Tang Yuan in red bean dessert soup signified "团团圆圆".   Steamed radish cake signified "好彩头" Pan-fried version.  The other...

Buddha Casserole with added ingredients                                      CNY Meal   Braised abalone with pork belly    Yu seng Homemade ...

My version of Buddha Casserole that I bought from Costco.   I added white radish, napa cabbage, 3 drumsticks, fish maws, lotus roots and cur...

  I loved my air-fryers and yes I have two.  One for cooking the main dish and the other one for cooking the side dish so that my complete m...

While I was shopping at Sprouts one day with my elder daughter, I saw these gorgeous crab claws on sales for $5.99/lb.  The cheapest I ...

I am blessed to be invited to the Chinese New Year Feast of 2017.  Blessed with so much delicious and luxurious food to celebrate with c...

Happy Chinese New Year and Gong Xi Fa Cai to those who celebrated!!  May this new year brings all of us much joy, peace of mind, great ...

This inspiration came about when I was watching a Korean Variety Show called "Happy Together".  There was a winning dish that ...

It is the year of the Horse as my Yu Sheng will tell you if you can read Mandarin.  My girls requested I created a running horse on the ...

I don't know why but during the Chinese New Year, I always want to cook a pot of fish maw soup or bamboo fungus soup (竹笙).  I added ...

Nian Gao/ sticky rice cake ( 年糕) , a must have for every Chinese New Year (CNY) because of its' symbolic meanings.  Eating nian gao ...

Most of the lor baks (meat bean curd rolls) we are familiar with are the ones made with ground pork or ground pork plus shrimps.  But th...

Mixed vegetables symbolizes family harmony for the Chinese New Year celebration.  So, this dish is often served during the CNY.  I have ...

We were invited to a Chinese New Year reunion dinner on CNY eve.  The owners and their relatives were all Chinese restaurant's owner...

Shiitake mushrooms, a symbol for longevity in Asia, and also for sizing opportunities in the new year.  Green vegetable symbolizes clo...

I made this for a potluck dinner the other day.  I just want to show you a picture of how I plated the baby bok choy.  In the middle, I ...

Happy Chap Goh Mei or 元宵节快乐！  Chap Goh Mei (literary translates to 15 nights) marks the last day of Chinese New Year celebration.  I served...

I had a taro sago sweet soup as dessert recently at an authentic Chinese restaurant up in Denver with some friends.  I enjoyed it as I...

My dragon yu sheng for the dragon year.  I saw some dragon inspired yu sheng and those pictures really inspired me to create this dragon ...

Eating lotus root is auspicious for Chinese as we believed that eating it during Chinese New Year will foster the grow of your new ...