Sunday, February 17, 2008

Memorial food

February 16, 2008

I made all these wontons.


It turned into this soup.


Chicken Egg Rolls and Chicken filled Fried Wontons


I didn't make this but it's Salt and Pepper Shrimp


Ca Tuyet (Chilean Sea Bass), which I didn't make either.



Heo Quay (roast pork) that I didn't make either

Actual Tet Meal

February 07, 2008

It's customary to have a Buddhist Vegetarian meal on the first day of they new year, so I made vegan Pad Thai. It's rice noodles, fried tofu, red bell pepper and bean sprouts. There were several other dishes, but this is the only one I made.


February 08, 2008
Pan Fried Shanghai noodles.


Fried stuff: wontons, wrapped shrimp & chicken eggrolls


Those were part of the traditional new year foods we had, which also included a whole chicken, whole fish, wontons, and other stuff. They all represent stuff, like noodles for longevity, the egg rolls are in the shape of gold, whole fish means togetherness and so on...

Day after Tet Party Lunch

February 01, 2008


Chicken Piccata: pancetta, capers, mushrooms and artichoke hearts in a lemon garlic sauce; spinach; angel hair pasta and lightly breaded chicken.

After Tet Party Snacks

February 02, 2008

Clams in black bean sauce as well as xa xiu



Hot Wings, sriracha garlic and sambal.