It’s been a busy month ever since I got back from our trip 🙁 And time sure flies, was is only just New Year a few weeks ago?!

Anyway, how have your preparations for the upcoming CNY (Chinese New Year) been for you? If you’re still looking for last minute ideas for CNY, I’ve got some to share with you!(:

Huiji Gift Set

Giving gifts to your parents / parents-in-law / bf or gf parents can be such a headache especially during CNY and if you’ve been running out of ideas to give them, how about considering to purchase a Huiji Gift Set?

Priced at an affordable $73, the particular Huiji Gift Set that I received (Gift of Thoughts) comes in a huge premium looking red box that oozes class and the contents are nothing to scoff at either!

Inside the box are a few items including a big bottle of Huiji Waist Tonic (700ml), a jar of Huiji Honey (500g) and 2 boxes of Huiji Fruity Lite (6 sachets each).

Most of these items are really beneficial for health (great choice for the elderly!) especially their Waist Tonic – touted to be able to strengthen the body and waist, relieve aches in the waist and knees and many more benefits and I know that it is something that my mom would appreciate(:

  

P.s you can also use the waist tonic / honey to cook food with!

Check out what my friend, @ig_honeybeesweets did with her Huiji Waist Tonic using the following recipe:

Herbal Sea Bass Recipe:

300g fresh Sea bass
5 thin slices of ginger, julienned
3-4 strips 玉竹
2 tbsp Goji 枸杞
5-6 dried longan 龙眼干
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp white pepper
1/2 tsp sesame oil
30ml Huiji Waist Tonic

1) Soak 玉竹 and 龙眼干 in warm water for 10 minutes.
2) Rinse fish fillet and remove any scales on skin. Prepare steamer.
3) Pat dry fillet and add seasoning; salt, pepper, sesame oil and let marinate for 10 minutes.
4) Place seasoned fillet on steamer plate, add the julienned gunner over it. Drain the rest of the dried herbs and top over the fillet
5) Lastly, slowly pour the tonic over the fillet. Start steamer and cook for 10-15 minutes at medium fire till the fish is cooked.
6) Top with fresh cilantro and serve immediately.

*Image above credits to: @ig_honeybeesweets 

Another option is the Huiji Gift Set (Gift of Warmth) that is even better considering that it comes with the Huiji Waist Tonic and 6 bottles of Birds Nest (Rock Sugar and American Ginseng) as well as 2 tins of the Fruity Lite priced at $119 per set.

All the above mentioned Huiji Gift Sets can be purchased from NTUC FairPrice, NTUC FairPrice Finest and NTUC FairPrice Xtra(:

DIY a 3 course restaurant quality reunion feast with Dancing Chef!

Reunion dinners/lunches are usually pretty expensive especially if you eat out! Now if you’re looking to eat in and whip up a feast this CNY for your family, you can consider purchasing the cooking pastes such as the Stir Fried Soybean Paste and Hainanese Chicken Rice paste from Dancing Chef!

 

Check out some of the food whipped up by my talented IG friends with the Dancing Chef pastes! All image credits to them:

Chicken Rice (@Vivienneeluv)

Lightly grilled chicken rice balls made using Dancing Chef Chicken Rice Paste (@yellowfingers)

Alternatively, if you’re looking at steamboat lunch or dinner, pick up a few of Dancing Chef Suki Dipping Sauce instead!

Best of all, from now to 28 February 2015, Dancing Chef has launched a few CNY promotions available at all major supermarkets for your cooking needs!

• Buy three bottles of Dancing Chef™ Suki Dipping Sauce at $6.95 (Usual Price: $2.85 each. Save $1.60!)
• Buy any three packets of Dancing Chef™ cooking pastes at $6.95 (Usual Price: $2.85 each. Save $1.60!)

Peony Jade CNY Goodies

It’s not too late to pick up some CNY goodies if you’re heading to the Takashimaya CNY Fair (located at B2) from now till 17 February 2015!

Keep a look out for Peony Jade’s booth there to pick up some of their signature CNY goodies such as their:

• Melt in the mouth buttery pastry pineapple tarts $33.80
• Salted caramel with almonds cookies $25.80
  (Prices stated are before GST)

Personally I recommend the cookies because they are really good! Bf already polished off more than half the tin by himself already hehe XD

Plus it does help that their packaging are so pretty!

Extra bonus photo of home baked melt in the mouth pineapple golf balls that my friend gave to me (thank you!).

She just started up her online bakeshop on IG (@addictive.happiness) / FB (https://www.facebook.com/addictive.happiness/) so do support her!

(Currently she has stopped taking orders for her pineapple golf balls though >_<~)

My Thanks

Lastly, huge thanks to the lovely people (you all know who you are) at BC and 37C and of course, Huiji, Dancing Chef and Peony Jade for sending these CNY goodies and treats to me!

Have a wonderful CNY ahead everyone! 🙂