Tag: eating

farm to table restaurants in Birmingham

There is a long list of restaurants, in Birmingham, Alabama, that use fresh produce from local farmers.  By choosing a restaurant that buys it’s fresh produce from our local farmers, you are supporting two local businesses. I would suggest googling Farm to Table in Birmingham, Alabama (or your own city) next time you’re thinking of…

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finding treasure (& eating it) in Alabama

the BEST food i’ve EVER tasted. SHINDIGS  i started this blog to show local, PRIVATELY OWNED, businesses in Birmingham, Alabama. i am a huge believer in BUYING LOCAL. keeping the money home. owning your own business takes immense courage…i’ve always been impressed with anyone brave enough to venture out into the world on their own….

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my daughter tortures me…

in the best way possible. goodbye jeans that fit…   don’t ask for the recipe, Sophie saw a photo of this cookie in a magazine…it didn’t give the recipe, she figured it out on her own. BTW…when she took them right out of the oven, the oreos were soft.

Crestline bagels is cool blue

this color blue is going to be the backside of my bookshelves in my art studio. inspiration for colors can come from anywhere. Crestline Bagels is a fantastic bagel place located in Crestline Village, Alabama

time travel to the 1950’s

  When I was a little girl, my mother would take us to Woolworth’s on the Barre-Montpelier road(Vermont). On the very best days ever, she would treat us to lunch.  If someone asked me, then, what the very best place to eat was, it was the Woolworth’s lunch counter. Fries fried in good old heart…

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the children’s (Passover) table

  My children’s table for ages 4-9. I decorate with frogs, but no water in the finger bowls (they would become ponds for said frogs in which to swim). I put inexpensive wine glasses for their grape juice. A Seder can last hours. But not when you have young children. The Passover Seder is a…

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