For the past twenty years, in a round-about way, I’ve celebrated Chinese New Year.  By day (and sometimes night) I manage an import company, who’s core factories are located in Taiwan, mainland China, and the Philippines.  I’ve developed close relationships with my business partners in Asia and love hearing about their family traditions. I really do. However, being completely honest here, I most relate Chinese New Year to factory shut-downs which result in inventory shortages.  There I said it.  It’s my job to manage it I know, no fault of the factories.  Whew…there I said that too.

This year I’ve decided as a company we will {embrace} Chinese New Year.  We won’t curse it.  We won’t dread it.  We will instead, in true Delaney fashion, welcome it…to our break room.  We shall have a party.  An all-things Chinese New Year Party.  The food we love will be entwined with a bit of history and culture.  The Cantonese word for lettuce is pronounced the same as the term ‘rising fortune.’  So I will share Chicken & Cashew Lettuce Wraps.  May they bring wealth to our lives.  Continue reading »

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