So, what did the veggie box bring this week? Two cauliflowers, lots of red and golden beets, a giant celery, and lots of lettuce. I’m getting quite good at this – it’s Wednesday and most of it is gone. Thank God, there’s no more bok choy… We did get another installment of tuscan kale, whichContinue reading “Kale, beef, and quinoa stir fry”
Author Archives: Thomas DuBois
Upcoming talk on Vatican-China relations at George Washington University
May God Bless Manchukuo: Manchuria and the transformation of Vatican-China relations with Prof. Thomas DuBois Co-sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and the Department of Religion Thursday, October 19, 2017 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM The Elliott School of International Affairs 1957 E Street, NW, Lindner Commons, Room 602 (6th Floor) Washington, DCContinue reading “Upcoming talk on Vatican-China relations at George Washington University”
Recipe review: tofu scones
That’s right, we’re doing reviews now. This one is a recipe for tofu bread, and comes from the Japanese cookbook Yasai no gohan (ISBN 9784594056186) The description is for a sweet snack, a light bread that you would serve with preserves. The recipe is titled tofu bread, but the picture looks more like a fluffyContinue reading “Recipe review: tofu scones”
Almond biscotti tart
Last weekend was Misa’s fourth time running the Corning Wineglass Marathon. Besides the usual shirt and goodies, they give each runner a little bottle of wine and a wineglass. This was Misa’s fourth time to run it, but because she is allergic to alcohol, the bottle just goes in the cupboard. JustContinue reading “Almond biscotti tart”
Pork and salted bok choy with cold noodles
Today is Saturday, the last day before we get the next giant box of vegetables. We’ve been pretty clever with this week’s haul. We made the Tuscan kale with gnocchi, walnuts and crispy fried salami. Roasted the beets. Cubed and oven roasted the potatoes, which we added to potato-zucchini-leek soup. Beet greens and Swiss chardContinue reading “Pork and salted bok choy with cold noodles”
Aunt Clem’s stuffed cabbage
This morning was the Ithaca 5 and 10 run, meaning that you choose either 5 or 10k. Misa and I both ran 10, but they gave me the number bib for the 5k, which means that somewhere around the 45 minute mark, the roadside cheering went from “you’re doing great!” to let’s go already! ButContinue reading “Aunt Clem’s stuffed cabbage”
Braised pork soba in organic Ithaca
Oh my, it’s been a while. I’m not exactly on the other side of the world, but it feels like a pretty good approximation. Since leaving Shenzhen, I returned to the US and spent one week in Montana, another in Indiana and am now in Ithaca NY visiting Misa. It’s nice to be back inContinue reading “Braised pork soba in organic Ithaca”
New article on China’s beef, sheep and dairy mega-farms
“Big Meat: The rise and impact of mega-farming in China’s beef, sheep and dairy industries” Co-written with Alisha Gao. Now online at the Asia-Pacific Journal! http://apjjf.org/2017/17/DuBois.html
Animal stories: The drooling horse…
If you grew up in the Chicago area, you will no doubt appreciate a very particular kind of humor. Right now I am back in Montana visiting my lovely sister Jen, and we were trying to put our finger on exactly what defines Chicago humor. You definitely know it when you see it — SonContinue reading “Animal stories: The drooling horse…”
Dim Sum — with special guest star!
For those who don’t know, the University Services Center at CUHK is an amazing, globally unique collection of materials on 20th century China, much of which dates from a time that Hong Kong served as a sort of listening station for the mainland. So it’s a sort of Mecca for China scholars, and a prettyContinue reading “Dim Sum — with special guest star!”
Thomas David DuBois 