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CNY Gathering at Boss's House

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20th Feb 2010 Another tradition of the company I work in is that my boss will invite all employees to his house for a gathering during CNY. This year caterer was Purple Sage . It's a hotel style buffet with live station serving Sushi, Mee Siam,[...]

CNY Bakes 2010: 1. Pineapple Tarts

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Pineapple Tarts - A must have goodies for my family. This year I used Valerie's recipe but the pineapples I used ready paste from Sunlik. The trick to make it taste nicer and moist when using ready paste is to knead in 100g of soft butter for 1 pack[...]

CNY Baked Treats 2 by Audrey Tan

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31st Jan 2010 This was the last & 2nd CNY workshop with Audrey Tan (of Freshly Baked by Le Bijoux ) I attended at Shermay's before CNY. Compared to the 1st workshop - CNY Baked Treat 1 , the recipes for this workshop were not as[...]

CNY Baked Treats 1 by Audrey Tan

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17th Jan 2010 A Sunday workshop at Shermay's , my first culinary workshop for the Year 2010. Usually during this time of the year, I will register for CNY cooking/baking workshops, to always update my recipes collection. Last year I attended lots[...]

Nian Gao Taro Rolls - CNY Week #3

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  My father?s 2nd younger sister, my ?Sai Ku Cheh ???? told me last year about how her friend fried her nian gaos. She found it to be very delicious because nian gaos are sweet and when contrasted with a slightly salted coconutty taro[...]

Fish Maw Soup - More CNY Leftovers

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There is a conflict of interest, trying to go on a diet and clearing out the refrigerator.... It is sinful to waste but the digits on the weighing scale has to, has to go down! Keeping the carbs at bay, a simple option is to make[...]

Hong Kong CNY Day 2 Fireworks & Food

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Hong Kong skyline Kowloon - Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier A very rare fireworks display as the smoke from the fireworks did not disperse, blocking Hong Kong's skyline. This is a rare sight! HK island covered by a cloud of black[...]

CNY Bakes 2010: 3. Cashew Nut Cookies

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Cashew Nut Cookies - another common CNY goodies that I always baked and also one of my bestsellers last year. However, this year due to time constraint cum laziness I decided not to take any order. This cookies were light, nutty and crunchy, cashew[...]

CNY ?? lunch - Deli Hub Catering again!

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19th Feb 2010 My company tradition is to have lion dance, "Lo Hei" and a buffet lunch on the 1st day of work after the long CNY holidays. The tradition also includes ordering from the same caterer year after year... At least for the last 3 years[...]

CNY Day 4 ? Potluck at my neighbors? home

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Last Sunday, we had a potluck dinner at my neighbors, Andrew and Annie?s home.  There are four families and each cooked a dish or two for the dinner. Dr. Hall brought some great wines and his wife, Dr. Lee cooked one of the famous Peranakan[...]