Home Cooking x Christmas Eve Dinner

T'is my favorite holiday of the year! As a custom for Christmas Eve, my family invited our family friends home for dinner. While being in the state of jet lag, I still managed to take some pictures of the festive decorations and yummy food. 

Poor Ginger

Wagyu Steak

Turkey from Cova

Crunch Cake from Spoil Cafe

Merry Christmas!

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." -John 3:16

Fruit Waterfall

I've done a few drawings in art class this year that I'm not confident enough to post. I'm sure it happens to everyone: when you start an artwork, you have this perfect image in mind; and once the drawing starts flowing in way that you haven't expected, you instantly see the many flaws in it. 

Nonetheless, I decided to post my first painting of the year. It's an acrylic on canvas (though it might look like oil painting instead), which I named Fruit Waterfall because of the feedbacks given by my friends. "The fruits look like a family waiting at a bus stop on water puddles under the rain," one commented. Though the color of the background is not what I've originally planned (I was thinking of a darker blue that can complement the orange and red), I'm quite pleased with the "waterfall" effect it creates. Additionally, the composition of my set-up and my piece resembles a photo of Petite Amanda's cakes I took a while ago. 

Set-up

Fruit Waterfall, 12/2012

BEST Thai in Hong Kong

Every Thanksgiving break, I like to go home for a short vacation to see my family & friends, annoy my pet hamster, and EAT. Before coming back to the States, my family asked me where I wanted to have a decent dinner at. Without hesitating, I chose Mango Tree. 

The setting of Mango tree adds a modern twist to Thai restaurants' typical interior designs. The dangly lights were especially catchy to me. 

Mixed Satay with Chicken, Pork & Beef

Kale with Salted Fish

After having boarding school food for an extended period of time, I am always ecstatic to see actually cooked vegetables. 

Phad Thai

One of my favorites at Mango Tree- just look at how delicately made that piece of egg is! I have tasted a lot of Phad Thai before, and none of them beat this. 

Curry River Prawns

I warn you- this light yellow curry with egg, Thai celery and onions does not taste like normal curry at all. In fact, it does not taste like curry, but as a person who hates spicy food, this is perfect for me. The crab version of this curry is one of Mango Tree's signature dishes. Because our family does not want to completely lose our etiquette and battle against the crabs like barbarians, we decided to go with the river prawns, which is just as good. Out of the many people who tried this dish, I have never heard a single one of them not yearn to drink the whole bowl of curry (oops... double negative). 

Sago Pudding

Sticky Rice with Mango

One of their signature dishes as well. Yes, I hate mango and therefore, I don't eat mango; but I do fight for the biggest slice of coconut cream covered sticky rice.

Water Chestnut in Coconut Cream

A refreshing dessert- the chewy texture of the yellow jackfruits and the bouncy texture of the red water chestnuts contrast in the iced coconut cream.

No pressure, but this restaurant is a must-go-to.

5/F, Cubus,
1 Hoi Ping Road,
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
(852)2577-0828

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