made 盆菜CNY dinner for RI brothers on 5.3.2021.^^

the last time I made pencai 盆菜 was 2 years ago, CNY eve 2019 – recipe here 🙂

1. 烧肉 pre-dinner
2. pencai 盆菜
3. hk steamed garoupa 港蒸龙虎斑
4. steamed cod 金银蒜蒸鳕鱼
5. teochew braised hock & trotters 卤元蹄
6. 白斩鸡 & chicken rice
7. 3 eggs spinach

HCK brought pair of 对联couplets he wrote

eddie brought 2 champagne 2 reds (real drinkers, respect…jo brought yamazaki, CCG brought vodka (i tried a bit with lime soda) & homemade coffee ice cream

siak brought home made thai tapioca coconut dessert

SCG brought bengawan solo lapis sagu kueh salat ..

&

LYF did the washing up solo…very paiseh..told him dare not invite him next time liao..lol!.

LCH can only arrive 8pm, so we arranged dinner at 8pm and drinks pre-dinner from 7pm onwards, and I got 烧肉 for pre-dinner bite with the champagne and reds…:-)

dishes were all good. friends all loved the 烧肉, pencai 盆菜 and teochew braised trotters 卤元蹄..only cod was a bit salty…still tasty..

really fun evening with RI brothers..wonderful time chat & laughters & all loved the food..

siak-Many thanks Ser Khoon. Food was great and company was fun. fantastic evening

eddie-All, Thanks for the great evening! Ser Khoon, thanks for cooking for us! Wonderful dishes!

LCH-Ser Khoon..thanks for the feast! eddie..the wines were super esp the white and guys thanks for the company! enjoyable evening!

HCK-thanks Ser Khoon for a dinner of dishes, one “not nicer” (cheow ghee patent) than the other. and lots of laughs and good spirits. wonderful evening!

jo-good Sat morning many thanks for the free food & for facilitating the even freer dinner conversation in very good company.

c.h.e.f andy

made & delivered dinner to my brother family this evening on 4.3.2021.^^

1. braised chicken & potatoes
2. chilli ikan batang
3. stirfried vany shanghai greens

simple and nice dinner.

c.h.e.f andy