Happy Lunar New Year!

Today is Valentine's Day and oddly enough it is also the Chinese New Year. The Lunar New Year usually falls within the last two weeks of January or the first two weeks of February. This year, the year of the Tiger, it happened to fall on February 14th!

During the Lunar New Year, people celebrate with food, festive music, red envelopes and lion dances. The lions dancing symbolize fortune and luck for the new year as they dance to the beat of the drum and cymbals. Be warned though because the streets are jam packed as people are trying to catch glimpses of the lions.

 The pair of lions that are dancing amongst the crowd.

A lucky closeup of one of the lions.

The drum and cymbals that control the lion's movement.

Happy New Year! May the Year of the Tiger ferociously roar for your fortune and health.

S'mores Crumb Bar

My home had some marshmallows leftover so before it went to waste, a recipe was found to finish the bag: S'mores Crumb Bar. The recipe was found on Allrecipes by its nifty search feature that allowed finding recipes according to the ingredient wanted. There were quite a few dishes that are made with marshmallows but this one caught my attention.

Condensed Milk Pound Cake

Condensed milk is an extremely sticky and sweet item that it is one of my favorite accompaniment with certain foods. Usually, a little bit of the stuff with toast or even replacing sugar with it in tea or coffee will hit the spot.