Motivation occurs when you persuade others to take an action in their own best interests. Manipulation is persuading others to take an action that is primarily for your benefit. Zig Ziglar

Today Dad celebrated his 89th birthday. After a long and serious illness he is now better.
My sisters, brother and I had a bring and share for the occasion and there was a lot of food on the table. My father was very happy.
Here are a few pictures of the dishes we had and I'm giving the recipe for one of the cakes I prepared.
Veal with soya sauce, pepper and crushed garlic, ready to be mixed with cornflour before being stir fried with sliced onions.

Duck marinated in char siw sauce overnight ready to be roasted.

For dessert sweet potato balls stuffed with 'Nutella'

Ingredients: 500g sweet potato, 300g glutinous rice flour, 200g rice flour, brown sugar and water.

Method: A syrup is made with brown sugar and water.

The sweet potatoes are boiled and mashed. Then they are added to the rice flour mixture.

The syrup is poured onto the mixture which is stirred to combine the ingredients.

A ball is made, from which small pieces are removed and rolled into balls. These are flattened

and some nutella is placed at the centre.

A ball is made again and dropped into boiling water. They are done when they float.

I also prepared lentil soup

Dish brought by my sister in law: salad (cucumber, green, yellow and red peppers, lettuce

Chicken drumsticks steamed with goji berries

Dishes bought by my brother: 'moy choy niouk'

Fried Noodles or Chow Mein

 My sister bought the birthday cake

 Photographs were taken with my dad proudly holding his 'foong paos' and smiling from ear to ear.