Author Archives: beckyajohnson

Into the Wild + Crown and Anchor Pub

I’ve joined another book club in Las Vegas, this one focused on reading non-fiction books. While my other book club is fun to get together with people to try new restaurants and talk about travel, we don’t really discuss the … Continue reading

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Cinco de Mayo Dinner + One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

This year, I was more festive about celebrating Cinco de Mayo than in years past. I think it’s because, earlier in the week, my husband and I booked our travel to spend five weeks in Guadalajara, Mexico this August/September. No, … Continue reading

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My New Book Challenge

I’ve been thinking for some time about a new book challenge, but I haven’t been quite able to come up with a theme. After attending an event celebrating Banned Books Week last year, I thought about reading all 100 of … Continue reading

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DIY Flour Tortillas

Because many brands of store-bought tortillas these days feature suspicious ingredients such as cellulose gum, proprionic acid, dextrose and amylase, I’ve been wanting to try to make my own tortillas for some time. With the Cinco de Mayo holiday just … Continue reading

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And the Winner is…

I received 3 comments to my last post on World Book Night. I appreciated your comments so much (and the recommendations of good books to read), that I’ve decided that you’re all winners. Brianna Soloski, Amber O. and Candisita, please … Continue reading

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