Christmas Break

          So for this break I've been staying at a family friend's home. It's given me a chance to do some skiing and reading + research that is unrelated to school. I've been camped out next to the fire with their cat "Bunter" as my research companion, although he's pretty useless aside from looking cute.

          My reading has been composed of some recipe books, a book on investing, and a nutrition book called the China Study. The China Study is more interesting than the title suggests, and is worth reading. It cross-compares American society with ones in East Asia to show how diet has a stronger correlation to diseases like cancer than genetics do.

          On a totally new note, I have been doing research trying to find Sichuan and Anhui recipes, so if you know how to cook either cuisine, send me a message, I'd love to hear from you. Anyway, while I was  questing around for good authentic recipes, I came across a Thai recipe I have been searching for, for about 3 years, one for Neua Nam Tok, a BBQ pork salad. It's taken forever because I ate this in China, and forgot the Chinese name, and I never knew the Thai name to start with. So keep an eye out and I'll eventually adapt a recipe to post.

          Also, I'm hoping to try out this Ugly Chocolate Cake recipe I found at 101 Cookbooks.

Thanks for checking in!