Yam Ring

Back again blogging after 1 1/2 months' hiatus. My apologies to some of you who have been back checking regularly, I was just not in the mood to blog with so many things going on the past 2 months. Now that things have quieten down, and I started to twiddle my thumbs again, I thought I'd give it a go. Thank you for the wishes and greetings! Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Gong Xi Fat Chai and Happy Valentine Day to all....LOL! Incidentally, that list nearly covers all wishes I got in my Christmas card from hubby (with the presents to match all occassion too, but that would be the subject of another entry in a more appropriate blog).

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Anyway, for Reunion Dinner, which sadly wasn't celebrated with all my immediate family members, I decided to make a few "traditional dishes". Although these dishes might be traditional for many of you, they are certainly not in my family. Having grown up in Indonesia, we are more accustomed to have dishes like chicken curry, beef rendang, satay and semur for our Ciak Tua Kai, besides the few must have Chinese Dishes like braised sea cucumber with bamboo shoots & mushrooms, he keng (prawn roll similar to ngoh hiang of the Hokkian people) and hoi chor (crab balls). For this year Reunion dinner, celebrated with my sis and her colleagues and family, I contributed these few dishes:


Vegetarian Yee Sang
Was told by dear hubby to shred the vegies longer next time. Sigh.... must use the right tool. Totally forgot my special vegetable shredder!


Loh Hon Chai
Not very pleased with this one, as I cooked it at home some 2 hours before the dinner, and subjected it to two sessions in the microwave oven before it was served, resulting in rather overcooked and soggy vegies.


Yam Ring
Read further below on comments on this one.

My sis cooked a few other dishes, including a very nice chicken satay which I don't have the picture of, the picture on my digicam being out of focus.


Fried Noodle & Steamed Fish

I totally forgot to take pictures of the desserts, Almond Jelly with Longan (made by my sis) and the very refreshing Cente Manis contributed by Marina.

Back to the Yam Ring.
I think I finally figured out how to make a nice crispy one. These are the pictures of Yam Ring I made on CNY day for lunch at home.



Much more fluffier! Yipee!
The recipe was taken from here.