chinese new year!

wow. can't believe i never got the chance to update a post on chinese new year!

needless to say, it was FULL of food! my grandparents are such awesome cooks, and there's always bound to be lobster noodles sitting on the table at any family gathering!

(the obligatory selfie stick version!)

chinese new year was such a good opportunity for our family to all get together, crack a few jokes, eat goooood food, and take crazily wacky pictures with my selfie stick. we really are a traditional family moving along with the trends eh? ;)

the smiley one.

the crazy one.

and totally not forgetting the famous red chinese packets, here's the lucky bum chums of the evening! now to get that jacket i've always wanted......

this year i've been blessed with a new kitchen and a new oven so the day before, i spent the entire afternoon baking up 4 trays of macaroons centred around the theme of chinese new year. recipes and a post coming soon, but to get you excited, they're sharon fruit, green tea and vanilla flavoured (with panda faces!).

happy belated chinese new year!