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Friends, Family, Food, Good Times - the Inspiring Side of Life

Stepping Stone, Duffy, and Inspiration

Karin Kallmaker 11/07/2009 Book News, Cheers & Chocolate, Stepping Stone

The lyrics of Stepping Stone were written by the team of Booker, Stephen Andrew, Duffy and Aimee Ann. Combined with Duffy’s haunting performance, it’s the perfect example of when one kind of art inspires another.

#Duffy
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It’s About Passion

Karin Kallmaker 08/16/2009 Cheers & Chocolate, Craft of Writing, Readers and Libraries

The reason these two stories work so well together is that they are both about the pursuit of joy through passion.

#foodporn#moviereviewJulia Child
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Sharing Passion in Public

Karin Kallmaker 07/08/2009 Cheers & Chocolate

I’m looking forward to the GCLS Conference in just two weeks, because at some point, everyone has that moment of speechless enthusiasm for a book that was so good words fail them, and all they can do is glow with passion.

#FoodisRomantic#foodporn#GCLS
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What a Year for a New Year

Karin Kallmaker 12/27/2008 Cheers & Chocolate

Five days to the new year and today felt like New Year’s Day anyway. Fresh air, fresh start, fresh optimism. For me, it’s already 2009.

#mylesbianfreespeechBay Area Beauty
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Just Like Everyone Else

Karin Kallmaker 08/27/2008 Cheers & Chocolate, LIFE + STYLE

I don’t know why, but it pleases me that the real thing, when it finally happened, was efficient and streamlined and we were, in every aspect, treated just like everyone else.

#mylesbianfreespeechLesbian Pride
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  • Trivia – Painted Moon and Turkey Brine
    The turkey cookery in Painted Moon is entirely the result of Karin watching her mother and grandmother cook for the holidays. Years later, she does have a Turkey Brine recipe to share, stolen adapted from Alice Waters and Alton Brown.

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    ...It’s hot; it’s imaginative; and the bonus is that it’s well-written and well, entertaining.
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