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Gordon's Stoplight Drive-In: Crystal City, Missouri

The man and I have a problem; on weekend mornings he wakes up craving a burger and a diet coke, and I wake up craving eggs and coffee.

One of my favorite things about life in New York City was the tendency of (seemingly) everyone to spend weekend mornings (and sometimes afternoons) at brunch. There’s just [...]

St. Louis Cellars

Wines, photo by MilliGFunk

Angela Ortmann of @StLWineGirl was kind enough to take me as her guest to a St. Louis Cellars Wine Club event in February, and I had a great time.

photo by MilliGFunk

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Picasso's Coffee House in Old St. Charles, Missouri

Picasso's Coffee House, photo by MilliGFunk

Work required me to travel to St. Charles yesterday, so I took advantage of the opportunity to have a quick cup of coffee in Historic Downtown St. Charles with my friend Elizabeth (@ekcutshall) and two of her three kiddos.

I went to college in a very old Louisiana river town, [...]

The Blue Owl (Kimmswick, Missouri)

I was a lot more excited to write about The Blue Owl before I became violently ill last week with a stomach bug that made it impossible to sit up at a computer, much less write about food. Seven days later, and finally feeling well again, I’m here to tell you about Kimmswick, Missouri’s infamous [...]

Maplewood, Missouri

Having had reason to dress myself today in something other than hiking boots, Columbia pants and a fleece, I set out for St. Louis like a true New Yorker; wearing all black (except for my amazing boots). More specifically, I set out for a meeting in Maryland Heights, followed by several hours at Foundation Grounds [...]

Microbreweries, Realizations, and Peace in Letting Go

Tommyknockers, photo by smalltowngirl

On December 30th, we sat in Tommyknockers Brewery in Idaho Springs, Colorado. In front of us were ten tiny mugs of beer and copious amounts of food. We’d just spent a day driving to Colorado from Missouri in a four wheel drive pick-up truck, which made my small town self giddy [...]

Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar: Cranberry Walnut Thumbprints

Cranberry Walnut Thumbprints, photo by smalltowngirl

Let it be state for the record that I am NOT vegan, and that I love cookies. These cookies from Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar blew every pre-conceived notion of what a vegan cookie should taste like out of the water.

For those of you who don’t already know [...]

Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar: Peanut Apple Pretzel Drops

photo by smalltowngirl

Christmas is four days away, and I’m curled up in my pajamas with several inches of show outside. My best friend and I are spending this snowy December day experimenting with vegan cookie recipes at her parent’s home in the Chicago suburbs.

"Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar" Cookbook, photo by smalltowngirl

Our [...]

The Place to (t)Meet (Up)!

When I moved back to Missouri, I decided I’d use twitter and my blog to try to stay as connected as I could to things and people I wasn’t geographically near. I’ve come to use them both to make new friends, as well.

I believe in finding the good in bad situations. The good in being [...]

O’Fallon Brewery

O'Fallon Wheat

O’Fallon, Missouri isn’t exactly a small Missouri town, but in the nature of learning new things, I’ve decided to share a little bit about this not-so-small town.

What do I know about O’Fallon?

1. Established in 1856

2. Located in St. Charles County, just west of St. Louis

3. Home of the Celebration of Lights

4. Home to [...]