Gochugaru Girl invited some friends for an early Chinese New Year dinner last night.
Chinese New Year traditionally lasts for two weeks. This year it falls on 19 February. We simply decided to start celebrating (i.e. eating) a bit earlier.
Recipes
Pesto and Vesto
Gochugaru Girl cooked dinner with Junior 2 last night.
In the excitement of catching up, I forgot a vital ingredient to the pesto I was making.
Beetroot Brownies
Gochugaru Girl was not quite sure about this recipe at first.
My first taste of beetroot was in soup.
Carrot Cake Number One
Gochugaru Girl wishes Mr Gochugaru a very Happy Birthday.
I didn’t forget to buy a card…I just thought this was a more novel way to send my wishes.
Squirrel Cake
Gochugaru Girl has an admission to make.
In times of stress I sharpen pencils in order to free my mind of troublesome thoughts.
Ginger Fried Rice with Salmon
Gochugaru Girl and Mr Gochugaru are home alone…
…whilst Juniors 1, 2 and 3 are out painting the town red.
Dan Dan Noodles/ 擔擔麵 – Part 3
This is the recipe for the meat topping to accompany the Dan Dan Noodles featured earlier.
After a dinner of these fiery noodles you should be able to face anything. Not so, as Junior 2 found out last night.
Dan Dan Noodles/ 擔擔麵 – Part 2
This is a continuation of an earlier post about how effective tidying up can lead to the cooking of good food.
Dan Dan Noodles are surprisingly easy to make, if you have everything to hand.
Anniversary Chicken or 口水雞 – Part 2
This is a continuation of the previous post introducing 口水雞.
Taken individually, 口 is mouth, 水 is water and 雞 is chicken. This alludes to the fact that this dish is mouth-wateringly good.
Anniversary Chicken or 口水雞 – Part 1
Gochugaru Girl is saying goodbye to the old year with a spicy chicken dish.
2014 has been year of anniversaries, and here are a few of my favourites.