This past Saturday we finally visited the newest fixture along the Mobile Bay causeway: Lap’s Grocery and Grill. Lap’s has been open for several months now, but this is the first time we were able to sample their food. The last time we attempted to have dinner there, it was a busy Friday night, with…
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Roux Dat: The Best Gumbo in ‘Bama
Gumbo is something special. Every family along the Gulf Coast has their favorite, and it’s usually a family recipe, handed down through several generations. I may be biased, but I’m here to tell you that the Davis-Miele gumbo truly is the best in Alabama. If Mark’s spaghetti and meatballs (which I promise to share soon)…
Lazy Magnolia Brewery Tour + Grannie’s Home-Cooking {MIMM}
Weekends involving local craft beer, fresh Gulf shrimp, and family are always marvelous in my book. This past Saturday, Mark and I drove to Kiln, MS to visit the Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company. We arrived just before noon and joined a small group of people for a walking tour of the operations and some tasty…
The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow (MIMM #2)
Today has been warm, muggy, and dreary; otherwise, a Monday in dire need of something marvelous. As Mondays go, today wasn’t terrible. Sure, my stomach was in knots in anticipation of the afternoon’s menacing thunderstorms, especially since I had to meet with an auditor across the facility during their peak. Why can’t 1940s-era Air Force…
Fine Dining at a “Chicken Shack”
Happy Friday, blog world. I’m excited to say my first full week back from the holiday didn’t kill me. Since we have no dinner staples in our house and planned to grocery shop (yeah, on a Friday night), we decided to eat dinner out. While we were initially going to go to a newly-opened chain…
Exercising my right…to eat shrimp
#6: Today I’m thankful for the opportunity to vote for my elected officials. While this election cycle has exhausted my patience (I’m quite tired of the vitriol and outright lies from both ends of the spectrum), I value the democratic process and the rights that were ensured by others’ sacrifice. (Iggy didn’t really vote–that would…
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