13 Festive Chinese Recipes For the Occasion

From @newmoonsg today is this exceptional one-of-a-kind gift set that's limited to only 200 pieces island-wide ! 🌕Termed as the "New Moon 8 Days of Bountiful Blessings Gift Set" features 8 luxurious items encapsulated in 8 surprise boxes endorsed by the Maneki Neko, or the ever popular and auspicious ‘Lucky Cat 招财猫’ that waves to summon positive attributes such as good health, happiness and wealth. 🎁Each surprise box is paired with a different Lucky Cat colour that connotes its own meaning and significance. And sharing as follows for knowledge : 🪙Gold - Double prosperity, abundance of wealth, success and luck 🤍White - Pure happiness & luck 💕Pink - Love and romance 💛Yellow - Stability 💙Blue - Harmony & Safety 💚Green - Achieving success in studies 🖤Black - Protection against bad things, attracting helpful people ❤Red - Symbolises good health, protecting against illnesses. And every item in the gift set bore a Lucky Blessing as well : ㊗️一帆风顺 - New Moon Premium Wild Caught New Zealand Abalone ㊗️二龙腾飞 - New Moon Premium Wild Caught Australia Abalone ㊗️三阳开泰 - New Moon Premium Australia Abalone 10-12pcs ㊗️四季平安 - Borsch Med 100% Lingzhi Cracked Spores Powder Capsule ㊗️五福临门 - Borsch Med 100% Cordyceps Sinensis Powder Capsule ㊗️六六大顺 - New Moon Premium Australia Abalone 10-12pcs ㊗️七星高照 - New Moon Bird’s Nest with White Fungus and Rock Sugar ㊗️八面玲珑 - New Moon Bird’s Nest Collagen with Manuka Honey 🛒The Offline Set (RSP $228) is available exclusively at selected FairPrice stores islandwide. Also available online on New Moon Official Website but in a different variation and price. 🌐So do hop onto https://www.newmoon.com.sg/ to check it out !

Spend the last weekend making Egg Rolls using electric Love Letter Maker since we're unable to use a charcoal stove on a HDB setting. Despite the uneven colours, the taste is marvellous as this recipe uses a very high proportion of coconut milk and eggs to flours and you can truly taste that it's homemade. Ingredients (makes approx. 80pcs) : 160g rice flour 50g plain flour 30g corn flour 620ml thick fresh coconut milk 4 large fresh eggs 200g icing sugar Method: 1) Sift the 3 types of flour together in a mixing bowl. Add in thick coconut milk and mix well into a smooth flowing batter. 2) Beat eggs and sugar together till the sugar dissolves. Mix into the flour batter from the above step and strain well. 3) Pour approximately 1 tbsp of the batter onto the love letter mould maker. (If you are using the love letter maker for the first time, please spray some non-stick coating or apply some oil on the plates.) DO NOT eat the first batch of egg rolls that you have made. 4) Subsequently after adding the batter to the plates, close the lid and lock it and bake the egg roll for 1 minute. Open up the lid and cut off the excess batter around the circle using a small knife. Close the lid and continue baking for another 1 minute and 10 seconds. Roll up or fold up quickly while they are still hot. Or if you have extra help : Cook the egg rolls for 2 mins and 10 seconds in the maker, cut off the excess quickly and roll them up speedily before they harden. Note: The colour of the egg rolls will turn darker by itself after they are rolled up and left aside to cool. Hence, do not over-bake the batter in the maker.

From @catercosg , another brainchild under Neo Group Catering today is a spread of delectable festive treats packed neatly in a Bloom Wealth Treasure Feasting Box that comes complete with fortune cookie, seafood, poultry and dishes to signify abundance for the Lunar New Year. Coming in 3 variations being the Oriental, Abundance and Opulence sets, some of their Signatures include the Peach Blossom ($29/set) with black pepper chicken udon, pan-fried gyoza, garlic soy bake salmon, spicy jelly fish salad and scallop on shell with chilli crab sauce as well as the Peony ($33/set) with scallop fried rice with crispy garlic, fish row fortune bag, dang gui roasted duck, golden cereal prawn and spinanch with 10-head abalone. We also had the Daffodil Feasting Set which includes Silver Fish Fried Rice, French Bean with Mushroom, Truffle Roasted Duck and Imperial Prawn Roll Steamed Prawn with Vermicelli. The entire menu and ordering details can be found on : http://www.caterco.com.sg/

Had another round of Reunion feast with this Bountiful Treasures Pen Cai 贺年盆菜 from Crowne Plaza Changi Airport @cpchangiairport today. The various delicacies include baby abalone, dried oysters, sea cucumber, fish maw, dried scallops, braised pork belly, assorted mushrooms, fatt choy (black moss), fried yam, white radish and wolfberries slow-cooked in a collagen pumpkin gravy. We allow it to be continuously heated up on a portable stove whilst eating so that it can be enjoyed piping hot. Serves up to 6 pax at $258+ and can be ordered from https://crowne-plaza-changi-airport.myshopify.com/#2022 till 30 Jan 2022.

