Sorry to not have written since returning from China. The food was good it was the smog that did me in. Oh the air pollution in China is horrible. Seems every city I went to was gray and hazy. So different than the post-rain days in Seattle where its blue skies for as far as you can see. Thanksgiving really can and went fast. I hope you all enjoyed your slow food and savored it slowly too. That is the trick to not over-eating. Eat slowly to allow your body a chance to realize it is full. I'll post more about the food in China later, now that I've had a chance to rant about the air pollution (cough, cough, minus the hack and spit that is so popular in China).