Firecracker Shrimp

Growing up, Chinese New Year was my favorite time of year. My mother and father would lay out brand new outfits and shoes for us to wear so we could start the New Year off fresh, and we couldn’t wash our hair on Chinese New Year’s day or else we’d wash out all of our good luck. My mother explained all of the symbolism of the foods we ate on this day to bring fortune, honor, health and good luck into our homes. She told us about the firecrackers on New Year’s Day in China when she was a litt