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Jan
8
2024
The Heidelberg Restaurant Helen GA Smoked sausage on a bed of sauerkraut with a fork on a white plate

The Heidelberg Restaurant Helen GA

There was something about the very Bavarian looking town of Helen in the mountains of northern Georgia that made me crave pretzels. So we chose to have lunch at The Heidelberg Restaurant in  Helen GA because we saw that they had them on the menu. We had no idea that...
Jan
4
2024
Barbados Bound: Guide to Ultimate Girl Gang Getaway hammock at the beach with sand and ocean.

Barbados Bound: Guide to Ultimate Girl Gang Getaway

Ready to trade in your office heels for some sand in your toes and a cocktail in hand? Let me suggest that you should be Barbados Bound: with my guide to the ultimate girl gang getaway for an adventure on that tropical island. Barbados Bound: Guide to Ultimate Girl...
Jan
1
2024
Multicolor letters and numbers create Happy New Year 2024

Happy New Year 2024

How is it possible that 2023 is coming to an end already? The year has certainly flown by! Steve and I want to take this time to wish you all a very Happy New Year 2024. I have been spending a little time reflecting on this past year. For us it was a relatively quiet...
Dec
28
2023
Nora Mill Granary Helen GA grits were the main ingredient in this colorful bowl of shrimp and grits

Nora Mill Granary Helen GA

As I mentioned before Christmas, Steve and I visited the mountains of northern Georgia for a couple of days. While driving on Main Street, we noticed Nora Mill Granary Helen GA which was established in 1876, so naturally we needed to stop and visit. Nora Mill Granary...
Dec
25
2023
Merry Christmas 2023 floral light display with pink letters spelling JOY

Merry Christmas 2023

The Traveling Locavores want to wish you a very Merry Christmas 2023!!! One of the things I love to do at the holidays is look at Christmas light displays. So I was thrilled to be in New Orleans in time for an enchanting drive through City Park’s Celebration in...
Dec
21
2023
Holiday Season in Helen Georgia a look along Main Street

Holiday Season in Helen Georgia

If you are looking for a unique place to visit during this Holiday Season, we highly recommend spending time in Helen, Georgia! Holiday Season in Helen Georgia Helen is a picturesque mountain town in northeastern Georgia. And since it was only about a three hour drive...
Dec
18
2023
Pair of German Shepherd dogs, 1 white and 1 brown, with heads out of a camper window.

2 Weeks in Northwestern South Carolina

Steve and I just spent 2 glorious weeks in northwestern South Carolina mooch docking in our son and daughter in law’s backyard. Our original plan was to meet up with Brian and Eve at Jordan Lake State Park and Campgrounds in Apex NC and camp together over...
Dec
14
2023

5 Ways To Help Your Kids Appreciate New Dishes

All foodies are excited about encouraging a love of food in their kids. They can’t wait to go out to their favorite restaurants or create their favorite dishes and see their kids’ faces light up and ask for seconds and even thirds. However, some kids can be a little...
Dec
11
2023
Huge buffet of food for a big party.

I Love to Feed People

I Love to Feed People. I have been feeding people (starting with my dolls) since I’m 6 years old. My earliest cooking memory is preparing dinners for my dolls. When my mom was preparing dinner for our family she would give me a tiny portion of each dish for me...
Dec
7
2023
Dark haired woman in a black top with white pants leaning against a giant red lobster with white t-shirt on

Lobster is my Favorite Food

Lobster is my Favorite Food originally published on Food and Fond Memories on April 14, 2011 by sandyaxelrod and republished in 2017 when site was rebranded to The Traveling Locavores 2 Comments (Edit) Lobster is my Favorite Food Okay, I confess, Lobster is my...
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