Happy Chinese New Year 2006

Today is the first day of Chinese New Year 2006, which is the Year of the Dog. Happy Chinese New Year to all my chinese friends.

Yesterday we had our chinese new year eve dinner. As usual, my mom cooked the famous delicious "Wong" meatballs. The ingredients consist of minced pork, loads of chopped onions and diced dried octopus (diu pin). A recipe passed down by my dear and sweet grandmother. Besides this, my mom cooked chinese mushroom with fish maw (really yummy), honeyed prawns (a new recipe!!), steamed chicken (pak jam kai), a vege dish and clear chicken soup.

This year, my 2nd sister, her husband and mother-in-law joined us for dinner. My brother-in-law bought bbq duck. So all in all, there were too many dishes for 7 of us to eat. But it's ok, as the more leftover food we have, the yummier the "choy keok" dish will be. My mom usually cooks this dish on the 2nd or 3rd day of chinese new year to finish up the leftovers.

Overall, this year's chinese new year eve dinner was good. Food was good, company was good and all looks quite happy. A bit noisy this year, with my 2 1/2 yrs old nephew Darren chatting away and demanding this and that. I can't imagine my other nephew Dylan starts talking. I bet the dinner will be havoc. Hahaha!

I would like to wish all my chinese friends, "May this Year of the Dog brings you and your famlily good health, plenty of wealth and loads of happiness!!"