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OUR LATEST CULINARY ADVENTURES
Autumn Memories at Jersey Shore
It's almost Spring, but I was going through my photos and realized I have lots of photos that I want to share. This blog post is about our late Summer and early Autumn memories of our time spent at Jersey Shore this past year. I think that the best way to show you...
China Sea of Absecon NJ
While enjoying visiting with friends who are more like family to us, we had a delightful and delicious dinner at China Sea of Absecon NJ. Honestly, Steve and I rarely eat Chinese food. We used to go out for Chinese all the time. But that changed when we visited...
Chickie’s and Pete’s Atlantic City
Chickie's and Pete's, billed as the official sports bar of the Philadelphia Eagles, has a location in Atlantic City at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino. After a fabulous month in the Philly area, Steve and I headed to the shore for a couple more months of visiting with...
Visiting Betsy Ross’ House
Visiting Betsy Ross' House was a field trip I missed out on when I was in grade school in Philadelphia. Touring it for the first time made our visit there that much more memorable! When I was in first grade at Edmonds Elementary School in Philadelphia, my class went...
Tour of Downtown Philadelphia
Our tour of downtown Philadelphia started off with coffee and donuts at Federal Donuts on South Street. Since they opened, I had wanted to have a meal at one of Mike Solomonov's restaurants. Of course I would have preferred my first experience to have been at Zahav, I...
Sand Sculptures Peddler’s Village
I had not been to Peddler's Village since I was a teen. When Steve and I saw that there were Sand Sculptures on display at Peddler's Village, we knew we had to go! Peddler's Village and New Hope are suburbs of Philadelphia. So as soon as I got my driver's license, at...
OUR LATEST RECIPES
My Bubie’s Chocolate Cake
My Bubie's Chocolate Cake was legendary! Anyone who ever tasted it would tell you the same. Before I tell you about her amazing cake, I would be remiss if I didn't state how horrified Steve and I were to wake up in New Orleans on New Year's Day to the news of the...
30 Breads to Bake Before You Die
With Thanksgiving quickly approaching and Hanukkah and Christmas following close on its heels, I want to tell you about a wonderful new book. 30 Breads to Bake Before You Die (Amazon Affiliate Link) is the second book from Allyson Reedy. As a fabulous perk of writing...
San Diego Style Grilled Tri-Tip
Have you ever made a California cut of meat called Tri-Tip? The Traveling Locavores made their first San Diego style grilled Tri-Tip while in Temecula, and it was OUTSTANDING! Steve and I drove to San Diego for the day, to visit my cousin Donna and her beau. I know. I...
4 Tips on Hosting the Perfect Winter Dinner Party
This post has been updated from the original post that published on February 22, 2022. Winter is the perfect time to host a dinner party! The holidays are just around the corner, and there’s no better way to get into the spirit than by inviting your friends over for a...
Easy No Knead Bread
A few weeks ago our sweet daughter-in-love sent me the recipe for the fabulous bread we had enjoyed during our visit for Thanksgiving. The Easy No Knead Bread recipe was just that...EASY!!! Remember when we couldn't get yeast during the height of Covid? Well I managed...
Ways to Enjoy Cooking Even More
Are you looking for ways to enjoy cooking even more? If you want to embrace a healthier lifestyle, then you need to find the time to do some home cooking. This post originally published on April 10, 2023 and has been updated with additional material. Ways to Enjoy...
Our Thanksgiving Feast
Our Thanksgiving Feast was originally published on Food and Fond Memories on December 1, 2009 by sandyaxelrod Leave a Comment (Edit) This may have been my very first, or possibly second post ever! The recipe at the end of the post is for the most fabulous and easy...
Cheesy Spicy Spinach Maria
Cheesy Spicy Spinach Maria makes an amazingly delicious side dish. But it could also, easily be served as a dip with toasted pita chips to whet your appetite before dinner. Cheesy Spicy Spinach Maria A couple of months ago I told you about our amazing meal at Bimini...
MEET SANDY
Hi, thanks for visiting The Traveling Locavores! We would love for you to get to know us better. We are Sandy and Steve Axelrod and after over 50 years of wedded bliss and stressful careers we are living our dream.
I love everything creative! I’m a chef, jewelry artist, food and travel writer and photographer. My first cookbook Affairs to Remember, which is a memoir with recipes for easy entertaining, was published in September 2015. I was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and graduated from Germantown High School. I attended University of Pennsylvania where I got my certification to be a medical technologist. But since there was nothing very creative about that field I went back to college and attended Temple University to major in Art History. Then I met Steve and it was love at first sight. We got married in 1969, had our son Brian in 1973 and in 1982 we moved to South Florida where we have lived, worked and played ever since.
Shortly after Steve and I got married I decided I wanted to learn the proper techniques needed to create exquisite dishes for entertaining so I attended Le Cordon Bleu School of Cookery in London. I never intended to be a working chef but have had a passion for cooking since I was a child. My mom was right when she warned me never to say never! When our son was in high school we opened our upscale, off premise catering business Affairs to Remember Catering, which we ran as a family for 18 years until Hurricane Wilma forced us into early retirement in 2006.
That same year our son married his amazing wife Eve, I began selling my jewelry at art shows and we bought our first RV. Shortly after Brian and Eve’s wedding Steve and I took off on a 7 month journey to 23 states working art shows on the weekends and visiting tourist attractions and fabulous restaurants during the week. We didn’t really want it to end but we weren’t quite ready to sell our home and travel full time. Fast forward to now and that’s all we can think about. We can’t wait to share our adventure with you as we taste America one bite at a time!!!
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