Today was grocery shopping day. As I perused the frozen food aisles, the seafood caught my eye. It was the box of frozen fried fish “country style” that took me back to my college years, and Wilkes 2-In-1 Fish Palace. In college, my friend and roommate came home one day telling us about a fish place she had heard about at work. She...

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I love summertime.  Here are some of my favorite things about St. Louis in the summer: ** Concerts at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater ** Fireworks and Air Show at Fair St. Louis ** Taking in a show at The Muny ** Cardinal Baseball of course! ** Frozen custard from Ted Drewes ** Visiting the Penguin House at the St. Louis Zoo ** The Forest Park...

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It's been a rainy 4th of July weekend here in St. Louis.  While we had planned on heading downtown for Fair St. Louis, the intense rain canceled our plans, as well as the Maroon 5 concert and fireworks display Sunday night. Of course I made homemade ice cream, which is a 4th of July tradition for us.       { Homemade ice cream.  A 4th of July...

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