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Party time! It’s not every year that Chinese New Year, Valentine’s Day and Mardi Gras come together in the same week, but this year it is happening. That is part of the reason I prepared you last week with a few chocolate dishes. If you didn’t have a chance to grab those or a couple of the Chinese New Year’s dishes onto your shopping list or into your recipe box, just hit the handy arrow to the left to check out last week.
Happy Lunar Year of the Snake! The symbolism of Chinese New Year food is fascinating. The Chinese word for whole fish sounds similar to abundance and long noodles represent a long life, so dine on the Asian Whole Fish with Long Noodles & Garlic Bok Choy to increase the plentifulness of your life. Celebrate further by gathering around a Chinese Hot Pot with simmering Ginger-Garlic Broth. Extra broth makes a beautiful Egg Drop Soup that is fun to take in a thermos to go alongside the glistening Ginger Vinaigrette Salad.
Happy Mardi Gras! Get ready to celebrate Fat Tuesday New Orleans style with Cajun Chicken, Dirty Rice, and Wilted Greens. For a vegan option, go southern style with Black-Eyed Peas instead of the chicken. When celebrating Mardi Gras, in Europe it is also known as Shrove or Pancake Tuesday where they celebrate with thin pancake Crepes. Start your day (hint: make the quick batter the night before) with this indulgence and then roll up extra pancakes into the Spinach Crepes with a glorious side of Orange Glazed Beets. Make a double batch of the glazed beets to toss into the Glazed Beet & Arugula Salad with a Nutty Quinoa to take for a simple lunch on the go.
Happy Valentines Day! While I shared a few elegant cocoa dishes last week (remember just hit that left arrow) I personally would love to see those Spinach Crepes on my love fest dinner table, but for breakfast a bowl of the seemingly naughty beet-inspired Red Velvet Granola and Red Velvet Smoothie would be a tantalizing way to start the day of love. Or snack on the Cocoa-Almond Date Truffles for a non-processed food product substitute to all of those heart shaped box chocolates.
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Enjoy brightening up your winter season with these many ways to indulge, love and celebrate around the dinner table this week. Happy Chinese New Year, Mardi Gras, Valentines Day to each of you!
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