I’m back! Happy New Year! I wish everyone a happy and healthy 2016. It will be an interesting year for personal and political reasons. Let’s start with the personal. My wife received a job offer from a non-profit organization based in New York. I can’t really explain how proud I am of her for working so hardContinue reading “Weekend Links”
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Weekend Links
I had no idea just how powerful this blog could be until yesterday. Recently, I wrote about how we used to have Beijing-style roast duck for Thanksgiving. On Saturday, a student who had just come back from Beijing brought me a duck from the very restaurant about which I had written. No way that kid readsContinue reading “Weekend Links”
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving came early this year to Dali, Yunnan Province, China. That’s because Thanksgiving is not actually a holiday in China and not wanting to teach our Friday morning classes in a post-feast stupor, Collin (pictured with me above) and I decided to host Thanksgiving dinner for students in our adult classes on Wednesday night and giveContinue reading “Happy Thanksgiving!”
Sweet Potato Pie Guest Post
The following is a guest post by my wife, Ligaya Beebe. Her sweet potato pie was the star of our Thanksgiving dinner, which I’ll write about later in my own post. Anyway, take it away Ligaya: This recipe is a relatively faithful adaptation of this recipe which is itself an adaptation from Cook’s Illustrated. PieContinue reading “Sweet Potato Pie Guest Post”
Weekend Links
Our annual Thanksgiving tradition when I lived in Xining, Qinghai Province, China was to go out for Beijing-style roast duck. We were lucky enough to have an outlet of the famed Quanjude chain of restaurants, and over my 11 (!) years in China I must have spent five or six Thanksgivings there, feasting on delicious Chinese turkey. ThisContinue reading “Weekend Links”
Weekend Links
We invited one of the students in my adult class and her husband over for dinner tonight. This student, who goes by the English name Dana, is really impressive in her dedication to learning English. She teaches full time at a local high school. This year, Dana is the lead teacher for a class of high schoolContinue reading “Weekend Links”
On Recipe Comments and A Simple, No Yeast Bread
If you’ve looked at many recipes online, you’re probably familiar with what I’m about to describe. I’ll read a recipe, then glance down at the comments to make sure there’s no “this recipe sucks” consensus. Often, there are some really funny comments, though unless they are master trolls I don’t think making me LOL was whatContinue reading “On Recipe Comments and A Simple, No Yeast Bread”
Weekend Links
Teaching today and tomorrow, so I might not get around to another full post this week. Some links: First, some self-promotion. Here’s a link to something I wrote this week. It’s my longest essay and I think my best one so far. I tried to explain the leadership crisis in the House and why it’s kind of aContinue reading “Weekend Links”
More Food; Canada
I’ve been babbling for years about making pesto. For some reason tonight was the night. Here’s Steve’s Artisanal Reduced Carbon Footprint Spinach Pesto: two cups finely chopped spinach 1/4 cup finely chopped almonds 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped (though I’d heed my wife’s advice and use half that amount next time!) X amount grated parmesanContinue reading “More Food; Canada”
Morning Coffee in China Links
Working for an English training school in China means teaching on Saturday and Sunday, so my weekend is actually Wednesday and Thursday. It’s a gorgeous day here, as you can see, but I’ve come down with a cold. Better take it easy and catch up on my internets. Like Josh Marshall, I really like ViceContinue reading “Morning Coffee in China Links”
Nonsense Consensus 