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Happy Girl Part II

Even though it’s beginning to feel like it’s been a long time since I lived in Brooklyn, I still miss the arts scenes there. Taking the photography my husband gave me as a birthday gift through Bemis School of Art challenges me to continue to grow in how I executive my creative ideas.
I may not [...]

Farming in Your Own Backyard

Guest Post by Bruce Clithero
A local TV station recently aired the special “Cutting Edge Fighting Fat”.
About one-third of U.S. adults (33.8%) are obese, and approximately 17% (or 12.5 million) of children and adolescents aged 2-19 years are obese. One of seven low-income, preschool-aged children is obese. You don’t have to look far to find statistics.
Because there [...]

Pikes Peak Community Cupboard

On Sunday afternoon, we attended our first food swap hosted by Pikes Peak Community Cupboard at Care and Share – a food bank for southern Colorado - in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
I’d never attended a food swap before, and I was on an absolute high by the end of this one. The event drew 20 or 30 [...]

Dinner Meetup at Bridge Tap House & Wine Bar

Some of my favorite St. Louis restaurants are owned by the same proprietor, David Bailey. I’ve enjoyed meals at Bailey’s Chocolate Bar and Rooster, but Friday night was my first meal at Bridge Tap House & Wine Bar.
I was graced with the good company of several friends who also blog, tweet, and Yelp! about St. [...]

St. Louis Food Bloggers' Meetup

On August 12, Stephanie from Off the Eaten Path St. Louis and I will be hosting an informal food bloggers’ dinner at Bridge Tap House and Wine Bar on Locust Street in downtown St. Louis.
This event is open to any St. Louis area food bloggers or social media friends who’d like to join us, but [...]

RFT Web Awards Party

I haven’t owned a television since 1999, and I’m pretty content that way. Occasionally, however, something will be televised that I really do want to see. Last night’s State of the Union Address was one of those things. As a result, I paid my parents an overnight visit, borrowing their t.v. and enjoying breakfast with them [...]

The Dutzow Deli

On my journey home from Wright City, Missouri last week, I was on the lookout for the kind of local hole-in-the-wall restaurant that would take courage to try out.
I wanted to go somewhere that, if I’d had a travel companion that day, would have said, “Are you SURE about this??”
And I would have said, “Definitely, [...]

Eating Local in Small Town MO

Two things that I value are healthy eating and trying local foods. When my family showed interest in trying bison from Sayersbrook Bison Ranch one night this week for dinner, I went shopping at Boo’s Market in Potosi, Missouri.
From there, my mom took over, making a fantastic meatloaf from Sayersbrook’s meat, mashed potatoes, salad, [...]

The Slinger

Each time I went out with friends when I moved back to Missouri, a “slinger” would inevitably come up in conversation as a distinctly St. Louis diner original. I had no idea what a slinger was, but I was curious.
When I learned that a slinger included hash browns, meat (usually hamburger), eggs, chili (sometimes with [...]

Vietnamese Lunch on the Cheap

Today for lunch I took full advantage of *not* being in small town Missouri. When my morning meeting ended at Westport Plaza, I used Yelp to do a quick search for nearby restaurants I’d not yet tried. When the listing came up for Vietnamese food at Pacific Cafe, my tummy grumbled and my appetite kicked into high [...]

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