Tag: Chinese New Year

Lunar New Year 2026: Year of The Fire Horse

February 17, 2026

It’s just after midnight here in Seattle and time to wish my Chinese friends happiness in the Lunar New Year. We celebrated with an excellent catered dinner of beef fried noodles, savory green beans, assorted platters of authentic Chinese cuisine and … my yearly contribution of some sort of almond cookie. I plated them on … More Lunar New Year 2026: Year of The Fire Horse

Matcha Butter Cookies for Little Chinese New Year

January 17, 2023

I’ve had an intention to create a trio of cookies using culinary matcha after I discovered a taste for, first, green tea Frappucino at Starbucks and second, Fred Meyer’s Private Selection Matcha Ice Cream. Last week I bought some culinary matcha and on Saturday did the first experimental matcha cookie in two forms, a butter … More Matcha Butter Cookies for Little Chinese New Year