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Gong Xi Fa Cai! How's your Chinese New Year celebration going?Here are some photos taken on the night of Day 8 CNY - whereby we give our offerings to the Jade Emperor. This occasion is also called "bai tin gong".One of the rituals is to burn "paper" for the Jade Emperor. What does this flame look like?A...
These days, we do not have to travel all the way to Penang to enjoy the famous hawker fare. Recently, a friend of ours recommended that we try out Penang Rd Famous Teochew Chendul which have opened up an outlet in Paradigm Mall - she's a Penangite and tells us that the food here is pretty authentic.We...
Yee sang 鱼生, also known as yushengor lo hei is a prominent dish found during the Chinese New Year celebration as it is a symbol of abundance, prosperity and vigor. Traditionally, yee sang is tossed and eaten during the 7th day of CNY (during Renri) but it is now enjoyed up to 1 month before the...
During Chinese New Year, it is easy to overindulge, especially with all the good food and various CNY cookies available. Hence it is common practice for many to eat vegetarian meals to clean out their stomachs after all the heavy eating.Vegetarian Hakka Mee NoodlesHakka Mee is a simple, flavorful dish that...
My family loves eating beef stew very much. Although beef stew takes a couple of hours to cook, it is in fact very simple as all you need to do is simply place all the ingredients into the pot and cook away until tender and flavorful.For my beef stew this time, I made it using WORLDFOODS Vietnamese five...
Just before Chinese New Year, we entered a CNY contest organised by Prince Hotel KLand won a complimentary large yee sang at Tai Zi Heen. Thanks to my handsome boy for smiling so nicely for the camera :) We decided to redeem our prize on Day 3 of CNY and invited my parents to join us for the yee sang...
Gong Xi Fa Cai to all! Hope you are enjoying the Chinese New Year celebrations. This red flower is bought specially for ushering in "good luck" to our home :)
Hello everyone! How's your Chinese New Year celebrations going so far? Ours has been filled with lots of good food and catching up with relatives. We had our reunion dinner at my grandparent's place and on Day 2 of CNY we were invited to my aunt's place for another feast.On Day 1 of CNY, we had a delicious...
A couple of weeks before our kids birthday, I will ask them what birthday cake they would like (flavour / design) and start making preparations. Surprisingly, last year, Baby C requested for a "strawberry and chocolate cake" as well as some cupcakes from Delectable by Su. Good girl, she sure knows how to...
Wishing everyone a very Happy Chinese New Year 新年快乐. May you gallop yourway to good fortune, love, happiness, good health, success and wealth in the Year of the Horse.Gong Xi Fa Cai 恭喜发财 from us all at Goodyfoodies :)If you enjoyed reading my posts, LIKE me on Facebook! You can...
This year, the theme at Toh Yuen Chinese Restaurant, Hilton PJ for Lunar New Year is "East Meets West Tale of Love" as both the Lunar and Gregorian calendar's Valentine's Day both fall on the 14 February. Double the love! Diners will be served a complimentary heart-shaped dumpling with red bean paste and...
Here's one last auspicious recipe before the arrival of the Year of the Horse. Without fail, scallops would be served at least once during the 15-day Chinese New Year period in my home. My whole family loves scallops. It can be simply stir fried with some greens and yet produce an absolutely delicious...
Are you ready for theChinese New Year Reunion Dinner 年夜飯? For many Chinese families, this is an important occasion, as family members gather together for the annual reunion dinner. The dinner is held on CNY eve (30 Jan this year), and will be in the home of the most senior member of the paternal...
For those abstaining from meat on the first day of Chinese New Year, a vegetarian dish which is commonly served is Jai素. This dish is harmoniously made up of loads of auspicious ingredients such as leeks, mushrooms, carrots, dried lily buds and cabbage. My mum would make this for us every year...
With my two good kitchen assistants, we've been baking CNY cookies almost every weekend. Last weekend, we made both pineapple nastar rolls as well as these Dahlia cookies, sometimes also known as cherry cookies or simply butter cookies. I chose this cookie because I like the pretty dahlia flower shape. In...
Burns Night is celebrated on 25 January every year to commemorate Scotland's most famous poet, Robert Burns. I do take a great interest in anything Scottish, and I feel it is only apt to post something Scottish today.We love Scottish shortbread, and this was actually the first of two (the other being Delia...
Very excited to share my new purchase with you all - bought this for CNY. I think it's so nice and festive... the flowers look like Chinese lanterns (tanglung), do you agree?Cute mini lanterns
Can't believe that I have not blogged about Tolbooth in Stonehaven, a seafood restaurant which we tried during our trip to Scotland last year. This was hands down the best meal we had during our trip.After visiting Dunnottar Castle in Stonehaven (chosen as Scottish entry to 8th Wonder of the World...
When it comes to roasted meat, the Chinese have a few favorites- roast duck, roast chicken and roast pork. In Malaysia, we are fortunate that we can easily find these at hawker stalls hence I never had the urge to make it at home.The last few weekends, my kids have been requesting for chicken rice with siew...
During the weekend, Hubby and I like going to The Intermark for a spot of grocery shopping as well as food. Recently, we tried Fresco, Jaya Grocer's 'grocerant' (grocer + restaurant) which serves Italian-style cuisine. The idea is for customers to choose from a selection of meat and seafood from the...