Byran had wanted me to go out for dinner with him mom yesterday nite. I didn’t want to rush with other families and deal with screaming kids at a restaurant or zhi-char / dai-chow place so I said I’d cook for us.
It only dawned on me that its CNY so dinner should be something special other than my hastily thrown together western meals or psuedo-chinese cooking.
stress …. looked up recipes online as well as spoke to my mom about how to choose prawns and managed to turned out a 6 course meal.
Menuu
- chicken + abalone herbal soup
- sweet & sour pork
- pacific clams with 2 types of vegetables & 3 types of mushrooms
- Fu Young Egg (longbeans + lap cheong)
- Longevity Noodles with prawn & cashew nuts
- Aloe Jelly + Peaches + Pineapple + Ice Cream
started the preparation and cooking at 4 and finished it by about 7pm.
Its really true … when u’ve spent a couple of hours cooking … you really don’t have much an appetite and u get really tired after dinner.
Anyway … it all turned out well and I’ve added 4 dishes to my list of stuff i know how to cook.
Gong Hei Fatt Choy everyone.
Have a good CNY break with lots and lots of good food … and for those who’re still lucky enough to get ang paos …. hope u get lots and lots this year
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yes i am having a good cny, thank you
thanks …. not really last minute la … had the day before to figure out what i wanted to cook and the morning after my tennis lesson to do the grocery shopping. even took a nap in the afternoon before i got myself into the kitchen and did the cooking.
i’m glad it turned out well … heheh … almost makes me want to cook more … almost
hope u’re having a good CNY so far
wow i think you very well considering it was very last minute! happy new year!