i think i'll try have my own mini steamboat here in norway, although i'm wondering if i should bother inviting friends? also i dont want the tv to be on. its a time of interaction and cooking :P but what can i dunk into a steamboat here? i was thinking of using our portable wok as a steamboat thingy. as for ingredients... i could marinate chicken, pork, and fish slices (but what fish?!). i could use norwegian fishballs and see if they work on steamboat HAHA
maybe i can even try make my own wantons? will have to go to an asian store and see what i come up with. not much time left since it will be this week! joni jie jie said i should make some sweet dessert to symbolise 'tian tian mi mi' (translated to :very sweet.), which i assume is for a continuing sweet relationship between a couple or family? i never knew that, explains why there's so much sweet desserts at CNY meals. so i think i shall have tang yuan.
i would also have prawns... but what else? there isnt really much veggies i can dump into a steamboat here. scallops are expensive? but if it would make me happy i know alex would get it :P there isnt my beloved sea asparagus or abalone here. so if anyone has suggestions, please leave a comment.
maybe i'll just go to a chinese restaurant?! sounds much cheaper and convenient!! but the nearest one here closed down.......no idea if the others have anything special.
ah. this year i also wont have that lovely cny lunch on the first day with aunty choo and sharf ku's family :( i really enjoy that lunch because that grand aunty makes SUPERB steamboat. and her scallops always taste awesome. and meats. and fish. aiya everything la.
i'll also miss day 2 cny lunch :( every year we are ALWAYS late thanks to ahem ahem. but mama would save me some of my favourites. then all my cousins would be there. :(
oh another issue: ang baos. according to dear google (and some relatives), i do not have to give ang baos the first year i get married. some say ROM doesnt count, must have the whole chinese hoo-ha thing, wait a year, THEN give ang baos. then i'm also confused about giving older single people. google didnt say anything about that. again, if anyone knows, LEAVE A COMMENT.
but its not like people are gonna bai nian online right. shall stop going on about my CNY blues now, and move on.
i finally did cupcake nails!
the cupcake in the pic is one of the ornaments made by me. matched so nicely haha. my nails were actually getting too long ( too long= scratching your face when you try remove your contacts) so i chopped off a good portion. plus shorter nails suit the cupcake design XD. but i notice now the vertical lines of the cupcake base makes the nails look longer.i've also completed a doily, something people here use to decorate their tables. usually with older people i guess? its mainly found in white, which i find very grandmotherish sometimes. so i decided to make them in fresher, younger colors.
purple.
this was a ball of thread alex's mother's mother gave me. she gave me a little plastic bag of threads and yarn to crochet with. i have told alex now that i will not but any more yarn till half my current stash at least is used up.from last summer i have a huge bag of cotton yarns from mary to make potholders and stuff. she has WAY too much leftover yarn so she was glad. plus she likes what i do with them XD just completed a potholder yesterday.
so cheerful right? its meant to look like a cathedral window. if i had enough orange i'd reverse the color order but i dont, and i dont wanna buy either :P have enough to make one more, so i shall!gonna make maki rolls and go to the gym today again with alex and joco. :) blog again tomorrow!
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