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Tellini’s Italiano just opened on highway 280, a fast-casual restaurant with scratch-made food that is steps above most neighborhood pizza/pasta joints. The wood-fired pizzas have thin, chewy crusts.The tomato sauce has a hint of sweetness, and the mozzarella is fresh and sliced, not shredded. Olives have a real tang to them, a flavor you’ll realize […]
The next time you are lunching at Zoe’s, look for the recipe cards with great ideas on how you can make a Zoe’s pint into a meal or side dish. Consider Pimento Cheese Biscuits: just add a tub of Zoe’s Pimento Cheese to a biscuit mix side-of-the box recipe. Or the Mediterranean Layer Dip, which […]
Here are three items every BirminghamMom can use to save money and time in feeding her family: 1. Freezer – Your kitchen refrigerator/freezer is fine for the frozen goods you use everyday, but to be truly prepared to feed a family you need storage space so you can stock up when deals are good. Use a freezer for: Meat that […]
Imagine a nutritionist at your shoulder suggesting the proportion and variety of foods you should pack off to school with your kindergartener. For $7.99, you can have pediatrician Dr. Sears’ own suggestions embedded in a dishwasher safe, attractive “Nibble Tray” that takes the guesswork out of packing lunch. The Nibble Tray speaks to mom with […]
This summer I hastily opened a packet of honey to put on a biscuit, took one bite and realized something was amiss. It wasn’t just the heavenly scent of honey or the mesmerizing drizzly texture. No, the problem was that I wasn’t even eating honey in the first place. I was eating something called “honey sauce.” I’d requested honey to go with […]
Michele, a BirminghamMom of three from Oak Mountain, has a great tip for the kids’ Halloween candy that gets left over because no one wants it (not even during a bout of insomnia with an empty pantry). Michele just tucks her kids’ unwanted candy away until the Christmas season, when she pulls it back out to decorate her […]
The lantern repels insects; the griddle puts bacon back on your menu It’s the South’s favorite season – football – and the food is as essential as team colors. The next few months will have a party-every-weekend sort of vibe and you can enjoy it from your backyard deck almost as much as the stadium. […]
Despite the recession, Chick-fil-A has continued to prosper, enjoying robust growth in sales and aggressive store expansion. I think I know why. Even without the spokescows asking us to “eat mor chikn,” Chick-fil-A has won a the approval of moms for understanding what we appreciate: * Great service. Although the service is fast, it doesn’t feel rushed. Courteous people ask, […]
Riding through Crestline the other day I drove slowly to take in this Birmingham enclave that seems to relish fall and Halloween in particular. The front porch stoops are loaded with vignettes that are whimsical without being campy and predictable. I had one question: Where do all these great pumpkins come from? They certainly weren’t the regular orange carving […]
Most home economists would tell you that eating in is more economical than eating out 95% of the time. But what about the other five percent? Surely there are times when a restaurant, because of bulk purchasing, special promotions, and overall efficiency, has an advantage over the home cook. Here are BirminghamMom’s picks for deals […]