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.

Chocolate Crinkles II

Chocolate crinkles are beautiful cookies to give as gifts. They're especially perfect during the wintertime for they look like snowflakes. It has a soft chocolate center that conveys the idea of a cozy home, cookies and milk and a general warm fuzzy feeling.

Merry Christmas!

Season's greetings everyone.

Hope y'all are enjoying the holiday and spending it with loved ones.