee
Stir fried Vermicelli
Last Tuesday
Maltose Chicken
Stir Fried Celery + Snow Peas
Last Wednesday
Sambal Eggs (Spicy Eggs)
Curry Pork Ribs
Last Thursday
Mee Hoon Kueh (Flour Cake Soup)
Last Friday
Kong Bak (Braised Pork Belly)
Korean Soon Dubu Jjigae (Spicy Tofu Soup)
Have been craving for Green spinach fettuccine lately.
My very very late response
to Emily’s tag…
7 random facts about myself.
- Ice cream is my comfort food, especially pistachio and green tea ice cream. Whenever I’m down and unhappy, KS will surely offer me ice cream to cheer me up.
- I am an avid photographer. I love food and nature photography. I’m still waiting patiently for my DSLR.
- My shoe size is US 5.
- My next dream holiday destination will be Prague and Europe.
- I once asked God to shorten my life span and give my years to my mom who was undergoing chemotherapeutic treatments then. I really thank God that she is well and is here with us today.
- I’m the eldest in my family. My sister, the youngest child is 11 years my junior.
- I’m officially + legally Mrs Cheng on 02.08.2008.
The following 7 bloggers have been tagged.
- Knit your Love
- Vemoon’s Stories
- Bloomingdale
- I am Rainbow
- Genny in a bottle
- Pretty Beautiful
- In Father’s hand
Here are the rules for tagging:
1. Link to my blog (tagger) on your blog.
2. Give seven facts about yourself.
3. Tag another seven bloggers by leaving a comment on their blogs and letting them know they were tagged and listing them (and their blogs) on your blog.
Very Belated
Taiwanese Zha Jiang Mian
recipe…
Ground Pork Sauce:
1. Stir fry ground pork without oil till cooked.
2. In another wok/pan, stir fry diced onion + oil till slightly brown.
3. Add the cooked ground pork.
4. Add 甜面酱 (Tian Mian Jiang) literally – Sweet noodle sauce.
I bought my 甜面酱 from a Taiwanese Supermarket and it’s called sweet bean sauce.
Some Zha Jiang Mian recipes called for Hoisin sauce
or Peking Duck Dipping Sauce
as they have a very similar taste/flavor as 甜面酱.
I was told strictly to stick to 甜面酱 to get the authentic flavor
but how to choose a good one when there’s more than 4 different
brands of 甜面酱??!
So I eeny meeny miny mo
and chose one from Hsin Tung Yang.
Anyway…
5. Add white pepper + dark soy sauce + rock sugar + water.
6. Simmer the ground pork sauce for 15 to 20 mins (low fire).
7. Add some fried garlic + garlic oil.
8. Pour unto cooked noodle + vege of your choice.
Enjoy!
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