Yesterday was the first day of Chinese New Year, and I didn’t even have time to sit down and blog about it! Chinese New Year is my favorite holiday, and for long-term readers of my blog, you’ll remember that I spent last Chinese New Year alone and in the hospital during my time abroad in Beijing. Fun times, I can reassure you. This year, my new year festivities were a remarkable improvement!
I spent late Sunday afternoon and evening preparing dishes I was going to cook for the New Year. Dumplings were a given, of course; they represent wealth for the new year. I’ve never made 饺子 (dumplings) on my own before as my mom always made them when I was growing up, but they turned out really well and I was very pleased. I also made orange chicken, broccoli and chicken stir fry, and green scallion pancakes.
Come Monday (the first day of the New Year) I had some friends come over and we rang in the New Year together over good food and wonderful company. While nothing beats being in Hong Kong with my family for Chinese New Year, spending it with some of my “school family” is the next best thing.
Happy Year of the Water Dragon, everyone!
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Happy New Year! Sounds like this years celebrations was a marked improvement on the last’s.
Was it hard to make the dumplings?
@Alice: Nope, not hard at all! Just time consuming, but completely worth the effort.
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