Simple, auspicious CNY recipes from home cook Grace Chin

Chin is an accomplished home cook who whips up a slew of auspicious dishes for her family every CNY. (Clockwise from bottom left) Sister-in-law Alice Leong, Chin, son Liong and father-in-law Leong. — Photos: ART CHEN/The Star

In many ways, Chin’s nurturing qualities have largely been inherited from her own mother, who came from a large family of 13 and frequently cooked for the whole extended clan.

“At any festival or occasion, my mum would be the one cooking and my sister and I would be there to help. Because I watched my mum cook so much, I knew what ingredients she used, but didn’t keep it in my head or write it down anywhere, ” admits Chin.