We were snowed in yesterday, so I’m scrambling a bit to get caught up. Not that I’m complaining. The sun is shining, the snow on the trees is sparkling, and, as I write, Teddy is running in circles around the snow-covered yard. He is one crazy dog. Layla of Labrador is blissfully lying on a patch of ice. Lily even went sledding yesterday with her friends, who, luckily, have sleds. We sold all of ours in our big garage sale when we moved because everyone said it never snows on Bainbridge Island. (It does.)
Anyway, today is the official start of the Chinese Lunar Year celebrations. Back in Prescott, we always got take-out from the Five Star Chinese restaurant to kick off the party. (I’m still amazed at how lucky we were to have such a great Chinese restaurant in that little town.) Five Star’s lo mein is the best in the world, as far as we’re concerned. We’ve settled into a new tradition of going out for hot pot in Seattle, but we’re saving that for when our friends visit us for spring break next month. So I’m going to make chicken lo mein (noodles for long life!), using this recipe from The Woks of Life. I’ve had luck with their other recipes, so I’m sure this will work great for our little party tonight. And of course, we’ll have our beloved Pocky, too.
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