Our CNY reunion feast continues and this time it's none other than @souprestaurantsingapore to #supportlocal !  🍲Whilst most of us maybe familiar with the Signature Samsui Ginger Chicken from #souprestaurantsg but what's worthy to mention today from the CNY menu is definitely the All-New Wellness Collagen Treasure Pot 养颜黄金鲍鱼盆菜, a spell-binding must try ! It is made up of an array of luxurious ingredients such as 10-head abalone, fresh tiger prawns, fish maw, premium sea cucumber, fresh scallops, shiitake mushrooms, roast pork and much more that are immersed in an absolutely delicious collagen-rich pumpkin broth.  👍And what's more, the tender cabbage which lies at the bottom of the Treasure Pot was extremely flavorful after being infused with the rich essence of the various ingredients, all of which are slow cooked for a good 4 hours in the broth and is lightly seasoned with herbs resulting in a good balance of nourishing flavours, body boosting constitution and savoury aftertaste. #madewithpassion 🧧We had the TAKE HOME REUNION SET at $388 for 5 pax which in addition to the Treasure Pot, also comes with : 🥢Baby Abalone Yu Sheng with homemade citrus sauce 🥢Traditional Steamed Rice with Chinese Sausage and Braised Mushroom which sits really well with everyone in the family. 🥢Samsui Ginger Chicken To add on, we had the limited-time & instagram-worthy FATT CHOI TOWER at $88 which is only available exclusively online. Made of some very exquisite handmade painted buns with : 💰8 Fortune Bags in oozing sweet red bean paste 💰12 Longevity Baos and  💰4 Fatt Choi Bao Baos in delightful sweet lotus paste 🌐All CNY offerings & sets will be available from now till 15 Feb 2022. Orders can be made online on https://order.souprestaurant.com.sg/en_SG/ for home deliveries or self collections. 🎉Promotions available : 1️⃣Citibank Cardmembers enjoy $10 off all CNY set menus using promo code "CitiCNY10" limited to first 1,000 customers. 2️⃣Self-collection orders will receive a complimentary handmade Fatt Choi Bao Bao, limited to first 1,000 sets. 3️⃣The FATT CHOI TOWER is available for self-collection or free delivery (to one location), limited to first 100 sets.

From @cedelesingapore today is a spread of bountiful cakes, festive platters, handmade cookies and savoury treats newly launched on their wholesome menu to usher in the Lunar New Year ! From the Cakes Selection : 🍊The Mandarin Cake, a light tender cake with mandarin slices, citrus cream and chopped pistachios. $62 for a 7-inch cake. 🍍Pineapple Almond Cake, moist and light almond cake with pineapple slices dotted with raspberries. $46 for a 7-inch cake. 🥥Pandan Ogura Cake, dairy-free cottony soft and light cake made with fresh pandan juice, organic refined sugar and pure olive oil. $33 for a 7-inch cake. From the Cookies Selection: 🍍Pineapple Pocket Pie, handmade pies made with lightly sweetened pineapple jam and buttery pastry. $28/tin 🥥Ondeh Ondeh Cookie, buttery pandan cookie encased with gula melaka coconut filling. $25/tin 🥞Min Jiang Kueh Cookie, crispy local peanut pancake in a cookie form. $25/tin 🥠Cornflakes Cookie, light and buttery cookies coated with crunchy cornflakes. $25/tin From the Savoury Treat Selection 🥢Hakka Kau Yoke, a traditional Hakka family favourite made up of pork belly sandwiched with yam slices that are tenderly steamed with fermented soy bean, spices, soya sauce and shaoxing wine. Served with steamed bok choy $38/set. From the Festive Platter Selection : 🌮Brioche Pau Platter, made up of Signature Huat Chai Chicken, Honey Char Siew, Fish Otak and Hoisin Pulled Duck. $56 for set of 15 pcs. 👏And if you manage to read until this, hoorayyyyy...... and here's an exclusive promo code for you ~ Use "JOYCE10" to enjoy 10% discount for all festive items from 10 to 24 January 2022 when you shop on cedele.com . Happy TGIF eve ! #cedelesingapore #cedelecny2022

