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NBC Miami Celebrates Chinese New Year

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I was invited by NBC Miami to celebrate Chinese New Year with their audience and thought you might enjoy some funny things that happened and the three lessons I learned:
– check lists are only good if you actually check them
– sisters are helpful except when their shots are of producer’s backs
– you can’t always trust your GPS

Thanks to Betty Yu, news reporter for NBC Miami for hooking me up with the producer for the Today Weekend Sunday Show to celebrate Chinese New Year! 

Jennifer Reeves, meteorologist made my cooking segment so much FUN!  She’s the BEST,  got right to my cooking classes and Wok Star Kit, what a STAR! 

I got Jennifer to stir fry and had to apologize because she had to use a plastic spatula, yuk! While packing for the TV appearance, I forgot to repack my spatula even though I checked it over & over, so thank goodness there was one in the studio drawer!  This goes to show the IMPORTANCE of a good tool and why my spatula is so perfect.

Uh the spatula wasn’t the only thing I forgot, I also forgot the dish to put my prepped vegetables prior to the stir fry. Good thing I can think fast and used the red paper plates!

Sharon Lawson, news reporter had a taste of the Sizzling Shrimp dish and asked about my Chinese New Year table setting before winding down the news show. I can’t wait for them to join me in a Wok Star class.

After the show, we were chatting and Sharon thought she was supposed to sprinkle the contents of her red packet into the Shrimp dish!  Good thing Jennifer stopped her cause she knew it was a buddha inside!

It was fortunate my sister, Valerie was visiting and was able to help me.  It’s not easy to drive, work the GPS, setup and take photos as well as focus on my message, ha, ha!


Thanks to Yari, the floor producer for all your help. Sorry, my sister only got your back! Wow, you were fantastic running the whole show. I love how the reporters and producer would say, “oh, 15 seconds is a long time!” Really?

Thanks NBC Miami for inviting me!

 

 

 

NBC Miami Celebrates Chinese New Year

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I was invited by NBC Miami to celebrate Chinese New Year with their audience and thought you might enjoy some funny things that happened and the three lessons I learned:
– check lists are only good if you actually check them
– sisters are helpful except when their shots are of producer’s backs
– you can’t always trust your GPS

Thanks to Betty Yu, news reporter for NBC Miami for hooking me up with the producer for the Today Weekend Sunday Show to celebrate Chinese New Year! 

Jennifer Reeves, meteorologist made my cooking segment so much FUN!  She’s the BEST,  got right to my cooking classes and Wok Star Kit, what a STAR! 

I got Jennifer to stir fry and had to apologize because she had to use a plastic spatula, yuk! While packing for the TV appearance, I forgot to repack my spatula even though I checked it over & over, so thank goodness there was one in the studio drawer!  This goes to show the IMPORTANCE of a good tool and why my spatula is so perfect.

Uh the spatula wasn’t the only thing I forgot, I also forgot the dish to put my prepped vegetables prior to the stir fry. Good thing I can think fast and used the red paper plates!

Sharon Lawson, news reporter had a taste of the Sizzling Shrimp dish and asked about my Chinese New Year table setting before winding down the news show. I can’t wait for them to join me in a Wok Star class.

After the show, we were chatting and Sharon thought she was supposed to sprinkle the contents of her red packet into the Shrimp dish!  Good thing Jennifer stopped her cause she knew it was a buddha inside!

It was fortunate my sister, Valerie was visiting and was able to help me.  It’s not easy to drive, work the GPS, setup and take photos as well as focus on my message, ha, ha!


Thanks to Yari, the floor producer for all your help. Sorry, my sister only got your back! Wow, you were fantastic running the whole show. I love how the reporters and producer would say, “oh, 15 seconds is a long time!” Really?

Thanks NBC Miami for inviting me!

 

 

 

Chinese New Year Festive Table Setting

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For Year of the Dragon, I wanted to show you easy ways to dress up your table so you can enjoy a Simple Chinese New Year Dinner At Home.
Use lots of “red” which symbolizes good luck and anything you can find that has Dragon or Asian theme on it! This includes red packets with money in it to give to unmarried folks or kids.  I put little buddhas in red packets to give to Wok Stars or friends!  Tangerines, clementines, oranges represent good luck and prosperity. Give them as gifts to friends. The gold and red character paper is what Buddhists burn in their prayer ceremonies and can be bought at an Asian market.

This is my favorite Dragon plate and red mat I use for styling my dishes!

If you have access to an Asian store, buy those table mat and chopstick, napkin sets!  They’re all color coordinated and ready to go. I was given this set as a Chinese New Year gift by a chiropractor, who is also a  speaker and all round wonderful mom of Sophie and Wok Star, Dr. Maritza Paz.
Maritza’s lovely table mat & chopstick napkin came in very handy when I went on NBC Miami yesterday to show how to set an easy Chinese New Year festive table setting and cook up a Sizzling Shrimp dish!  More about the show here. Don’t forget to add some orchids if you can get them or any bright colored flowers would also be a wonderful addition.

If you can’t get to an Asian store, throw a Chinese New Year party (you have 2 weeks to do this in!), you’ll end up with nice gifts from friends!  That’s how I scored this beautiful handbag and a Monkey painting with lots of Chinese calligraphy.  It’s created by a dear friend, Marguerite Gil who’s a French ceramic artist, writer and radio show host!
Many Wok Stars who have my Dragon themed wok mitt set can use their mitts as a display when you’re not using them for cooking!
Here are a few of my table settings using ‘Dragon’ dishes I thought you might enjoy!

I didn’t realize how many Dragon dishes I had till I pulled things out for this post.
Well, have fun with your table setting…
Here’s one more Chinese New Year post with decorating ideas!