Oxtail for the Year of the Ox
It’s the Year of the Ox, which brings us a hard-working year and will require diligence and patience. I guess it’s appropriate considering the crappy economy and that Vyl spent these past two days preparing a Chinese New Year feast for us. Ryan counted nine dishes today: braised oxtail, roasted duck, turnip cake, lotus root salad, Chinese broccoli, steamed fish, Chinese sticky rice, pork-stuffed bittermelon, and chive boxes. They were all so yummy and Vyl really outdid herself this year. Michelle also made a mochi cake with red bean so we all went home totally stuffed.
Jack is walking around independently now and had a great time at the dinner table too. I think he ate about 4 or 5 lotus root slices! So, Happy New Year and I hope all the hard work this year pays off!! :) And thanks for cooking, Vyl!!
Here are photos from our dinner.
mom
Tuesday, January 27, 2009no more grumpy anymore, happy boy this time ha
beakatude
Tuesday, January 27, 2009Yep, much happier now.
Joy
Tuesday, January 27, 2009Geesh! Vyl could’ve fed the whole country! WOW.