What's for dinner? -- 2022 onwards
Feb 8, 2025 | 10:28 am
#3601
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Another homecooked CNY dinner !
We are enjoying many Chinese New Year meals , including 2 homecooked dinners on ( CNY Day 1 - Year of the snake ) and now on consecutive evenings , Days 9 & 10 with others in between 
Photos are from tonight ‘ s , primarily Cantonese - superbly cooked and plated as you will see below
Not all we had are shown , including Prosecco and various coffees
Fellowship and food
Preparing the yusheng “ snake “ for tossing
Abalone salmon yusheng ( salad ) ready for tossing
Yunnan ham and cabbage
Chap chye
Pork belly with yam and vegetables
Lotus root soup
Tiramisu
Strawberries from Kyoto and sweets / toffee from Italy
Pastries from Hong Kong
Lotus root soup and “ geisha blossom “ tea
Photos are from tonight ‘ s , primarily Cantonese - superbly cooked and plated as you will see below
Not all we had are shown , including Prosecco and various coffees
Fellowship and food
Preparing the yusheng “ snake “ for tossing
Abalone salmon yusheng ( salad ) ready for tossing
Yunnan ham and cabbage
Chap chye
Pork belly with yam and vegetables
Lotus root soup
Tiramisu
Strawberries from Kyoto and sweets / toffee from Italy
Pastries from Hong Kong
Lotus root soup and “ geisha blossom “ tea
Last edited by FlyerEC; Feb 9, 2025 at 7:32 pm
Feb 8, 2025 | 6:08 pm
#3603
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Happy birthday 🈵 JIANG-NAN CHUN , Four Seasons , Singapore
Forgot to post dinner CNY Day 7 , everyone s birthday 🎂
Topnotch warm service - though busy at capacity 15 days & more with reunion dinners before CNY ( 15 days ) for them
Yusheng with crispy fish skin
Char siew
Siew yoke / roast pork
Steamed soon hock , Cantonese style
Claypot tofu , peashoots , sweet and sour pork
Desserts , aloe vera lemongrass jelly , herbal jelly / kwai lin gao , CNY cake / nian ago , puerh tiramisu
Birthday buns
Topnotch warm service - though busy at capacity 15 days & more with reunion dinners before CNY ( 15 days ) for them
Yusheng with crispy fish skin
Char siew
Siew yoke / roast pork
Steamed soon hock , Cantonese style
Claypot tofu , peashoots , sweet and sour pork
Desserts , aloe vera lemongrass jelly , herbal jelly / kwai lin gao , CNY cake / nian ago , puerh tiramisu
Birthday buns
Feb 8, 2025 | 7:15 pm
#3604
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Fun poker play date with friends last night - host served Indian…
chickpeas chollie (like Chana but a less liquidity based Chana)
rice
regional vegetable mixed stew with 20+ ingredients including baby eggplant
store bought chicken tikka masala
the homemade Indian cuisine had an amazing spice. Super yum.
chickpeas chollie (like Chana but a less liquidity based Chana)
rice
regional vegetable mixed stew with 20+ ingredients including baby eggplant
store bought chicken tikka masala
the homemade Indian cuisine had an amazing spice. Super yum.
Feb 9, 2025 | 9:41 pm
#3609
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Location: Northern California
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Now that the atmospheric river has paused, crabs are again coming in to the docks. We picked up 4 today. 2.5lb ea.
Alive and well at noon...
In the pot at 12:30.
First 2 out at 12:46.
Ms. b picked the first 2 for dinner tonight and tomorrow. The other 2 will be made into crab cakes and frozen for future yum.
Alive and well at noon...
In the pot at 12:30.
First 2 out at 12:46.
Ms. b picked the first 2 for dinner tonight and tomorrow. The other 2 will be made into crab cakes and frozen for future yum.
Feb 10, 2025 | 6:29 am
#3610
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Now that the atmospheric river has paused, crabs are again coming in to the docks. We picked up 4 today. 2.5lb ea.
Alive and well at noon...
In the pot at 12:30.
First 2 out at 12:46.
Ms. b picked the first 2 for dinner tonight and tomorrow. The other 2 will be made into crab cakes and frozen for future yum.
Alive and well at noon...
In the pot at 12:30.
First 2 out at 12:46.
Ms. b picked the first 2 for dinner tonight and tomorrow. The other 2 will be made into crab cakes and frozen for future yum.
Feb 10, 2025 | 9:02 am
#3611
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Publix was selling these pumpernickel loaves over the weekend. I thought why not and turned one into a sub. 4 types of cold cuts; ham, turkey, hard salami and garlic bologna. Swiss and aged white cheddar. Iceberg lettuce, tomato slices and slivered Vidalia onion. Sub dressing and extra oregano and garlic powder. It was about a foot long and fed three with half leftover.
Feb 10, 2025 | 12:45 pm
#3612
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Location: Northern California
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Feb 10, 2025 | 1:21 pm
#3613
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Feb 10, 2025 | 2:59 pm
#3614
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I don't think you even need salt for east coast crab. The problem wasn't boiling or steaming them. The problem was getting them into the pot. There was an unfortunate incident with a crab running around the apartment where I lived for a while.
