Eating local is hard on vacation

Eating locally sourced food was difficult over the weekend since we headed to Springfield, Il to see friends. While we didn't find resaurants that used local producers, we did find a way to support local vendors. Our first night was dinner at Cozy Dog Drive In. Local lore is that it is one of the oldest corn dog stands in America, having opened in 1946. None of us are corn dog fans be we did try one. For what it was, it was OK. We ended up with a bowl of chili, a bar b q beef sandwich, that tasted just like ones my husband's aunt makes, a chili dog and a cheese burger. We hadn't had decadent junk food meal in awhile, and it was fun. The diner was full of route 66 memorabilia. My daughter even had a route 66 root beer. According to the website it is made in Lebanon, MO.

I had fun telling my friends about our new eating habits and they asked me to send them some recipes. One in particular was for our homemade granola. (We ate breakfast at Panera on two mornings, having the granola strawberry parfait. You know you aren't home when there isn't St. Louis Bread Company.)