beef with mushrooms and lettuce

A teaser (more to come)

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November 20th 2007
Hello everybody! SO I have now made it to Beijing, where I have been living for the past month with my brother and his wife, Liu Lan. I am way behind on telling my stories, so don't be surprised if in the next couple of days you receive lots of 'will has posted a new blog' emails from me. This is just a short one---I took notes on one of the many wonderful meals Liu Lan has cooked for me and ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more