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Round the Table is about food, drinks, people, ideas – all against the backdrop of the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area.  And it’s about life, as it happens in our house, often around the kitchen table.  And friends’ tables, and restaurant tables, picnic blankets as tables, and, well, you get the idea.  Welcome to the table!

My name is Janice.  I’m a native Californian and have lived in California my entire life except for 3 summers in Italy and 2 years in Austin, Tx.  I’m co-founder of FriendsCook.com, which is on its way to beta right now.  I live with my spouse (Prop 8 or no Prop 8), our son, 3 dogs, and a cat in our smalltiny house with gorgeous gardens in the hills of the Peninsula.  I’m a serial house remodeler, an organization development consultant, and a compulsive vegetable gardener.  I generally hate shopping so much that I would rather make hamburger buns from scratch than stop by the grocery store for them.  Our only table is literally the center of our house, in the middle of a kitchen that has no dishwasher and approximately 3 linear feet of counter space.  My Wolf range, acquired in Texas, sits in a lonely storage facility, awaiting the magic day when we can remodel the kitchen.  If I thought I had a chance in the world, I would try to pass an amendment to the State’s Constitution so that people could legally marry their commercial-style stoves.  That, my friend or foe, is what you should really be afraid of.

I can be contacted at janiceray3@mac.com.

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Theresia August 21, 2008 at 2:52 am

Great Blog! Entertaining and original with recipes that even my busy self can consider accomplishing. Wish me luck!

Amy August 31, 2008 at 2:20 pm

I’m looking forward to your blog. Like Theresia, I may try my hand at a few of these recipes myself! My problem is that I’m usually wearing more of the recipe than getting to eat it….though my shirt has to get clean somehow!

Margie June 30, 2009 at 5:41 pm

You have a lovely blog; I discovered it after finding that you’d visited mine! Thank you… :)

Is there anything more wonderful than bread? Oh…I guess there is: Can I ’store’ that beautiful stove for you? I promise to take good care of it.
;)

Margie

Jane Gardner August 12, 2009 at 9:06 pm

Janice,
What a great blog! I really enjoyed it and it made me think of the wonderful dinner I had at your place. Hope all goes well for you, Miles, and Frances!
All the best,
Jane

Stephen September 11, 2009 at 9:05 pm

Love the site! I stubmled across your searching for Blackberry Plum Jam recipes. My husband and I made a batch this past weekend and were impressed with how easy and tasty it was. Please keep the posts coming!

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