Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Fatterside Chinese New Year Dinner

 

Achi Donna is too cute.

 

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After our lunch at Kettle, while Ritchie and I went on a movie marathon, she went to buy
these lanterns to set up her home for our impromptu Chinese New Year dinner. 

 

 

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Here's Ritchie photobombing my dining room shot

 

 

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Prosperity Tree centerpiece

 

We were supposed to eat out, but Uncle Frank decided last minute that he wanted to be our Chinese New Year Master Chef. We happily said yes. 

We've been eating out too often that the idea of a home-cooked meal sounded much more inviting than the chichi-est foie gras, truffle, kobe beef, gold leaf, birds nest dinner.

Here's what our Chinese Master Chef prepared for us:

 

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Assorted braised meats and innards which were so delicious with rice!

 

 

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Shrimps and celery

 

 

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Duck adobo

 

 

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Sweet and sour fish

 

 

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Sotanghon that I shamelessly stuffed my face with. I love sotanghon!!!

 

 

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Pechay stew

 

 

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Pickled eggplant that whetted my appetite all night

 

 

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Pork and radish soup

 

 

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Homemade fruit salad with lots and lots of grapes, buko strips and cheese cubes

 

 

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Carrot Cake from Homemade Carrot Cake by Cherry

 

 

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Brazo de Mercedez also from Homemade Carrot Cake by Cherry. This was everyone's favorite.

 

 

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Assorted Bambolini from Wildflour

 

 

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 Banana Bread from Wildflour

 

 

And my two childhood favorites:

 

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Prosperity buns

 

 

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And ampaw!

 

 

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It was a very casual, simple, dress-down dinner at home

 

 

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Heck, our utensils were served in a balde. Lol!

 

 

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But the most important thing is that we were all together. And that is the real essence of
Chinese New Year. ♥

 

 

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 Thank you, Uncle Frank, for preparing all the food! :)

 

 

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Thank you, Achi Donna, for setting the Binondo mood! :)