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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 →

Posted in DIY, Green Living, Healthy Living, Recipes, The Simple Living Experiment | Tagged food, food preservation, pasta sauce, recipes, tomatoes | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Book Challenge, DIY, Movie Reviews/Book Reviews, Recipes | Tagged book challenge, book reviews, cocktails, mojito, Noam Chomsky, Occupy, recipes | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Book Challenge, Recipes | Tagged book reviews, Dostoevsky, fiction, Indian food, mango, murder, recipes, Russian literature | 2 Comments

Pesto-Quinoa-Veggie Wrap

Posted on May 23, 2012 by beckyajohnson

Recently I entered Trader Joe’s Quintessential Quinoa Recipe Competition. The rules were simple: (1) the recipe must feature no more than 7 Trader Joe’s ingredients (one must be quinoa) and (2) prep to should be no more than 20 minutes … Continue reading →

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