
There's still a couple of days left in the
Chinese New Year. Fill your dumpling craving with
homemade pork and shrimp pot stickers. — The Kitchen Sink

Use shades of red with gold accents to decorate the dining room for a
Chinese New Year party. Cover the table with a deep wine colored tablecloth. Top with printed red place mats and red plates.

Kick-start your
Chinese New Year dinner party with an elegant cocktail. A lychee martini is sophisticated, cool, and festively flirty. When you sit down to dinner offer guests a dry Riesling, fruity Sauvignon Blanc, or crisp Chenin Blanc; all would pair nicely with the
menu.

Today is the first day of the Year of the Rat. During the
Chinese New Year, a special emphasis is placed on the symbology of different foods. I thought it would be fun to see how much you know about this food symbolism.

Instead of baking the
Chinese New Year Cake — Nian Gao — for your
Chinese New Year dinner, why not modernize the tradition and serve a sweet version of spring rolls? Fill spring roll wrappers with a luscious mixture of bananas, brown sugar, ginger, and mangoes. Paired with a caramel rum dipping sauce, this is a truly decadent dessert.