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Category Archives: Recipes

Sichuan picked peppers 泡椒

Once I got over my fear of barging into kitchens, I started making friends.

Posted byThomas DuBoisAugust 26, 2020August 26, 2020Posted inbeef, chiles, cooking school, guts, RecipesLeave a comment on Sichuan picked peppers 泡椒

Tom teaches a cooking class!

Squeezed in between classes about composting and Chinese medicine, we made a basic fresh cheese, followed by two simple dishes of beets and kabocha squash

Posted byThomas DuBoisAugust 5, 2019August 5, 2019Posted inmilk, Pictures, RecipesTags:China, milk, squash

Sour bamboo shoots and crispy pork belly

Lao style means pickled, and these were hot, sour and very aromatic.

Posted byThomas DuBoisMarch 9, 2019March 9, 2019Posted inbamboo shoots, pork, pork belly, RecipesLeave a comment on Sour bamboo shoots and crispy pork belly

Kale pesto pizza

Finally, we answer the age-old question of whether you can make a tasty pizza out of lawn trimmings

Posted byThomas DuBoisFebruary 18, 2019February 19, 2019Posted inkale, Recipes3 Comments on Kale pesto pizza

Product review: Black soybean spaghetti

No matter how you cook them, they’re no subsitute for pasta.

Posted byThomas DuBoisJanuary 31, 2019January 31, 2019Posted indried foods, Recipes, tofu

Yunnan fresh cheese — in the factory!

The woman making the cheese was a genuine expert–with her two burners running, it was like watching an 80s DJ spin turntables

Posted byThomas DuBoisOctober 20, 2018Posted inmilk, Recipes, ResearchTags:China, Dali, milkLeave a comment on Yunnan fresh cheese — in the factory!

The perfect burger

Get ready for three recipes. You will need to start a day in advance

Posted byThomas DuBoisSeptember 2, 2018September 3, 2018Posted inRecipesTags:babaghanoush, burger1 Comment on The perfect burger

Beet green and potato frittata

Beets are wonderful things, including the greens, despite the fact that many people throw them out. Do not do that. Do this instead.

Posted byThomas DuBoisAugust 30, 2018August 30, 2018Posted inbeet greens, eggs, Recipes7 Comments on Beet green and potato frittata

Kale chicken saag curry

Some people talk about kale season in the same way they would flu season, or zombie snail season. Even I will admit that getting a giant bunch of kale each week in the community veggie coop does start to test the ol’ culinary creativity

Posted byThomas DuBoisAugust 28, 2018August 28, 2018Posted inkale, RecipesLeave a comment on Kale chicken saag curry

Honey sesame tofu snacks

Ah tofu… Maligned, unloved, and misused, tofu can be wonderful, or it can be awful. But one thing it is this week is cheap. Ten packages for ten dollars at Tops, so guess what we just bought a whole hell of a lot of. Even before that though, I considered it a personal challenge toContinue reading “Honey sesame tofu snacks”

Posted byThomas DuBoisAugust 25, 2018August 25, 2018Posted inRecipes, tofuTags:Easy

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Lixia 立夏, Summer begins

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Cuisine along China’s Grand Canal

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Xian 苋, The tasty surprise lurking in your garden

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