Happy Year of the Ox

Today starts the Chinese New Year, Year of the Ox. Since we live far away from the Chinese side of the family, I decided to try and cook 'mi sua', a noodle dish that my husband grew up eating at the New Year. The noodles, of course, represent long life, so no biting or cutting the noodles short (slurping only!). And I threw in some eggs, which traditionally indicate prosperity & fertility. I also kind of Filipino-ized the dish, by adding adobo chicken & sauce.




Because everything tastes better with friends, we invited my former roommate, and her husband over to eat with us. Even though they knew it was my first time trying this dish, they graciously partook of it. Apparently it was OK, everyone finished their bowls! We even made mango pudding for dessert, although I must confess, the restaurant versions of this tasted better than ours.

Best wishes to all of you for a healthy and blessed New Year!