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The fourth link also goes to the Christopher Peacock article.

My favorite meal is tofu with vegetables over rice. I suppose that makes my favorite vegetable dish the standard stir-fry? Broccoli, bean sprouts, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, you get the idea.

I've been wondering this, about the apparent Jewish-Chinese cultural kinship. Example: Mahjong, the Chinese tiles game. It seems like the only people who play mahjong are either Chinese or Jewish. How did this happen?

love the video.

There's always NPR's Splendid Table, if you haven't had too much NPR already.

Clotilde from Chocolate and Zucchini! I love her.

I'd especially like herbs, and lettuces for salad. Somehow tomatoes have never appealed to me in a garden, though winter squashes, pumpkins and the like, are fantastic. Like, duh, tomatoes LOOK like all the berries you ever knew grew on a plant, but somehow an acorn squash is a surprise when you find it laying on the ground, even if you planted it there.

So, people are upset because he lied about who he was, on that message board? Or, because he talked about company secrets, while pretending he wasn't someone who'd know them? I mean, I guess it's sketchy to go around telling people your company is awesome and other people's companies suck, but who listens to internet crackpots in chat rooms anyway? I guess I'm just not sure why this is such a big deal.

I eventually had to ask my Thai friend to please stop telling me about the delicious street food in Bangkok that I can't have here.

To QueenCeleste:

As a non-vegan, my impression is that veganism is generally a statement against the cruelty with which animals are often treated in the dairy and egg industries. I'm sure there are vegans who will disagree, but that's how I understand it.

Under this interpretation of veganism, a mother can nurse her child without at all violating her vegan ethics.

Tofu and vegetables! Seriously, any restaurant that will serve me stir-fried tofu and vegetables with rice and some kind of tasty sauce is a good restaurant in my book.