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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

St. Louis Cellars only carries wines that are

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 [...]

Cowan’s

Homemade Pie, photo by smalltowngirl

For months, friends have encouraged me to visit Washington, Missouri. Many of those friends have also recommended eating a slice of pie at Cowan’s.  I should listen to the advice of friends more often.

First of all, Cowan’s has a groovy florescent pie for a sign outside. Where else in small [...]

Bailey’s Chocolate Bar St. Louis

@matthoman and @tojosan gave me the first recommendations of great eating and drinking establishments in St. Louis several months ago. That list has grown, thanks to the contributions made my my readers, and is published here.

One of the places on the list that I’ve been most excited to try is Bailey’s Chocolate Bar. @bekahclark and [...]

The Best 12 Inches in the Midwest

Get your mind out of the gutter! I’m talking about 12 inches of the best meat in the Midwest. Not that kind of meat, people.

The Best 12 inches in the Midwest, photo by smalltowngirl

This is BBQ we’re talking about. 12inches of BBQ kabobs for just $5.00. Yee-haw y’all. Welcome to Missouri!

Sweet Meat Stix, photo [...]

Baetje Farms

This Ste. Genevieve, Missouri farm produces “Pure Artisan Farmstead” goat cheeses that are – in my small town opinion – amazing.

Baetje Farms Brie, photo by smalltowngirl

I met one of the owners on Saturday at the Apple Butter Festival in Kimmswick, Missouri, and was able to taste several flavors of Baetje brie before deciding to [...]

Washington County Farmers Market

On my drive to work each day, I pass a permanent sign in Potosi, Missouri that advertises the county’s seasonal farmer’s market. Though I love farmers markets, I still had not made it to this one until last Saturday.

Farmers Market, photo by smalltowngirl

The vendors had beautiful produce, not limited to squash, zucchini, apples and peppers. [...]

Lots and Lots of Tomatoes!

I posted photos earlier this summer of my fledgling garden:

May Garden, photo by smalltowngirl

The garden now bears little resemblance to that tiny garden I started with in May. The tomato plants and berry bushes are as tall as I am, which isn’t saying much, of course.

The trellice you see in the photo is for the [...]

Trader Joe's

NYC = 0; MO = 1

Why?

Because in NYC, the Trader Joe’s in Union Square typically has a line that winds so far through the store that employees need to stand throughought the store holding signs that say things like “Line Starts Here” or signs with arrows pointing in the direction that the line will turn [...]

NYC Food Lover Lost in SEMO

I’ve lived in New York City, so it should go without saying that I’m hurting for good food in St. Louis.

Or should it?

At Friday night’s #stl #tweet-up, @Tojosan and @MattHomann, determined to convince me that St. Louis isn’t just BBQ and steak, drafted a list for me of the best restaurants and bars in St. [...]