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Camp Aunt Mary 2009
3 Comments Published by Mary Johnson August 24th, 2009 in Entertaining / Parties, Family Traditions, Living Your Dream, Memories, Summer.
Those of you who have been following Circle of Food for a while know that each year I have “Camp Aunt Mary” where my nieces and nephew, whose busy schedules allow, come to stay with me for a week of…
Extreme MakeOver Home Edition Beavercreek – The House Location
7 Comments Published by Mary Johnson July 29th, 2009 in Food for Thought, Living Your Dream, Memories, TV Food Shows.Update 7/30/09 – So much for my investigative reporting skills. Here is the actual location.
To our regular readers, I apologize that this topic is not food related, but how often does Hollywood come to your hometown!
Well, I…
[more...]Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Comes to Beavercreek Ohio – My Home Town
50 Comments Published by Mary Johnson July 20th, 2009 in Food on Film, Living Your Dream.Over the weekend, I attended a family get-together and a friend of the family told me that Extreme Makeover: Home Edition was going to build a house in Beavercreek, Ohio — my hometown! The announcement is going to be made…
[more...]Ashland, Oregon:Good Housekeeping for the Mind
2 Comments Published by Karyn Zoldan July 12th, 2009 in Food for Thought, Living Your Dream.I am back from my vacation. I had no computer access because I don’t have a laptop and my friend doesn’t have a computer at home. I don’t have a mobile device so there was no checking email. I never…
[more...]Book Review: Julie and Julia, Food Memoir
3 Comments Published by Karyn Zoldan May 26th, 2009 in Book Reviews, Chefs, Cookbooks, Food Memoir, Food for Thought, Food on Film, Foodie Passions, Living Your Dream.I loved the book, Julie and Julia by Julie Powell. The food memoir is soon to be a major motion picture starring Amy Adams and Meryl Streep.
The year is 2002 and Julie Powell is a bored temp working…
[more...]Valley Village, Calif. – Birthday Lunch
1 Comment Published by Karyn Zoldan May 25th, 2009 in Entertaining / Parties, Food for Thought, Living Your Dream, outdoor dining.Street Food: Korean Taco Truck and Twitter
0 Comments Published by Karyn Zoldan February 13th, 2009 in Food for Thought, Foodie Passions, Living Your Dream, Social Networking, Twitter, outdoor dining.Only in L.A. and this is what I miss about living in Los Angeles. You can always expect the unexpected in culinary pleasures.
Here’s a really cool story about a Filipino guy with an idea of putting Korean BBQ into…
[more...]January 20 – Inauguration Food
2 Comments Published by Karyn Zoldan January 11th, 2009 in Entertaining / Parties, Food for Thought, Living Your Dream.Only nine more days and it’s in with the new and hope, and out with the old and well,you get it.
I’m hoping people all over the land will celebrate in some way or another.
As you can imagine people…
[more...]Gingerbread House: Christmas Memory Maker
4 Comments Published by Mary Johnson October 14th, 2008 in Cake Decorating, Christmas, Family Traditions, Food Memoir, Living Your Dream.
Originally uploaded by Child of the 60’s
I always wanted to make a gingerbread house and seven (7) years ago the timing was perfect to share this experience with my family. …
[more...]Shaker Village – Experience the Simple Pleasures
1 Comment Published by Mary Johnson September 25th, 2007 in Comfort Foods, Family Traditions, Living Your Dream, Recipes.
Originally uploaded by janet.powell
There are many ways to experience pleasure but what they all have in common is the need to slow down to savor the moment. Recently, we went to…
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