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Trail of Crumbs Book Review + Spicy Cioppino with Creole Stuffing

Posted on August 4, 2012 by beckyajohnson

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 →

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Roma Deli + the Rwandan Genocide (Book Review)

Posted on July 3, 2012 by beckyajohnson

Last night, the Las Vegas Non-Fiction Book Group met at Roma Deli to discuss the book We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda. Although I live just down the street from the … Continue reading →

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McCarthy’s Bar + Singapore Noodles

Posted on June 20, 2012 by beckyajohnson

In September, the Destinations Book and Dinner Club of which I am a part is scheduled to discuss Pete McCarthy’s memoir McCarthy’s Bar: A Journey of Discovery in the West of Ireland while enjoying a meal at a local Irish … Continue reading →

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Noam Chomsky + How to Make a Classic Mojito

Posted on June 13, 2012 by beckyajohnson

I should have saved my mojito tutorial for an Ernest Hemingway book review — mojito was reportedly one of his favorite drinks — but alas, it’s hot in Las Vegas and my parents have an abundance of mint in their … Continue reading →

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Dostoevksy + Mango Lassi

Posted on May 24, 2012 by beckyajohnson

Who spends 3 days engrossed in a 19th century Russian novel that’s over 600 pages long? Am I the only one raising my hand? I’ve just finished reading Fyodor Dostoevsky’s 1866 masterpiece Crime and Punishment — book #3 in my … Continue reading →

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