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Dont Drop Your Chopsticks! - Some Ideas for Celebrating Chinese New Year - Year of the Dragon 23rd January 2012
Let's Bake.... Prosperity Cakes (Fatt Gou) Makes six cakes 1 cup water (room temperature) 1/2 to 1 cup brown sugar (depending on how sweet you want the cakes) 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup pancake mix Decoration: 3 dried red dates, each sliced in half (optional) Preparation: Stir together brown sugar and water until sugar has dissolved. Then, gradually mix in flour and pancake mix until a batter forms. Insert six paper cupcake liners into six stiff tin-foil cups that will hold their shape during steaming. Fill cupcake liners to the brim with batter. If using red dates, cut dates in half and soak them in hot water for a few minutes to soften before using. Then, dot the top of each cake with half a red date. Steam for 30 to 45 minutes — the cakes are done when you stick a toothpick in and it comes out clean. If not eating right away, keep them refrigerated and re-steam them for five minutes before serving. From - http://newasiancuisine.com/5372-prosperity-cakes-fatt-gou.html  Let's Play..... Do's and Don'ts Here are a few Do's and Don'ts to ensure a prosperous Chinese New Year DO greet others with "Gung Hey Fat Choy" which means "Wishing You Prosperity and Wealth". DO wear red clothes DON'T drop your chopsticks - Why not make a game out of this with some sets of chopsticks and different shaped and sized food to pick up or an obstacle course for older children, like and egg and spoon race - but don't drop your chopsticks.... DON'T say the number ‘four’ - try doing fast counting rhymes and songs without singing the number four! Can be great fun as you get quicker and quicker! Let's Make.... Dragon Boats
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