Cooked a simple and delicious #oneplatemeal of Seafood and Broccoli Stewed Rice. 🤤 煮了简单美味的 海鲜西兰花烩饭。#easyrecipe Recipe : 100g broccoli, cut into florets 1/2 carrot, sliced 2 shitake mushrooms, sliced 3 pcs baby corns, cut into halves 6 pcs prawns 40g crab meat (I used minced frozen crabmeat) 1 egg white 5 pcs sliced ginger 1/4 onion, sliced 1 egg white 2 tbsp cooking oil 1 tsp minced garlic Seasoning: 2 tsp oyster sauce 1 tsp light soya 1/4 tsp pepper 3/4 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp sesame oil 1 tsp corn flour 90ml water Method: 1) Heat up some water till boiling and blanch the broccoli and carrots for 3 mins. Drain and set aside. 2) Using the residual heat of the water, add in mushrooms and baby corns and blanch for 1 min. Drain and set aside. 3) In another pan, heat up 2 tbsp cooking oil and saute garlics, ginger and onion briefly. Push them aside and cook the prawns till they turn red. Remove the prawns and set aside. 4) Add in blanched broccoli, carrots, mushrooms and baby corns. 5) Add in the seasoning and cook till it boils and stir in the egg white. 6) When the egg white sets, add in the crab meat. Once the sauce boils again, off heat and serve hot immediately with rice and enjoy !

Our first Lunar New Year reunion for 2022 starts today ! It's a spread of 5 dishes plus 1 Yu Sheng from the ala carte menu at @neogardencatering . Not only were the food securely packed and delivered timely, every single dish was flavourful and delicious ! So I tried to cater each of the dish to the favourite of everyone in the family with the Nonya Platter and Kueh for sharing. 🧧虎虎生威鱼生 Golden Tiger Yusheng 🧧海参焖鸭 Sea Cucumber Braised Duck 🧧辣椒螃蟹酱虾婆与炸馒头 Chilli Crab Sauce Crayfish with Fried Mantou 🧧娘惹富贵拼盘 Auspicious Nonya Platter 🧧客家三色算盘子 Trio Hakka Abacus Seeds 🧧招财娘惹糕 Rainbow Nonya Kueh 🍚The Sea Cucumber Braised Duck was the most awesome !! Not only is the duck braised till tenderness, the flavourful sauce alone enables everyone to easily polish away a huge bowl of rice. 🦀Anything with Chilli Crab Sauce never fails, especially when you have fried mantou to dip in. And since it's the festive, we had the Crayfish which is much easier to eat and highly recommended. 🥢The Trio Hakka Abacus seeds is made up of Yam, Purple Sweet Potato and Pumpkin, was topped with an abundance of hand chopped dried shrimps (the difference between hand and machine chopped is that the taste is fresher and more appetising) and the texture was soft and chewy which turns out to be very acceptable even to the folks who doesn't frequent this dish. 🐯All in all, we had a very very delightful first reunion with Neo Garden Catering and in celebration of their upcoming 30th Anniversary, they have came out with more than 5 variations of Yu Sheng for the festive, including the new Golden Tiger Yu Sheng which we had and the Opulence Teochew Yu Sheng with prices beginning from $38.80. 🛒Do check out their extensive brochure for CNY 2022 over at https://order.neogarden.com.sg/Menu/MenuListFestive/CHINESENEWYEAR for more ! Happy weekends !!

Felt liked I just went on a groceries spree for the Lunar New Year @fairpricesg with a basket load of stuffs to cover all the necessary for the festive. And here's how I segregate the shopping load. 1️⃣ Yusheng Necessities with fresh grated vegetables, sesame sauce, canned abalone and fish skin crisps 2️⃣ Various soup bases for steamboat 3️⃣ Variety of Vegetables, Mushrooms, Shrimp Paste and Korean fishcakes for the hotpot 4️⃣ Bird Nest as Gift for the old folks 5️⃣ Meats and Fish Slices for Shabu Shabu 🛒With 151 NTUC FairPrice stores across Singapore, you can always find the supermarket chain just around the corner to inspire all your Chinese New Year celebrations. And that's 2 outlets alone within my walking distance !   🌐The #FairPriceSg Chinese New Year 2022 catalogue can be viewed at : https://www.fairprice.com.sg/cny/ 🧧That's also a #fairpricecnyhuat Lucky Draw with 8 Fully Electric Compact SUV Cars To Be Won simply by shopping in-stores or online with FairPrice from now to 16 February 2022 ! All you need to do is to spend a minimum of $30 in a single receipt for one (1) chance to win with multiple entries allowed. One winner will be selected each week from 30 December 2021 to 16 February 2022, while two winners will be selected between 27 January to 2 February 2022. Happy TGIF !