Tết Party @ Mi Casa

I have been so lazy about throwing an apartment warming so I used the Vietnamese Lunar New Year as an excuse to host a party with awesome food and people.

On the menu...

1) Thịt Kho Tàu with Chicken Eggs and Quail Eggs
2) Chao Ga: Congee with ground pork and thousand year old egg
3) Goi Ga: Chicken salad 
4) Pork, shrimp, and taro dumplings
5) Xôi Gà Mặn: Sticky Rice
6) Chè Đậu Xanh Bột Báng: Vietnamese mung bean dessert with tapioca and coconut jelly 


I complained to my best friend Lola as to why our ancestors make these dishes so difficult and tedious to make.  Seriously, seriously... so many fine details and one must be so meticulous!

The boys watching the game and do you notice yours truly in the back with the awesome apron?!

The ladies serving themselves and yours truly by the stove - serving congee to order.  It was a pretty legit party. 

Game gear. 

Mr. Frechette enjoying his Vietnamese coffee with condensed milk. Again, made to order. Jelly, yet?

Congee. Made. To. Order.