Chinese New Year eve is tomorrow. Whats different this year?? a lot... First time away from home during this festive season. Chinese New Year has always been something that i really really look forward to every year... but this year, there isnt much CNY spirit.
There were a few things that i used to do every CNY without fail. Weeks before CNY, i would be baking cookies. Choco chip, conflakes, peanut, butter cookies were usually on the list. Then making pie-tee cups (which is also known as Singapore pie) for CNY day would be on the list too. Loadsa work... but its so fun!
Food... mmmm... Every year, my grandma would buy a huge packet of kuachi (melon seed) for me because i just love those. I know its a useless, time consuming, good for nothing seed, but its just a habit that i love to eat it. Kuih Bangkit, kuih kapit, pineapple tarts, kuih bakul(tee kueh) and more will be seen around the house. These little sweets and lovely tit-bits are just some kind of tradition i guess.
The menu for the reunion dinner on New Years eve would consist of kiamchai duck soup (salted vegetable duck soup), big prawns in curry, gulai cina (fish in chinese stlyed curry), mixed vege and my absolute favourite... Steam egg crabs!!!. Standard family food as i call it... its always there during CNY.
CNY day... Mee Siam!! Asam Laksa!! And of course pie-tee!! Irrisistable food... i would eat and eat from 11 in the morning(even before any guest comes) until 4 in the evening(when my grandma gets ready to keep everything). Ohhh... and the lovely pulut hitam (black glutinous rice)'soup' with coconut milk. It just makes the CNY meal so complete.
Loadsa angpows too!! Just smile at adults that come visiting, wish them, and get an angpow!!
Bumming around with cousins, playing cards, walking out to buy -cream, watching tv... its just fun!
CNY dinner will be steam boat back at my house. With the famous Aunty Mitch homemade Tau Fu Fah as desert to finish off Chinese New Year!
I so wish i could be home....
Photo's from last year...
Grandma and i
Grandpa and i
A game of cards with cousinssss
Family photo on CNY day
There were a few things that i used to do every CNY without fail. Weeks before CNY, i would be baking cookies. Choco chip, conflakes, peanut, butter cookies were usually on the list. Then making pie-tee cups (which is also known as Singapore pie) for CNY day would be on the list too. Loadsa work... but its so fun!
Food... mmmm... Every year, my grandma would buy a huge packet of kuachi (melon seed) for me because i just love those. I know its a useless, time consuming, good for nothing seed, but its just a habit that i love to eat it. Kuih Bangkit, kuih kapit, pineapple tarts, kuih bakul(tee kueh) and more will be seen around the house. These little sweets and lovely tit-bits are just some kind of tradition i guess.
The menu for the reunion dinner on New Years eve would consist of kiamchai duck soup (salted vegetable duck soup), big prawns in curry, gulai cina (fish in chinese stlyed curry), mixed vege and my absolute favourite... Steam egg crabs!!!. Standard family food as i call it... its always there during CNY.
CNY day... Mee Siam!! Asam Laksa!! And of course pie-tee!! Irrisistable food... i would eat and eat from 11 in the morning(even before any guest comes) until 4 in the evening(when my grandma gets ready to keep everything). Ohhh... and the lovely pulut hitam (black glutinous rice)'soup' with coconut milk. It just makes the CNY meal so complete.
Loadsa angpows too!! Just smile at adults that come visiting, wish them, and get an angpow!!
Bumming around with cousins, playing cards, walking out to buy -cream, watching tv... its just fun!
CNY dinner will be steam boat back at my house. With the famous Aunty Mitch homemade Tau Fu Fah as desert to finish off Chinese New Year!
I so wish i could be home....
Photo's from last year...
Grandma and i
Grandpa and i
A game of cards with cousinssss
Family photo on CNY day
lynn blogged @ 07:44
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