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A sneak peek of our Chinese New Year menus

Chili Queen — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:53:24 +0000

It’s the eve of Chinese New Year and by now, I’m guessing everyone’s busy either preparing or preparing for their Reunion Dinner. Which basically it’s just the handful of us . No big deal, right? We don’t have to travel anywhere. We don’t have to book any tables. Reunion dinner or not, it’s just us pigging out at our dining table.

Sneak peek of our Reunion Dinner menu:

Roast turkey, potatoes and carrots
A simple salad
Red wine

Yup, I snagged a frozen turkey the week after Christmas because my daughters were calling for an encore of our Christmas Dinner. So why not? There’s no big deal about going all traditional or anything. We just eat what we like and we happen to lurve our own, home roasted turkey.

Sneak peek of our Vegetarian First Day of the New Year:

Homemade nachos topped with cheese, lettuce and salsa for both lunch and dinner

Sneak peek of our First Meal of the New Year on the 2nd day of Chinese New Year:

I had planned to cook Shrimp Scampi Linguine but my aunt has very kindly offered to take over my kitchen, so it’ll be Chinese. We’ll have to see what she cooks up.

For the next 15 days, we’ll be avoiding Chinese restaurants like the plague. My friend started this tradition and we like it. So it’ll either be fast food, Vietnamese, Japanese or Western for a while.

Okay, I’m off to the kitchen to slave. Y’all have a good night and feel free to tell me what you’re eating.

Our Christmas dinner

Chili Queen — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:58:44 +0000

We had an amazing Christmas dinner this year, thanks to a fantastic tasting turkey lovingly roasted in our own kitchen. Seems like the last time I roasted a turkey was for Thanksgiving several years ago, and quite honestly, we love roast turkey in this household so everyone was really looking forward to it.

Fresh out of the oven, my roast turkey looking beautifully golden. Just looking at this picture alone is enough to get me drooling all over again. This tastes so so good you might even put off shopping for engagement rings just to join us for dinner. We also had mashed potatoes with brown gravy, cranberry sauce, salad and red wine. Yumms.

In fact, I’m going out this weekend to see if I can buy another turkey. We’ve simply got to have it again for New Year’s. I know that sounds crazy but if you love something, just indulge yourself. After all, it’s only once a year.

32 Biscotti with Chocolate Holiday Party Favors

Chili Queen — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:54:21 +0000

32 Biscotti with Chocolate Holiday Party Favors

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Nutcracker Drum Christmas Gift Basket

Chili Queen — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:06:33 +0000

Nutcracker Drum Christmas Gift Basket

Another exclusive addition to our collection of Christmas baskets, this stunning red and gold Nutcracker drum will delight for years to come.

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12 Gourmet Chocolate Chip Cookies Holly Leaves Design

Chili Queen — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:50:06 +0000

12 Gourmet Chocolate Chip Cookies Holly Leaves Design

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Dashing Through The Snow Christmas Gift Basket

Chili Queen — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:59:31 +0000

Dashing Through The Snow Christmas Gift Basket

These Dashing through the Snow Christmas Gift Baskets wonderfully capture the magical Holiday mood. Each of these Christmas baskets consists of an assortment of gourmet snacks loaded onto a beautiful decorative holiday sleigh.

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Assorted Chocolates Holiday Gift Platter

Chili Queen — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:39:26 +0000

Assorted Chocolates Holiday Gift Platter

A decadent combination of assorted chocolates from 3 Sisters Chocolate! Enjoy the silky, smooth taste of our handmade chocolates for the perfect Christmas Chocolate Gift Platter. Includes dark and milk assorted chocolates, chocolate covered pretzels and chocolate covered graham crackers.

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Champagne Chocolates – subtle elegance

Chili Queen — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:13:22 +0000

Champagne Chocolates

Champagne in a chocolate? This must indeed be paradise!

All Dark Truffles – the perfect gift for your Thanksgiving host

Chili Queen — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:12:35 +0000

All Dark Truffles

I promise your host will love this specially blended pure dark ganache. I’m told this creamy dark chocolate ganache is the perfect introduction to our floral dark chocolate.

Father’s Day gift idea under $90: Epicurean Feast Gourmet Food Gift Basket With Caviar

Chili Queen — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:39:59 +0000

Epicurean Feast Gourmet Food Gift Basket With Caviar

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