Chinese New Year Eve Dinner 1/30

Toi-Shan style Dumpling Ball Soup (Tang Yuan)

Glutinous flour rolled balls with white radish, shiitake mushrooms, fat choi, baby shrimp, shredded pork, and parsley. Extremely tasty. 

These are usually sweet and for dessert, but this Toi-shan style is salty and I had it as the main and only dish for dinner.

California Pizza Kitchen

1/14/14
Date night dinner with the Bf.

California Club and Original BBQ Chicken Pizzas. 

California Club

Original BBQ Chicken

Butter Cream with Ice Cream (ice cream is optional on the menu, but it is a must have with this cake)

http://m.cpk.com/27319-california-pizza-kitchen-park-avenue-south-new-york/menu/

Purple Sweet Potatoes

The first time I have ever seen a purple colored sweet potato. My Bf said it looks radioactive. My mom said it's actually very nutritious.

Based on LiveStrong and NPR, they are commercially useful with health benefits!

 

And the taste? Like a regular sweet potato if not sweeter. Quite yummy.

New Year's Dinner with the Prospective Family

Meat Lasagna, Salad, & French Vanilla Cake (not in pic)