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Shine A Light on $5 Flowers
September 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Cleveland the Florist needs your vote! Cleveland the Florist has been added to the nominations for Shine A Light, a competition where small businesses could win up to $100,000 in grants and marketing support. But we need a cer If you are not an employee or family member, please register and vote on the Shine A Light website ( http://shinealight.ivillage.com/ ). Cleveland’s profile can be seen at http://shinealight.ivillage.com/sbo-profile/?ProfileID=5121 . And don’t forget that we have a sale on fresh cut flowers.... [Read the full story]
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August 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We are doing things a little differently at Cleveland Florist these days. We are cleaning and making room for new and wonderful plants at low prices. Green and blooming plants are priced at $5, $10, $15, $20, or $25 dollars. Roses (dozen), Spray Roses (dozen), Lilies, Gerber Daisies, Hydrangeas, Glads, Sunflowers, and many other seasonal flowers are in bundles for only $5.00! There is also a sale on gift items including candles, flower pots, and lots of other goodies. Everything is 75% off. So come in and take a look.... [Read the full story]
Food
Seafood gumbo recipe for Thanksgiving
November 19, 2008 · Leave a Comment
4 tablespoons vegetable oil 4 tablespoons flour 3 sweet onions finely chopped 2 green peppers finely chopped 6 stalks celery finely chopped 2 28 ounce cans whole tomatoes 1 bag frozen cut okra 2-4 lbs peeled and de-veined shrimp 1-2 lbs lump crabmeat 1-2 lbs raw oysters (optional) 1-2 teaspoons salt to taste pepper to taste or red pepper to taste 1 lb crab claws as a topping (optional) Start with the roux, mix the equal parts of oil and flour in a mircosafe bowl . I sometimes cook extra roux in case I want to add extra... [Read the full story]
Holidays
Chocolate Christmas Cookie Towers
December 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Chocolate and cookies, the children will be happy to help with this project. First take a styrofoam cone (available at most craft stores) and paint it with melted dipping chocolate that you can find in the baking aisle of the grocery store. It is the kind of chocolate you would use to dip pretzels or fruit. I then place on wet floral foam in a small punch bowl ,but you can just place on a holiday plate if you do not want to use flowers at the bottom. I use wooded floral 6″ picks to hold the cone to the foam and arrange... [Read the full story]
Weddings
Rehersal Dinner at the Bragg-Mitchell Mansion
January 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Rehersal dinners are often the first meeting of the two families and friends in a wedding. In the south we are lucky to have many large old southern mansions that are often opened to the public as a location for weddings and parties. Out of town guest love the southern mansion so why not have the rehersal dinner and wedding in the same location. For the out of towner it makes finding different locations much easier. As far as decorations, they can be changed... [Read the full story]
Family and Friends
Remembering Katrina…..at Thanksgiving
November 17, 2008 · Leave a Comment
My boys, Josh and Aaron ,were students at Tulane when Katrina hit New Orleans. Aaron went with fraternity brothers to Houston and Josh went to Tuscaloosa and stayed with friends. After the storm, they both came home to help us. Soon we got them in to Cornell in Ithaca N.Y. Schools across the country took Tulane students . My boys told their SAE fraternity brothers and a large group went together. There friends were scattered across the northeast and met on weekends to spend time together until they could return to New Orleans.... [Read the full story]
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We are doing things a little differently at Cleveland Florist these days. We are cleaning and making room for new and wonderful plants at low prices. Green and blooming plants... [Read more]
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Seafood gumbo recipe for Thanksgiving
4 tablespoons vegetable oil 4 tablespoons flour 3 sweet onions finely chopped 2 green peppers finely chopped 6 stalks celery finely chopped 2 28 ounce cans whole tomatoes 1 bag... [Read more]
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