Our goal was to make 48 Lunars which is the amount required for the foodie contest. At the end, we made over 50 of these lunars for the guests. We went back and forth on how to present the lunars. Matt wanted them in little glass plates and I (the cheap one) wanted to be more practical steered him away from it. Have to say, it took a lot of "let's think about it" and "we'll see" in order to delay his urge in buying the plates. Doesn't make sense to pay $50 worth of little plate and not know what to do with it at the end. We placed the lunars in bamboo steamers! This was Matt's idea and I loved it. Perfect way to steam the lunars and serve them at the same time! Anyhow, prepping and assembling the hors d'oeuvre took a long time. In fact, it took up majority of the time. Both Matt and I didn't have a break since 9 am until 10 pm -- that was when we sat down for the very first time and relaxed how exhausted we were. Transporting them in the car was the fun part. Everything was fine but I think I swing one of the bag and the lunars were a bit shifted to a side. I gently moved them back in place once we got there.
And... we won 3rd place people choice award! Although we didn't get any prizes, hearing the compliments about our lunar made us very proud and happy! Matt already have a dish in mind for 2012 holiday foodie contest! And I think I'll make deserts.. I already have something in mind too!
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