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Menu du jour festive dishes : 27 Recipes


  • Recipe Festive Dishes
    Festive Dishes
    I know am way behind in blogging , especially with chinese new year dishes, as the New Year is tomorrow, many would be busy joining family members in their hometown to enjoy their reunion dinner. As I am blogging, I can smell the[...]
  • Recipe Festive Clementine Avocado Salad Recipe
    Festive Clementine Avocado Salad Recipe
    Festive Clementine Avocado Salad I came up with this Festive Clementine Avocado Salad recipe as I was thinking about healthy and beautiful side dishes for Thanksgiving. Each ingredient in this elegant salad contributes health[...]
  • Recipe Ven pongal- South Indian Festive rice!
    Ven pongal- South Indian Festive rice!
    One of the 28 states, Tamilnadu has historically been an agricultural state for India- It is also the leading producer of agricultural products in India (source- Wikipedia). Come January, the whole state gets ready to celebrate "Pongal" also known as[...]
  • Recipe Boondi Ladoo/Bundi Laddu - Being Festive
    Boondi Ladoo/Bundi Laddu - Being Festive
    Hope you all are having a wonderful day,wherever you are. I thought it's not fair if we don't share the second sweet I prepared for Diwali, before the festival is over. So here is the boondi ladoo, my most favorite of all ladoos.We would love to say[...]
  • Recipe Chinese New Year Dishes
    Chinese New Year Dishes
    Gong Hay Fat Choy! Here are some Chinese New Year dishes that I've cooked for my family over the years. It is good luck to prepare even number of dishes, such as 8 which means prosperity in Chinese. (Click on picture to view recipe). Main[...]
  • Recipe Festive Holiday Salads {Persimmon Pomegranate Salad and Pink Grapefruit Avocado Salad}
    Festive Holiday Salads {Persimmon Pomegranate Salad and Pink Grapefruit Avocado Salad}
    Salads are a nice addition to any holiday meal, served as a starter or a light side dish.  Whether you?re entertaining or being entertained, why not make either a Persimmon Pomegranate Salad or Pink Grapefruit Avocado Salad. Both salads[...]
  • Recipe Peanut Puffs (Gok Jai Cookies)
    Peanut Puffs (Gok Jai Cookies) (1 vote)
    Chinese New Year is never the same without these flaky peanut puffs or "Gok Jai" in Cantonese. It contain a sweet filling of peanuts, coconut, and sesame seeds. The ingredient, peanuts signifies long life. This is a traditonal recipe from my[...]
  • Recipe Sweet Maida Appam for Karthikai Deepam
    Sweet Maida Appam for Karthikai Deepam (1 vote)
    Karthikai Deepam is a festival of lights celebrated in the month of Karthikai(Tamil calendar month which usually falls in November/December) on the full moon day. Celebrated mainly in South India especially, state of Tamilnadu. Every home is[...]
  • Recipe Curry Prawns
    Curry Prawns
    This is a delicious curry in which the prawns is flavored with spices and curry leaf, a specialty in Malaysian local curries. I serve this with nasi kunyit . Ingredients: 400gms prawns, deveined, washed and drained 1[...]
  • Recipe Steamed Pomfret
    Steamed Pomfret
      Steamed fish is a must have dish for Chinese New Year celebration. The Chinese name for fish is "Yu", sounds like the word for abundance and riches. It is believe that eating fish on this auspicious day will bring good luck to the family.[...]