Holidays, holidays and more holidays!

Wow! I've been bad. I haven't posted anything since the beginning of December.
Well, time has been passing annoyingly fast. It's been a month since I quit my job to take care of my new business. Christmas and New Year's day has come and gone and we're on the third day of the Chinese New Year. Check out the cake I made for Mary Lou and Brad's Holiday Pudge Party!

Since the new year, all has been well to an extent. I've been very preoccupied with getting the business up and running. Unfortunately, it's not been moving very quickly at all. But, hope is in sight! We have decided to take it to the limit by participating in three trade shows this year. The biggest one will be in March in L.A.

Working from home has been good for me. It's nice to be near everything I feel comfortable with. On the other hand, it's been a brain drain, which leaves me with not much energy to cook much anymore. Having said that, I had been craving Yong Tau Foo, a stuffed vegetable and tofu dish, that I decided to make it myself. It's basically an assortment of vegetables: eggplant/brinjal, bitter gourd, red chillies or jalapenos, tofu puffs and beancurd skins stuffed with a mixture of ground pork and fish with green onions.
I fried them in oil and then made a garlic-oyster sauce gravy to go on the top. We had it with some flat rice noodles, which we dressed with hoisin-soy sauce and sesame seeds. (chee cheong fun!) It was absolutely yummy.

Having said that, I am preparing for a few days of cooking for this coming Saturday's Chinese New Year feast. I'll save the details for the next blog. Expect some good stuff!!!