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Hot Dogs: It’s Complicated
I have a complicated relationship to hot dogs. It all started about twenty five years ago when I ate one for the first time. I immediately fell in love. I loved the way the skin on the hot dog snapped … Continue reading
Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged food, food essay, food journey, hot dog, hot dogs, lunch, meat, St. Louis food, vegetarian
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Green Spirulina Smoothie Bowl
I’ve wanted to make a spirulina smoothie bowl for a year. I kept seeing pictures of bright green bowls on Instagram and I wondered how they turned that color. Then, I read through captions and realized that people were using … Continue reading
Taum Sauk Mountain and Arcadia Valley
The summer before my freshman year of high school, I went to sleep away camp in a tiny town next to Taum Sauk Mountain in southern Missouri’s Arcadia Valley. I didn’t appreciate nature as much then, so the highlight of my … Continue reading
Vicia
Last night, I met my friend Emma for dinner at Vicia. I’d already been there once before for lunch a month ago, right after they opened. But their dinner menu looked more involved, so I wanted to go back for … Continue reading
Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged Berkshire pork, dessert, dining out, dinner, fine dining, goose eggs, lemon verbena, local, local food, local ingredients, organic, organic food, panna cotta, pork loin, St. Louis, St. Louis dining, St. Louis restaurants, Vicia, wheat berry
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Matcha Green Smoothie Bowl with Coconut and Ginger Papaya Granola
I made this matcha green smoothie bowl a couple weeks ago but I forgot to tell you about it. It deserves some air time. Whenever I make a green smoothie, I think of the scene from Love when Gillian Jacobs makes … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Smoothie Bowls, Uncategorized, Vegan
Tagged avocado, breakfast, chia seeds, coconut, ginger papaya granola, green, green smoothie, green smoothies, healthy breakfast, kiwi, matcha, matcha green smoothie bowl, raspberry, smoothie, smoothie bowl, Smoothie Bowls, Vegan, vegan breakfast
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Simple Pleasures: Toast and Jam
When I was in Ste. Geneviève last weekend, I went into an antique store across the street from where I ate lunch. I found a lot of random trinkets, and I also literally stumbled on the shop owner napping (more … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Uncategorized, Vegetarian
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Hawn State Park and Ste. Geneviève
I like to spend at least one day hiking every weekend. I find that this does two things: It keeps me in shape, and it keeps me sane. No matter what kind of day I’m having, if I spend a … Continue reading
No-Cook Recipes: Open Face Caprese with Union Loafers Baguette
Sometimes, it’s about the simple things in life. That’s what yesterday night’s dinner taught me. I went to Union Loafers for lunch yesterday and on my way out, I bought a baguette. I thought about just slicing it up and … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, No-Cook Recipes, Uncategorized, Vegetarian
Tagged baguette, basil, bread, caprese, italian, Italian food, Maldon sea salt, Mozzarella, mozzarella cheese, olive oil, open face caprese, open face sandwiches, quality, sea salt, tomato, Union Loafers
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Overnight Chocolate Chia Oats with Peanut Butter and Banana
Peanut butter, chocolate, and banana is one of my all-time favorite combos. The first time I tasted all three together was at Ted Drewes, a local frozen custard shop. When I was little, I’d always order a concrete with peanut … Continue reading