Shopping in Merriam

Harley, the founder of Strawberry Hill Povitica Company, began baking povitica bread in 1984 using his mother's traditional Slavic recipe. He passed away in 1999, but his children and dedicated bakers continue to prepare the dense, sweet bread following his mother's technique. They roll dough into paper-thin layers, pile on ingredients such as nuts and honey, and roll the layers into loaves that weigh 2.5 pounds each after they're baked. Patrons can choose from Kosher-certified flavors such as english walnut, cokolada, or chocolate-chip cream cheese. The bread can be enjoyed in a variety of ways: toasted and buttered, crowned with a scoop of ice cream, or sandwiched around a whole roasted turkey.

Meals by the Week takes the effort out of menu planning by providing families of all sizes with dinner menus and customizable shopping lists that make frugal use of local grocery store discounts. Each week, subscribers get a list of fresh recipes accompanied by a shopping list with ingredients linked to supermarket sale ads. The recipes come from a huge, ever-changing database to ensure subscribers get a variety of meals that might include beef-barley stew, oven-roasted chicken with lemon and garlic, shrimp fried rice, or pasta primavera. Each recipe also comes with suggested side dishes to simplify meal planning and food-fight prep. Once subscribers have their weekly menu set, they decide how many people each meal should feed: two, four, six, or eight. Then they can simply print out a shopping list and hit the grocery store, taking advantage of sale produce and dry goods along the way.

Urban Beauty Supply stocks clients’ beauty cabinets with a bounty of popular and hard-to-find beauty products, including shampoos, styling tools, hair extensions, wigs, and makeup. Born from such product lines as Kinky-Curly, Bobbi Boss, and KeraCare, Urban Beauty’s merchandise aids in hair restoration, lengthening, and cleansing. Dread Head products help customers build their own knotted locks, while Curls products attract positive attention instead of negatively charged balloons with frizz-reducing organic ingredients and exotic oils.

Professionals at Signature Flooring, Inc. enhance a home's beauty with high-quality repairs, refinishes, and installation of floors, carpets, and rugs. In-home treatments assess the current state of beaten-up hardwood and carpet before a meticulous repair or a refinishing treatment extends the life and restores the luster of a variety of floor covers. Friendly and prompt, servicemen gladly expound about the best ways to care for flooring, the variations among different wood varieties and carpets, and the pros and cons of installing a bowling lane in the living room.