Author Archives: beckyajohnson
The Summer of Shakespeare, Part 1
For my big summer reading project, I’ve been plowing my way through The Modern Library’s Complete Works of Shakespeare. I’m currently on page 2366 out of 2485, so I hope to review that soon. In the meantime, the Las Vegas Non-Fiction … Continue reading
Trail of Crumbs Book Review + Spicy Cioppino with Creole Stuffing
When I heard Kim Sunée speak at the BlogHer Food ’12 Conference, I knew I had to read her memoir Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love and the Search for Home. When Kim was appromixately three years old, her birth mother … Continue reading
An Impromptu Photo Shoot
What happens when you try to create a makeshift photography studio on your dining room table to make your recipe posts look more professional? Cioppino recipe and a book review will follow tomorrow morning. I’m tired and I’ve been cooking … Continue reading
Dining Out in DC
While in Washington, DC for the International AIDS Conference I had the opportunity to try out several local restaurants, mostly for either lunch or happy hour and mostly within walking distance of the Convention Center. In the process, I discovered that DC is … Continue reading
International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC
As the XIX International AIDS Conference draws to a close, I’d like to share some of the highlights from my week. On Monday, I went on an engagement tour to a local non-profit here in Washington, DC — Food & Friends. Food … Continue reading