The year of the Rooster is just round the corner, but things are pretty quiet here. As expected, since this is NY, not Malaysia or Singapore.

It’s a bit early, but me and my roomies Elizabeth and Xiaorong got something going for our CNY here! We managed to cook up a decent chinese meal for dinner today! Not the American type of chinese where everything’s mushy, soggy, and exceedingly sweet. But the typical chinese cooking that I’m used to: lots of garlic, oil instead of butter, and prawn sauce!

It was nothing extravagant. No abalone. No tiger prawns. No mushrooms either. Just some asparagus, chicken, and prawns. And most importantly, rice that isn’t all sticky! But that was enough to make the night happy and cheery for us! Eating chinese food the way it’s suppose to taste is just heavenly. Especially after a strict diet of potatoes, pasta, and bland boiled brocolli. haha.

Thanks to Anne for her wonderful Coke Chicken recipe. Elizabeth remembered the recipe from long ago and proceded to whip up a nice dish. heh, if only I paid more attention last time. smiley

to everyone out there, wherever you are: Gong Hei Fatt Choy/Gong Xi Fa Cai!!

note to self:
steal sunkist-type oranges from dining hall the next two days to masquerade as mandarin oranges. Oh the power of self-deception! LOL.