Happy Lunar New Year! I need to work a trip to Boston's Chinatown to get some Chinese food today. When I was younger, I always looked forward to the New Year's Day feast. My Grandmother would spend days preparing dishes: a vat of braised chicken with taro root, dozens of Chinese tamales, a slew of dumplings, several types of bao..... always delicious. I would constantly be right there in the kitchen with her trying to pick-up on her techniques and recipes. But, I have to admit the best part of the Lunar New Year was getting red envelopes. $5 here, $10 there, and the occasional $20, it was a lot of money for a little kid- money I could use a little of right now. I can't for the life of me remember what I spent it on.
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