“Restaurant-standard, without MSG.” The steamed fish often served at Chinese banquet dinners, sometimes referred to as Hong Kong Style or steamed in light soy sauce, is a beloved dish at festive occasions. Regardless of the name, it’s universally enjoyed by both adults and children. :) Why steamed fish for festivals? It’s a symbolic dish –…
Category: Festive Gourmet
Festive Food
Love-Wings ‘比翼双飞’ (Air-Fried)
“Wing-to-wing for all couples in this Lunar New Year!” If you are still thinking of chicken dish for the coming reunion dinner, but tired of fixing a whole chicken… Chicken wings could be ideal for the lunar new year celebration. Afterall, who doesn’t want to be wing-to-wing with your beloved spouse. Yes, having wings at…
Seaweed Crisps (Air-Fried)
“One of the easiest air fried CNY snacks” Yes, I considered this the easiest and relatively healthier snack for the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration, adding on to its healthier cooking method, air frying. This snack could be made in various ways and flavors. No doubt, those added with seasonings taste better, at the same…
Easy Butter Cookies
“It’s that melt-in-the-mouth butter cookies…” Yes, you are right. It’s that in-trend butter cookie making. My copycat of “the copycat (of) Jenny bakery cookies” from a blog which I happened to chance upon one day. I have not tried the original Jenny bakery cookie yet, and had no intention to ‘challenge’ this popular bake. I…
Devil’s Eggs
“Friday, the 13th, devil’s…….. eggs.” Actually there wasn’t a relationship between Friday, the 13th, and Devil’s eggs. It’s just for fun! Back to no joke, this egg recipe is great not only to serve on meals, it’s great to serve during tea or a treat during parties. Simple, quick to fix, presentable and delicious. The…
Raspberry Yogurt Cupcake
“Cute little cupcakes for your party!” Pink cupcake was my son’s favorite cake. So, making pink frosting to the cupcakes was my first choice. Cupcakes are certainly a hit, especially in the parties and gatherings. Its individual portion is convenient to serve. With wide choices of frosting deco, these cupcakes are making the party table…





