Year of the Horse

KUNG HEI FAT CHOY

Chinese New Year Sheffield Style

Friday 31st saw us at a wonderful Chinese New Year dinner Kiwi style at Tamper Coffee, Sellers Wheel.

Candlelit and romantic and oh, so tasty and colourful

Incredible food and the finale with the chocolate sauce to die for . . .

Our fortune cookie mottos were a bit on the serious side though . . .

In the intervening days, we've cooked Ken Hom's delicious Chow Mein and other favourites from our much loved and be-splattered copy of his 1984 Chinese Cookery.

Then last night it was the Sheffield Chinese New Year Celebrations at the City Hall along with Margaret and Steve.

first it was food and junior entertainment in the ballroom

and learning about how wonderful those born in the Year of the Rabbit are

and modest too ofcourse, as it says!!

Then up to the packed and buzzing Oval Hall for the main show

Dignitaries and dancing, starting off with a sad lonely Dragon

until thankfully a friend sloped up from the audience

and soon they were three!

painters and pandas

Dare devil feats of contorsion and juggling

music and dancing and beautiful glittery costumes

 the grand finale

 and finally a lovely smiling line up to see us out into the wet Sheffield night

and I have to finish with this - just LOVED the motto from the fortune cookie I was given

HaPpY yEaR oF tHe HoRsE eVeRyOnE

you can leave your hat on

Just a normal red nose day here at work last Friday . . . 

And sorry you Owls - I only support teams in red but this is my favourite floppy hat song so I'm using it!

now a thought for next year - we could up the stakes and learn a real hat dance.  Plenty of room in the kitchen . . .