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Chinese New Year dinner feast at ATFT’s HQ

Billy — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:49:45 +0000

Gong Xi Fa Chai! Hope you all had a great time celebrating Chinese New Year or an intimate Valentine’s Day over the last weekend. I definitely had a blast with friends up to the coast to celebrate with me over a dinner banquet feast. As this year is The Year of The Tiger, so the [...]

Video of how to make Pineapple Tarts

Billy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:25:28 +0000

As you may have noticed, the Chinese New Year festive mood is in full swing here at ATFT! 5 more sleeps to go, I can’t wait to have friends up here in the Coast to celebrate and usher in the Year of Tiger with more delicious food and treats. I have to admit I am [...]

Kuih Loyang / Kuih Rose / Honeycomb Cookies

Billy — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:25:14 +0000

[donotprint] Usher in The Year of Tiger! Seven more sleeps till the Lunar New Year, as you probably would have noticed that there is no slacking off in the ATFT’s kitchen and I’ve been churning up lots of my favourite festive cookies. A fellow Malaysian lady found my pineapple tarts post and she decided to [...]

Chinese New Year Peanut Cookies (花生饼)

Billy — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:58:18 +0000

I’ve made the peanut cookies for the Chinese New Year again. Those little golden morsels of soft peanut crumbs that simply melt in the mouth like eating a dollop of peanut butter never fail to satiate my cravings. I’ve revised my previous recipe a little and yield a better result. You can grab the recipe [...]

Pineapple Tarts for Chinese New Year – 凤梨酥/黄梨酥

Billy — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:39:16 +0000

The Chinese New Year is only two weeks away and I’ve been a very busy man slaving over hot stove (or oven) lately. Last year we had friends coming up to the Central Coast and we had so much fun celebrating the new year with a 9-courses Chinese dinner banquet. And I am doing it [...]

Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: Chinese New Year banquet on Australia Day long weekend

Billy — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 09:59:56 +0000

Gong Xi Fa Chai!!! Happy Lunar New Year everyone, and hope you all had a great time celebrating the Year of the Ox, as we definitely started the new year with a great toss of fortune and prosperity. The good people at Foodbuzz also once again selected me for the 24,24,24 event, and I can’t [...]

Celebrating the Year of the Ox

Billy — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:17:39 +0000

Pssst… just in case you haven’t noticed, I am totally in the Chinese New Year vibe right now. I made cookies, and more cookies, ready for the new year this weekend. Coincidentally, Chinese New Year this year also falls on the same day as Australia Day! Hence, for the double celebrations, a group of friends [...]

Chinese New Year Peanut Cookies (花生饼)

Billy — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:55:58 +0000

Traditional peanut cookies, a must have for the Chinese New Year. Unable to celebrate the Chinese New Year with my family this year makes me extremely homesick and nostalgic, especially missing all the delicious food the most. And the peanut cookie is one of them I am craving for. We used to make this cookie [...]