It's Spring Festival or also the Lunar Chinese New Year of the Ox for some families. Jesse Tam, celebrating in Seattle will be different this year. We are following socail distancing with take out or cooking more at home with just a few immediate family members. The traditional dragon dance parades in our community will be missed. The traditional lucky money is still given to our families and friends with sweets, fruit and the well wishes for the year.
Here's some lucky foods to eat during the Chinese New Year - fish to increase prosperity, dumpling and spring rolls for wealth, sweet rice balls to bring family happiness, longivity noodles for happiness and longivity, good fortune fruit for fullness and weath and glutinous rice cake for higher income or position. Making dumpling is a fun project for families and friends throughout the year. The fillings can be made with pork, shrimp or veggies to suit your tastes. They can be boiled in water or pan fried and made ahead for those with busy schedules.
Flowers are also very popular this time of year with beautiful orchids, orange trees, jade plant, money tree, lucky bamboo, peonies, peach blossoms...Stay connected https://jesset28.blogspot.com/ thanks for reading.
