Braised Mushrooms And Oyster - CNY Dish

This is another must have dish for CNY . The black fatt choy and oyster means prosperity and everything good for the new year.  I cooked it not for the meaning it holds but the kids love it.  And I love it too :) so we take the opportunity to have it for our reunion dinner.  This year we cook as last year except we drop the sea cucumber.  Too much work for me....my poor arm :p   Anyway, it taste good without the sea cucumber .

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'Ju Hu Char' - CNY Dish

Despite suffering from tennis elbow, I managed to cooked this delicious and flavorful dish, a must for the Hokkien.  Seriously , I do not the meaning of the dish and why is it important to have for the reunion dinner.  I cooked this every year and this year is the same, no matter how bad the pain can be, with the help of Wild Boar, I managed to put this dish on the table :)   You can eat this stand alone or by eating it wrap in lettuce cup.  All the pain and hard work paid off :) 

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Steamed Ikan Baung - CNY Dish

We love this fish...the meat is smooth and it doesn't have the fishy odour.   I would normally steam it cooked then pour sizzling garlic oil and light soya sauce over it.....yummy!  A fish dish is a must for the reunion dinner :) It literary means surplus every year  :)   A steamed Ikan Baung is the family favorite fish.

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Basketball Inter-School Competition

My nephew loves sports especially basketball .  He is one of the players for the school basketball team and has participated in many inter-school competition.  He will stand a chance to be selected to the state  team if he win this coming inter-school competition which will held this coming Saturday.  This time the competition is held in his school and he is asked help organize the whole event.  His school will have to get the trophies ready for the competition.  His basketball team manager has consulted quicktrophy.com for basketball trophies to come out with some challenging designs for the trophies for the coming competition.   I wish my nephew all the best in the coming competition .   

Poached Chicken With Ginger And Spring Onion Dip - CNY Dish

This is one dish that I make often for ourselves during the weekend.  But for our reunion dinner , I added this dish for my Piggies' sake .  They missed eating this homemade version.  I poached one free range chicken for them and I made this very flavorful and tasty dip to go with the chicken.    The thought of this dip makes me craves for it often, so it is not surprising that my Piggies craves for it too.   The main attraction is the dip.  This dip is make up of ginger, onions , spring onions, sea salt and canola oil.   This dip bursts with flavors and leaves a trail of heavenly taste on your tongue... mmmm yummy !  Read on for the recipe...............

Crispy Mashed Tofu - CNY Dish

Crispy Mashed Tofu ....one of the delicious dish that I managed to whip up for our CNY reunion dinner.  I took Wendy's recipe and find that her version of crispy tofu is much easier to make and handle.  Crispy on the outside yet soft on the inside and the taste was fantastically delicious.  I know my Piggies love them and I shall make this again for next year reunion :)  It is easier to handle the tofu if the pan is first lined with HDPE (high density polyethelene ) plastic . I made a day earlier and kept in the fridge overnight for easy handling :)