tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304437690959603870.post5886728747398629579..comments2024-03-17T21:34:33.490+08:00Comments on A Daily Obsession: Getting Ready For CNYTerri @ A Daily Obsessionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00220600890256142215noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304437690959603870.post-91291518593227443952012-01-19T08:48:41.113+08:002012-01-19T08:48:41.113+08:00I have been wondering why I'm so busy being bu...I have been wondering why I'm so busy being busy for the sake of CNY. There's so much to do!Blur Tinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07792543153416871887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304437690959603870.post-1583706123857836412012-01-18T12:10:53.085+08:002012-01-18T12:10:53.085+08:00wendy: yes, this year's prawn crackers are the...wendy: yes, this year's prawn crackers are the best so far bc they're very 'loose' textured:) u know what, the dough was still sticky after mixing n i didn't want to run out to find tapioca flour so i used potato starch n quite a bit too. so daring ah! and it still works!<br />thanks to your mom for teaching me (i still rmber standing there watching her knead:) and how she pinched off a bit of the dough to taste it). i can make more and pass to your sil to bring to you. heck, i'll bring them myself but i'd like to visit in the spring (more snow on mountains in banff)so have to be next year. anyway, gong xi fa cai to all of you!<br /><br />runningbrook: wah, what a maid, telling you tt you'll be on your own lol! but really, making prawn crakers is easier than say making cookies or cake! just throw the flour and prawn mince into the mixer, take out, knead a few minutes, shape, steam, cut, dry and fry!<br /> gong xi fa cai to you and fam!terri@adailyobsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027727551942336449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304437690959603870.post-20366881764967794762012-01-18T08:45:53.646+08:002012-01-18T08:45:53.646+08:00Hi Terri! Happy CNY (in advance) - I love the look...Hi Terri! Happy CNY (in advance) - I love the look of your prawn crackers. I wanted to make them but my maid told me it's a lot of work and I would have to do it on my own. LOL<br /><br />Anyway, have a good holiday with your family. Am sure Hong Yi is back and it will be a blast!RUNNING BROOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11911970338430877283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304437690959603870.post-89970099423376291702012-01-18T04:19:25.180+08:002012-01-18T04:19:25.180+08:00my mom would be so happy that u and my sis-in-law ...my mom would be so happy that u and my sis-in-law continue to make her famous prawn crackers. yours look as good as my mom's. my sis-in-law is going to make some for me when my eldest sis comes over in sept.love to try yours the next time i go back for cny. Happy new year!wendynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304437690959603870.post-75414691082939580532012-01-17T22:35:36.767+08:002012-01-17T22:35:36.767+08:00michelle: i find it crazy tt we pay so much at sea...michelle: i find it crazy tt we pay so much at seafood restaurants to eat farmed fish and prawns that are fed on antibiotics and growth hormones. am afraid tt those old days of home-grown food and seafood from the sea are gone...it's cheaper n more convenient to 'grow' seafood under controlled environment. we must be well-informed n careful about the sources of our food. i think most ppl don't question and just go along with the crowd and the crowd is jsut as ignorant and indifferent.terri@adailyobsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027727551942336449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304437690959603870.post-91165342089328432992012-01-17T18:24:11.790+08:002012-01-17T18:24:11.790+08:00I'm also wary of farmed prawns and fish. I lon...I'm also wary of farmed prawns and fish. I long for the day when we get to eat the things my mom used to eat. :(Michelle Chinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011334364444806975noreply@blogger.com