A traditional Chinese Lion Dance will commence (to bring good luck and fortune for the coming year), loud firecrackers will be sounded (to scare the evil spirits away), as well as the Chinese Kung Fu demo to follow.

I, Chairman Kwan, will also perform some of the Lion Dance too. I love to take part every year. It brings back the memory of my childhood in Hong Kong when I learned Kung Fu and the traditional Lion Dance. It’s so much fun to watch. We hope to see you there!

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If you were born in: 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1999, 2002 – You were born under the sign of the Horse

People who were born in the Year of the Horse not only enjoy travel, but also have a chance of Speedy Success this year. Now is a time to go forward confidently in the direction of your Goals and Dreams. Just as the horse gallops at top speed towards its destination. Good Luck!

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Dipped in white chocolate and covered with American Stars and Stripes sprinkles, this giant fortune cookie works perfectly as a gift for the July 4th picnic host, or as a Fourth of July table centerpiece or other party decoration.

Embrace your freedom of speech by customizing the message inside our patrotic giant fortune cookie.

The lucky winner will have up to five lines of text with 50 characters per line that you can customize. You can even add an image to the message slip for extra personalization.

The white chocolate dipped, giant cookie measures 4” x 4” x 3.” It comes packaged in a white Chinese take-out box, and on a bed of red shred so it arrives as a perfectly packed gift – just waiting to create some “Ooos” and “Ahhhs” this Holiday.

If you don’t want to take your chances, you can order the product here: Custom Message Fourth of July Giant Fortune Cookie

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Doing what you love has many benefits. For one, you’ll work harder if you enjoy what you do. If your work is fun you will also gain confidence to adapt to change.

And you will have to change! Life is all about change. I’ve been a shoemaker, cook, waiter, bartender, baker and auto mechanic. Each of these jobs prepared me for my work today.

My passion for my work has also led to my hobbies after work. For example, I am fascinated by machines — fortune cookie machines, boats, motorcycles and custom automobiles. You name it, if it has a motor, I like it. The power and speed of machines is amazing.

I also love sharing food with friends and family. As the owner of a Chinese restaurant and bakery, and a fortune cookie manufacturing company, I get to be around food, family and friends all the time. Everybody needs laughter and food many times a day.

Work has allowed me to travel, too, and through these experiences I have developed a passion for visiting new places, meeting new friends, trying local foods, and seeing the sights. Two of my favorite travel experiences have been driving along the Pacific Coast Highway in California and driving up to the Haleakala volcano in Maui.

My point is that if you do one thing you love, it will lead to more things you love. Everything is connected; and ultimately, in your life, it’s all connected to you.

So take a moment to think about it. What do you love to do?

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In 1953 when I was two-years old, my dad left to Hong Kong to make money for the family. Dad didn’t know anybody there, and he did day labor until he could pay to be an apprentice shoemaker. Then in 1956 he moved the family to Hong Kong. My dad always believed things could get better tomorrow.

Things did get better in Hong Kong, but times were still very hard. There were more people than jobs at the time, but my dad worked hard and eventually started his own shoe making business. All eight of us lived in a 1,000 square foot flat that also housed the shoe making business. And as the oldest of six kids, I did a lot of work for the family business while going to school.

There were many gangs in Hong Kong at the time, including the Kung Fun gangs you see in movies. I had to learn how to fight to protect myself, and I rarely felt safe. When I was a teenager one of my friends drank poison to end his life, and I thought this was a good idea. So I climbed on the ledge of a tall building and was prepared to leap, but then an idea popped into my head: Things could get better tomorrow. And I abandoned my plans.

Eventually I graduated from high school in Hong Kong, which was major achievement at the time. After high school I got a job in a hotel restaurant and learned to bake, cook, wait tables, and tend bar. This work led me immigrate to Canada to work at my Grand Uncles restaurant, The Nan King, in Edmonton, Alberta.

This was the lucky break I was dreaming about. I had always wanted to move to the western world, partly from a desire for adventure, and partly because I believed there were better opportunities and more security in the new world. My better tomorrow had come.

In Edmonton I learned the restaurant business. Then in 1974 I moved to Toronto and got a weekend job as a waiter in Chinatown, and I also landed a weekday job as an auto mechanic apprentice at a Datsun dealership. As an auto mechanic I developed a passion for working with machines. This knowledge of machines became very helpful when I opened my bakery and fortune cookie business in 1983, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

I’ve learned that things can get better tomorrow if you have faith in the future, work hard, and have a little luck. My dad was right all along.

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You can check out her blog post here: http://www.trying2staycalm.com/2014/05/kc-fortune-cookie-factory-review-and.html

Trying2StayCalm is also giving a $100 Visa gift card to one lucky winner! Check out the post and enter for your chance to win!

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Create a memorable fortune that your guest will treasure! Fortunes such as engagements or baby gender reveal are a fun way to keep your guest wondering until it’s time to open the cookie! All cookies are made fresh and hand dipped here in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For chocolate dipped fortune cookies we suggest shipping the cookies in a insulated shipping box to prevent chocolate from melting.

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Create a memorable fortune that your guest will treasure! Fortunes such as engagements or baby gender reveal are a fun way to keep your guest wondering until it’s time to open the cookie! All cookies are made fresh and hand dipped here in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For chocolate dipped fortune cookies we suggest shipping the cookies in a insulated shipping box to prevent chocolate from melting.

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LETS GO WILD!

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What does your mom tell you? My mom told me I’m worth a fortune!

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They visited and filmed for about a week. They show the full process of how fortune cookies are made from start to finish!

Check out the video below!

How Fortune Cookies are made

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