Saturday 11 January 2020

Pot Bless Lunch To Celebrate The 1st Day Of New Year 2020

There is no grand celebration for the 1st day of New Year 2020. We started off the new year with a pot bless gathering in my house. My friend and I came up with some nice home cooked food for the 4 of us. I cooked 3 items and my friend contributed 2 items for our new year lunch.
 My 1st dish - Black Vinegar Pork Leg with wood fungus and lots of ginger slices.
 My 2nd dish - Stewed Chinese cabbage with nam yue (fermented bean curd).
 My 3rd dish - Egg omelette with chopped kale.
My friend bought the kale and gave half to me.
 Dish cooked by my friend - Sliced arrow head stewed with minced pork and kale.
 My friend also bought some roast pork and sausage from the market.
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We had a very satisfying and filling lunch without any rice.
After washing up, we went to a shopping mall to walk off some calories.
 As usual, I am drawn to this pillar aquarium with live fishes swimming in it.
 I was happy taking snapshots while my hubby and friends shopped.
 I don't know the name of these fishes.
 Some stopped to watch the fishes but I was the only one taking pictures.
 Hubby and friends joined me after their shopping.
I enjoyed watching the fishes swimming graciously in the water.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

"In a word, what I'm saying is, Grow up. You're kingdom subjects.
Now live like it. Live out your God-created identity.
Live generously and graciously toward others,
the way God lives toward you."
(Matthew 5:48, The Message-MSG)

52 comments:

  1. Already salivating at your first dish! I support celebrating at home... guess popular spots would be crowded anyway.

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  2. Hello, wonderful captures of the fish and aquarium. Dinner with your friends sounds like a nice way to start the New Year. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend. PS, thanks so much for the visit and comment on my blog.

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    1. Thank you, Eileen for hosting. Have a wonderful week!

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  3. ...it's nice to start the year surrounded by friends!

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  4. The fish looks very big so the aquarium must be huge.

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  5. Such a joy cooking together with friends. Loved seeing the fish swimming about.

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    1. Its fun to share our food with one another.

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  6. Glad you and your friend enjoyed a good meal together. Hope you found some good deals at the mall afterwards. Have a great weekend.

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  7. I've never heard of wood fungus before as a food but I would try it. Great celebratory meal. Meals with friends is wonderful.

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    1. You can find wood fungus in Chinese grocery shops.

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  8. Very good fish shots! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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    1. Thank you, Ginny. Happy New Year to you too!

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  9. It's fun to share a meal that way, and i like watching the fish, too. Very relaxing.

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  10. Aquariums really are so much fun to watch....I could sit and watch them for hours!

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    1. I would do the same too if I have the time.

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  11. Amazing dishes Nancy. I also enjoy watching the fish in an aquarium.See ya.

    Cruisin Paul

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  12. I hope you all enjoyed the food...it looks good.

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  13. let it be wonderful 2020, let it be as tasty as in the pictures :)

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  14. Thank you for the wonderful lunch! We must try to do this more often... every day is a blessed day!

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    1. Yes, then we can enjoy each other's cooking.

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  15. Happy New Year! I like the fish pictures!

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  16. I love watching fishes swimming too, very relaxing, we have aquarium with fishes swimming in it in a shopping mall too, at wisma atria.

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    1. Thank you, Libby. I think it is good idea to have aquarium with real fishes in shopping malls.

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  17. Nice to have gathering with friends and do potluck. I like that.

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    1. Thank you, Rose. We shared the workload and enjoyed the food together.

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  18. It all looks delicious. My parents used to have an aquarium, so relaxing to watch. Have a good week, Diane

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  20. I know some people would love this, just not me

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    1. Thank you, Jo-Anne. We have our own likes and dislikes.

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  21. Enjoy watching the fish.
    You are lucky to have friend bring food to your house, usually here I do it all myself..

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  22. The aquarium is quite a sight to see.

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    1. Thank you, William. It attracts shoppers like me.

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