February 21, 2015 Chinese New Year Retrospective

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I shouldn’t be home, I should be landing in sunny Florida about now but a snowstorm changed our plans. Since Chinese New Year was this past week, I thought I would share some pictures from our celebrations of previous years.

I make spicy gingerbread cookies with the appropriate cutter for each year. The dragon (2012) is said to be vital, confident and gifted.
I make spicy gingerbread cookies with the appropriate cutter for each year. The dragon (2012) is said to be vital, confident and gifted.
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A Chinese soup dumpling. Making and sharing dumplings is a New Year’s tradition that fosters family togetherness and cooperation of spirit. Since dumplings are shaped like gold ingots, eating these “golden nuggets” confers prosperity for the New Year.
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Potstickers and dipping sauce.

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Yu Sheng, the New Year’s salad that probably originated in Singapore. It is served on the seventh day of the celebration and brings diners prosperity and good fortune.
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Combining the East with the West, adzuki bean ice cream.

 

Noodles symbolize longevity. Spicy Sichuan Noodles feature the unique flavor of Sichuan peppercorns, banned in the United States until a few years ago.
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Ingredients ready for the Chinese Hot Pot, everyone gets in on the cooking with this one.

 

Lion's Head meatballs in a clay pot cooker.
Lion’s Head meatballs in a clay pot cooker.
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Wontons and pork buns.

 

 

Menu for the Year of the Pig (Boar)
Menu for the Year of the Pig (Boar).

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I love to cook, garden, entertain and celebrate holidays with family and friends in Bucks County Pa. I was an off-premise caterer for over 20 years with events ranging from ten to four hundred guests.