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Monthly Archives February 2012

WHERE TO EAT IN FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS

So what can I tell you about Fredericksburg deep in the heart of Texas? I could tell you that the town has an extraordinary museum: The National Museum of the Pacific War; and a fantastic Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, showcasing the LBJ Ranch;     and good shopping;       and a […]

Posted 27 February 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § RESTAURANTS § TEXAS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off on WHERE TO EAT IN FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS ° Tagged: , ,

Gooey Butter Cookies, The Blue Owl and Kimmswick, MO

Kimmswick, Missouri, counts 97 official residents and two main attractions: the Anheuser Museum & Estate—the ancestral home of a relative of the founder of the Anheuser-Busch Brewery, and the Windsor Harbor Road Bridge—a 60- (or thereabouts) foot long pedestrian bridge thought to be one of the oldest wrought iron spans in Missouri. Add a handful […]

Posted 17 February 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BREAKFAST § COOKIES § DESSERTS § MISSOURI § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS ‡ Comments Off on Gooey Butter Cookies, The Blue Owl and Kimmswick, MO °

TEN REASONS TO LOVE TAOS, NEW MEXICO

Let’s be frank. Some visitors just don’t get Taos. Others fall in love at first sight. Taos is strange that way. The town speaks a different language to different people. Always has. Probably always will. I’m in the love-it category. Why? Let me count the ways: 1. TAOS PUEBLO Both a National Historic Landmark and […]

Posted 13 February 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § APPETIZERS § NEW MEXICO § RECIPES § RESORTS § RESTAURANTS ‡ Comments Off on TEN REASONS TO LOVE TAOS, NEW MEXICO °

Tel Aviv Impressions and Great Hummus Recipe

In the beginning, God created heavens and the earth. Jaffa came later—according to archeologists, around 7500 BCE. And Tel Aviv, founded on the outskirts of Jaffe, claims April 11, 1909 as its birthday. That’s when 66 Jewish families purchased 12 acres of land on the mosquito infested, barren sand dunes outside of Jaffa, divvied up […]

Posted 01 February 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § APPETIZERS § ISRAEL § RECIPES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off on Tel Aviv Impressions and Great Hummus Recipe ° Tagged: , , , ,