Year of the "Earth" Pig

2019 is the Year of the Pig according to Chinese zodiac. This is a Year of Earth Pig, starting from Feb. 5, 2019 and lasting to Jan. 24, 2020. Pig is the twelfth in the 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac sign. The Years of the Pig include 2007, 2019, 2031, 2043 etc.

May the Lunar New Year bring you joy, love, happiness and peace all year round; and be blessed with prosperity too

Gong Xi Fa Cai - 恭 喜 发 财

Wan Shi Ru Yi - 万 事 如 意

Xin Nian Kuai Le - 新 年 快 樂

Year of the "Earth" Dog

To visitors and friends:
May the new year bring you Happiness, Good Health and a Peaceful life in 2018.
狗年大吉- jī nián dà jí - wish you luck in the Year of the dog
萬事如意- wàn shì rú yì - may all your desires come true
新年快乐- xīn nián kuài lè - happy new year

Year of the Fire Rooster

To visitors and friends:
May the Lunar New Year bring you joy, love, happiness and peace all year round; and be blessed with prosperity too
Gong Xi Fa Cai - 恭 喜 发 财
Wan Shi Ru Yi - 万 事 如 意
Xin Nian Kuai Le - 新 年 快 樂

Black-Bean Sauce Noodles (Jajangmyeon)

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Ingredients for 3 servings

# Black Bean sauce: 3 tbsp
# Meat (chicken or pork - diced ) 200 gm
# Spaghetti: 300 gm (cook until tender; and drain)
# Onions (~ 40 gm)
# Potato (skinned and diced): 60 gm - boiled in water until softened
# Zucchini (diced) : about 50 gm
# Button mushroom(diced):  about 50 gm
# Onions:  1 medium size (or about 40g)
# Cooking oil: 1 tbsp
# Chicken stock
# water : ~ 2 cups (400 ml)
# tapioca: 1 tablespoon (add some water to make it into a paste)
# lettuce : a few leaves

Directions:
1. Fry black-bean sauce with the oil for about 2 minutes. Except for some sauce, set aside the rest of the bean sauce.
2. Add in the meat and stir into the leftover black bean sauce for a couple of minutes; then add in onions, zucchini, mushrooms, potato, chicken stock,  rest of the black bean sauce and water.Stir in the spaghetti and cook for a few minutes and put in the tapioca paste to thicken the gravy.
3. Dish out the noodles on the plate lined with lettuce.

Lunar New Year 2016

Monkey Year Greeting
Gong Xi Fa Cai - 恭  喜   发  财
Wan Shi Ru Yi - 万 事 如 意
Xin Nian Kuai Le - 新 年 快 樂 

Chinese New Year 2015

or Lunar New Year 4713

Chinese people will be ushering in the year of Sheep, Goat or Ram on February 19 as the Chinese character "yang" can be translated as all of these animals- even the gazelle (antelope) is called "yang" in Chinese. So it does not matter which animal we are celebrating as long they are called "yang" in Chinese.

May all of you be blessed with
Health, Happiness, Prosperity and Longevity
Gong Xi Fa Cai - 恭  喜   发  财
Wan Shi Ru Yi - 万 事 如 意
Xin Nian Kuai Le - 新 年 快 樂 

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Cheers!

Chinese New Year of the Horse

January 31 marks the beginning of the Year of the Horse in the Chinese zodiac.
馬 到 成 功 (mǎ dào chéng gong - meaning - instant success upon arrival of the horse) to all visitors and be blessed with happiness and joy always.
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