BBQ dinner in the Park

Today's weather is one of January's hottest, supposed to have hit 41 degrees celcius during the day. By evening, it was still a bit hot. The prospect of slaving over the cooking stove was not appealing at all. The house was absolutely hot, even thought it was closed and blinds shut all over, during the day.

So, I decided we will just have a beef burger with salad dinner, barbecued in the park opposite our house, and at the same time, test drive the new barbecue installed on the grounds about 6 months to a year ago. We had always wanted to try the barbecue outdoors, especially when it is just outside our doorstep.

So, today, we did it. It was a good move, not much wash up at all. Recommended thing to do in order to solve a dinner for two.

Chinese New Year dinner menu

I am making a dish or two for the family's Chinese New Year's eve dinner gathering. So, I am thinking of two dishes that are easy to prepare, with as few ingredients as possible. The reason being, I don't like to shop for groceries and gather ingredients which sometimes go bad if not used up quickly. I prefer to use ingredients that can be stored, and have long shelf life.

Here are some of my choices:
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/409/chicken+wings

http://chowtimes.com/category/recipe/chinese-new-year-food/

http://chowtimes.com/2008/02/10/steamed-rice-cake/#more-905