chinese new year
Gōng xǐ fā cái, xīn nián kuài lè, happy lunar new year! There are a lot of foods associated with Chinese New Year, but I usually stick to a one-night vegetarian feast on the first night of the new year. The idea is to begin the year without the loss of life, and it’s a Buddhist-based tradition that my entire family follows. Pictured above: fried rice, steamed greens with oyster sauce, Buddha’s delight (I keep it simple with napa cabbage, mushrooms, water chestnuts, tofu skin, and bean thread noodles), and soy sauce stewed tofu. Not the most lavish of dinner spreads, but it was wholly satisfying (and quick and easy to make).
