 Back in the old days…well…back during the days when I was single and roaming through the vast deserts of western China, Coca-cola was just starting to make it into the widespread markets of China. However, one soft drink you could surely count on finding was Future Cola. The Chinese, 非常可乐，could be translated as “Very Cola!” [Continue reading A Very Cola]  Back when I first started reading to Schäfer, I started singing books to him. I’m not sure why. It was probably a need for variety after reading something for the 10 dozenth time. Regardless, I had fun playing with various genres from Jazz to Rap and anything in between. Goodnight Moon sounded like a country song to [Continue reading Goodnight Moon]  On November 30th, on my way home from the university, I came upon a man using an old fashioned pressure cooker over an open fire. After a couple of minutes the man tilted the cooker off the fire, pointed it into a large canvas bag and flipped the lever releasing the lid. The pressure cooker [Continue reading The Popcorn Cannon] 
Making cheese is a highly stressful activity – for the cheese that is. Previously, I placed the cheese in a large pot and delicately balanced various weights on top. The weights were a combination of water bottles and [Continue reading Homemade Cheese Press] 
10.06.09 Welcome to every Chinese kid’s favorite cartoon: Pleasant Goat and the Big Big Wolf. ( 喜羊羊与灰太狼 Xǐ Yáng Yáng yǔ Huī Tài Láng) The plot is about goats living on the Green-Green Grassland (青青草原) and their comical interactions with a silly wolf who wants to hunt them. 10.06.09 Pleasant Goat and [Continue reading Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf]  12.14.2009 Shopping in our local Walmart can give a familiar feeling: Someone greets us upon entering. We can watch for falling prices. There’s an abundance of yellow smiley faces. The Great Value brand is generally cheaper. The aisles are wide and well lit. Then, the familiar feeling fades. After all, this is Walmart in the People’s Republic of China. Here are some Great [Continue reading Great Value like you’ve never known] |
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Depending on the type, some cheeses need to be pressed for 24 hours with 50Lbs of weight.
