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Of colouring eggs for Easter, baby showers and baby’s birth celebrations

Different culture celebrates the arrival of a new baby in different ways. For the Chinese, having red eggs is mandatory. The eggs were distributed when the baby is a month’s old. Colouring eggs is also part of the Easter celebration. Easter 2008 is celebrated this coming Sunday. There are also [...]

Posted by lilian on March 17th, 2008 under Confinement food | 3 Comments »

Brandy roasted chicken

Every year, we get bottles of XO brandy and I really do not know what to do with them. We are not regular drinkers so I use the brandy for cooking and baking instead. Of course, sometimes, when I am feeling bored, I added brandy to ginger ale, Sprite or even wine to [...]

Posted by lilian on January 11th, 2008 under Confinement food, Recipe | 6 Comments »

Chinese confinement food - Black fungus, chicken & ginger wine

Sometimes, our Chinese older folks make like the post natal period is a very complicated issue and causes a lot of new mothers to worry unnecessary. Although there are many basis for the do’s and don’ts, being the educated, modern moms, one should not just believe without some common sense.

Sometimes, what they suggested are [...]

Posted by lilian on June 15th, 2007 under Confinement food, Recipe | Comment now »

Mock chicken, mock cod fish and mock me

This is my last week of my self-persevere vegetarian fasting. It is not easy as many times, I had almost killed my own determination because the crabs, prawns and barbeque chickened were just right in front of my face.
Come to think of it, I had been eating vegetarian foods since third day of Chinese [...]

Posted by lilian on April 2nd, 2007 under Confinement food, Food | 2 Comments »

Recipe : Pig’s trotter with vinegar (Chinese confinement food)

I had been meaning to share this recipe for a long time but each time, I can’t get a decent photo.  The above is an old-old photo which I cooked during my confinement.  I used beef tendons and also gluten balls in place of pig’s trotter.
Recipe:
1 pig’s trotter (remember to ask for pig’s trotter and [...]

Posted by lilian on August 1st, 2006 under Confinement food, Food, Pork | 9 Comments »

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