Tag Archives: food

Fresh Stawberry Tart

Posted on August 15, 2012 by beckyajohnson

When I lived in Switzerland, I spent some time working with a company that had nearly 350 employees. That meant that nearly everday it was someone’s birthday, and as per Swiss work culture, that was a cause for celebration. So … Continue reading →

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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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Dining Out in DC

Posted on July 27, 2012 by beckyajohnson

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 →

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How to Preserve Tuscan-Style Pasta Sauce

Posted on July 8, 2012 by beckyajohnson

My parents’ garden has an abundance of tomatoes (and basil) at the moment. The past two summers we have canned homemade salsa, but this year I wanted to try something different. Enter homemade pasta sauce. Rather than bring out all of … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday (4th of July Edition)

Posted on July 4, 2012 by beckyajohnson
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