CNY food in Melbourne

Voila! How's 2014 been treating everyone? CNY has been quiet here in Melbourne, as usual, but we tried to create the atmosphere by making FOOD, food and MORE food. What is CNY without food btw? LOL. Anyway, here's a recap of some of the homemade stuff we had during CNY:

Fresh from the grill

Homemade Bak Kwa! 

Cookies - Peanut, crunchy almond, pineapple tarts, and milo koalas

Packed some to send out as gifts to friends

A must for Beijingers - dumplings

A must for Hakka-ers - Pork trotter vinegar (Chu Kiok Son)

Shanghai-nin delicacy - Kao Fu

Malaysian Chinese seaweed cracker

Hubby's best stir-fry lobster

Another must for Hakka-ers - Yam with pork belly (Kiu NYIUK) 

Kumquat marmalade - thanks to kumquats from neighbour

Looking at all the photos, i am so proud of myself this year for being brave enough to attempt some of the delicacies which i never thought i would be able to make. My most favourite is kiu-nyiuk ... pretty good for a first timer. All thanks to tips from mom and hubby who helped me fried the yam and pork. 

  

Where did all my time go?

Boom!! I have been neglecting this blog for a long time now....cannot believe how time flies! Where did all my time go?? Many many things have happened in the past few months and our dear little prince has grown into a walking active lively little toddler who just cannot stop even for a second. Sigh. That's what you get when you have boys. BTW, how did your Christmas, new year and Chinese new year go? We had some simple quiet celebrations here in Melbourne with a couple of visitors over for meals. Summer has been mistreating us this year, with temperatures scorching up to over 40 degrees consecutively for many days.Imagine that.