New Year Eve Party 2013

We had a New Year Eve Party at my sister's house on Dec 31st, 2013.  We had so much food and fun.  It was a blast.  This was how we welcome the New Year!

Thanksgiving Feast 2012

This was our 2012 Thanksgiving Feast.  We had a lunch potluck at my sister's house and everyone brought a dish. (Turkey, Ham, stir-fried noodles, egg rolls, mash potatoes and gravy, roasted chicken, vietnamese bread and bi` (ba'nh mi` bi`) and sticky rice with combination of toppings (xo^i ma(n. ) and salad)

For Desserts: We have cheesecake in a cup with berries topping.

 Rice Crispy Pops for the kids.

Fruit cocktails

And last but not least, it's also my niece's birthday.  It's her Rum birthday cake.

Happy New Year

2012 is the year of the dragon, and it's finally here. Yesterday we were so busy visiting families and had a little gathering as well. It's always great to see everyone on such a festive occasion. I handed out all my ba'nh te't (Vietnamese sticky rice cakes).

Vietnamese/Chinese families usually have a family altar, to show their respect to their ancestors. We have the alta at our home as well. We have a tray of five different fruits on our family altar called "Ngũ Quả" (five fruits type).


During Tết the altar is thoroughly cleaned and we placed our offerings there.

Afterward, we played bo` cua ca' cop. Bo Cua Ca Cop is a Vietnamese game usually played on Vietnamese new year using 3 dice.