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Chinese New Year is an occasion I look forward to every year ever since I was a child. That was because I get to collect red packets from my relatives and it was one of that time of the year where I get to be a rascal and not get punished for it too much. [] The post Chinese New Year with Coca-Cola...
This Chinese New Year, Celestial Court in Sheraton Imperial KL will be featuring 4 exclusive prosperity 9-course set menus in conjunction with the Year of the Monkey, with reference to the legendary story of the Monkey King, namely "Journey to the West, Eastern Sea Palace, Celestial Gatekeeper and Uproar in...
During the CNY period, we will serve prawns quite often, due to its Cantonese name 虾 "ha" sounding like laughter "ha ha ha" and thus symbolising happiness. But mainly because we are a prawn-loving family! When my kids see prawns, they get super excited and they will not be shy to ask for more ("peel more...
Happy Birthday everyone!Today, the 7th Day of Chinese New Year is known as "Renri"人, or everyone's birthday. Yee sang is traditionally eaten on this day for continued wealth and prosperity.Yesterday, Hubby and I went on for a spot of daytime dating after running some errands in Bangsar.
Over the weekend, our relatives came over to "bai nian"拜年(CNY visiting) so I decided to make a salmon yee sang for us to toss together. Last year's Lucky 8 scallop yee sang was a huge hit with my family (and I got very good feedback from readers and friends who made it), so for this year's...
Hello! How are your Year of the Goat Chinese New Year celebrations going so far? Goat or meh (get it?)? We had a full vegetarian day on the first day of CNY. One of the auspicious dishes that we made was braised mushrooms with broccoli and fat choy.Cooked a vegetarian feast on 1st Day of CNYFor this dish, I...
Ever since we got hitched, rif and I would spend Chinese New Year with his parents and grandfather in Melaka. Sadly, Ah Kong passed away last year so this year, we had our reunion dinner at his family home in Bangsar. His mother would always prepare the same lavish spread each year, comprising Nyonya...
Wishing all readers and friends a very Happy Chinese New Year in this Year of the Goat. May you be blessed with an abundance of wealth, fortune, longevity and good health in 2015. And not forgetting lots of good food :)Welcome Year of the Goat!Huat ah!Goat Xi, Goat Xi!Photographer: My mumLocation: The...
I decided to document what I did on this years Chinese New Years eve morning. 8am departed from house. In the car is my mom, sis and me. This is a famous road near my home. First stop is at Restaurant Hong Wah. A long line of people queuing for roast duck and roast pork. You need to order few...
Last weekend, we met up with a good friend for lunch at Hokkaido Ichiba / Kita No Zen in The Gardens Mall. We ordered our food, chatted away, food arrived and we ate our lunch and then we got talking about CNY and yee sangs... and I said "Hey they do yee sang here too, wanna try?"Japanese yee sangWe ordered...
Nowadays, you can get Chinese New Year (CNY) ingredients at the shops two months before the actual celebration. We always stock up on lots of fish maw 鱼鳔and Chinese mushrooms as soon as we can get our hands on them. So, we've been cooking lots of different dishes with them and our favorite...
This week, I have been baking lots of pineapple nastar rolls... about 400 of them, all nicely packed to be gifted to good friends as well as serving to guests visiting us during the CNY period. My kids will also be bringing some to school for their CNY party - my daughter brought some to school the other...
A friend asked me last week to recommend a few pork-free restaurants to her for hosting a Chinese New Year dinner and without hesitation, one of the restaurants I recommended was Tai Zi Heen in Prince Hotel KL. The Cantonese fare there is consistently good, and is a mix of fusion and traditional, symbolic...
Growing up, I always made crafts out of leftover angpow packets with my mum prior to Chinese New Year. Our favorites (and really easy to do ones) are goldfish金鱼and Chinese lantern灯笼. And this year, I made them with my kids too, some to decorate our house with and some for the kids...
Pork knuckle /pig trotters are popular ingredients used during Chinese New Year (CNY). When I was dining at a Chinese restaurant last month, I was flipping through their CNY promotion booklet and saw a pork knuckle dish. I asked the waitress why pork knuckle is served during CNY and she told me that it's...
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Usher in the Year of the Wooden Goat with one of three delightful Chinese New Year menus on offer at Qing Zhen Chinese Restaurant at Novotel KL. Available from 19 January to 7 March 2015, you can choose from Wisdom Set Menu (RM1088++ for 10 pax), Fortune Set Menu (RM1288++ for 10 pax, and Prosperity Set...
Meet Belle the dog Yee Sang ingredients Heavenly Mee Siam Cakes for dessert In the spirit of everything Chinese New Year, yee sang is a must The main event..the Yee Sang The buffet spread The food was great, but most importantly the fellowship was...
Day 1 Chinese New Year Eve The gambling den Place your bets!!! Place your bets!! mummy dearest readying the steamed fish sister the designated rice distributor Main course Steamed fish My adorable nieces and nephew Group family photo Day 2 Beef rendang ...
