Kung Hee Fatt Choy!

3 02 2025

We celebrated the new lunar Year of the Snake variously at the Studio.

My “Jin Dui Sisters” group of five friends scheduled a midday meal in Honolulu Chinatown a while ago, and I am excited to meet up with them in a few days.

The Jin Dui Sisters

LISEE (red envelopes) are in order for dear ones younger than the giver. In our rural neighborhood, we also fed the dragon some money.

Li see

Then, of course, traditional foods: JAI (a vegetarian dish that I didn’t make this year), GAU (a sweet, firm and sticky pudding made with sweet rice flour), and savory JOONG a.k.a. dragon boats filled with rice, seasoned fatty pork, salted egg yolk, mushrooms and peanuts.

Gau
Joong

I brought out my tea cozy so we could enjoy a hot beverage all day long. The basket was a good idea for the couple of days when stormy weather knocked out our electricity!

Hot tea

May your rice bowl be full this new year, and blessings always.

~ Rebekah


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Chinese New Year dinner for 8

11 02 2024

My gracious cousin Dorette hosted dinner last night at her hillside home overlooking Diamond Head in Honolulu.

It’s the Year of the Dragon! Guests contributed tasty dishes: colorful salad, salmon, sweet and sour spare ribs, stir-fried veggies, hot soup, jai, and gau.

Time flew, and before we knew it, it was past midnight. 

I got reacquainted with Jeff and Liane Liu who repped me and my art at Island Art and Framing years ago when I first dared to show my paintings. They are still in the art business, now at the Sheraton Moana Surfrider hotel in Waikīkī.

My cousin luthier Nate Ching came, too, as did my chorister sister Sharon Sawdey.

Darling husband Pete brought champagne, and Dorette served hot Chinese tea from an heirloom tea cozy.

Wood dragon

At sunset

 

Beautiful place setting

Details

Family photo

Gracious host

From “Everyone, Eat Slowly: The Chong Family Food Book”

My Aunty Yun’s recipe

 

Welcoming front door

All in all, a good time was had by all.

Continued new-year blessings! Be well.

~Rebekah


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Chinese new year’s yum-yum after seeing The Artist

22 01 2012

Shanghai dumplings and Shanghai noodles by Ming's

Went on a date last night, DH and I. Went to The Artist, the award-winning film I wanted to see ever since hearing the music and wondering about that cute dog on the Golden Globes. When I told my date there was a dog in the movie about the size of Alice Brown, he said okay we could go. Woof!

Is it in black and white? Yes. Is it a silent movie? Most of it. And that’s all I’m gonna say because I don’t want to spoil it for you. A fine, heartwarming flick!

Where to go for an after-movie snack? It’s Chinese New Year! Chinatown is in the opposite direction from home, but I felt like acknowledging my ancestral heritage nevertheless, so taking a cue from my friend Lori, I suggested we find Ming’s Chinese Restaurant in the little shopping center at Waiakamilo road and Dillingham boulevard in Honolulu and eat some Shanghai dumplings.

That’s not what they’re called by the restaurant, but you can look for a picture of them, similar to the one I made above, on the menu. We ate the dumplings by loading each onto a soup spoon, biting off the tip, slurping the soup that is inside, and only then ate the pork filling and its wrapper. Mmmm, good. Very tasty! And even better with red vinegar already on the table. No need to ask for it.

DH pronounced we could do this again. Good movie. Delicious snack. Renewing date night.

Copyright 2012 Rebekah Luke

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