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Homemade Spelt Cheez-Its
March 2014 Behind the varieties of vitamins, shelves of whole grains, organic condiments and the very purposeful lack of corn syrup, there was a dirty little,... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES -
Juice of the Week: Citrus, Carrot, Ginger & Celery
March 2014 Though deceivingly portable, eating an orange is complicated. The thick flesh’s release of those fragrant oils forms an unpredictable splash zone, an... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES -
A Pizza Pie for Pi(e) Day
March 14, 2014 Depending on your level of cynicism (here’s looking at yours, Will C.), today is either a day for nerds to enjoy being punny or a day for pun... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES -
Happy Pi(e) Day!
March 14, 2014 It’s March 14th (3/14), which means it’s time for math nerds and pun enthusiasts to unite around the idea of pi(e). Read more
Posted on 14 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES -
Garnets & Ganache: Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Espresso Ganache
February 2014 Long ago, I made my sister a cheesy, craft-fair style plaque boasting “I’d give up chocolate, but I’m no quitter.” Photo by Joey Kennedy. Read more
Posted on 13 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES -
Juice of the Week: Greens for Spring
March 2014 The sun is shining. The birds are chirping. The gray chunks of disgusting curbside ice are dissipating ever so steadily, and rather than layering in... Read more
Posted on 11 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES -
Garnets & Ganache: Cranberry Almond Cake with White Chocolate Ganache
February 2014 Collaboration is at the heart of so many of my endeavors. Having another brain at work not only keeps me sane, but partnerships have that way of... Read more
Posted on 07 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES -
Pancakes, Plaids & Plums
February/March 2014 Snow be damned. Schedules be damned. Saturdays and Sundays are made for pancakes… and plaids and plums and perfectly alliterative, relaxing... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES -
Garnets & Ganache: Lemon Ginger Cake w/ Lemon Syrup & Chocolate Ganache
February 2014 On January 21st, I hit the big 3-0, and on February 1st, I shared 30 cakes with friends. This is my tradition- one mini cake for each year of life. Read more
Posted on 02 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES -
Garnets & Ganache Because I’m Thirty.
Assuming everyone I meet is somehow magically my age, I began to bemoan the utter confusion so many of my friends and I have experienced to a new acquaintance,... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES -
A Birthday By Day & By Night
January 21, 2014 Recently, the Pittsburgh Urbanist Guide interviewed me as part of the 3 Meals A Bar series. The premise for the questionnaire is if you only... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES -
Happy Birthday To Me, Love Big Burrito
January 2014 In an effort to fully milk my birthday, I took advantage of a special offering from the Big Burrito Restaurant Group [apologies if this post's titl... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES -
Carnegie Coffee: Where History & Caffeine Converge
I apologize for the longing these blue skies and sunny streets might stir in your winter bones, but there’s a little adventure I’ve been meaning to share, and... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2014 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK -
Happy Valentine’s Day (Homemade Peanut Butter Cups)
February 2014 After hearing the scratchy record rotations and the sounds of compressed steam, I left the coffee shop humming “Stand By Me. Read more
Posted on 14 February 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES -
Waffles & Winter Reds in Defense of Beauty
February 2014 Why? Because it’s beautiful? No. Why? In architecture school, the why was always waiting around the bend in the critique. We learned to think... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES -
Reasons to Love Winter [Alternately: Ways to Delude Yourself]
January 2014 When I was very young and the urge to be someplace else was on me, I was assured by mature people that maturity would cure this itch. When years... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2014 OUTDOORS, SNOW, TREK -
From Zero to Hero: 30 Days to a Better Blog
January 2014 One of the best pieces of advice a fellow blogger gave me was to take my template, make it unique and then charge full speed ahead. Read more
Posted on 31 January 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES -
Urbanist Guide Pittsburgh: Three Meals & A Bar With… Me!
January 2014 Whether you’re a native or a newcomer, there’s a really useful and [most importantly to me] a very visual guide to Pittsburgh. Read more
Posted on 27 January 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES -
Chocolate Sables with Pistachios & Pink Himalayan Sea Salt
January 2014 Trudging. Shuffling. Slipping. Trekking. These are synonyms for walking in Pittsburgh in the winter. Though I am still managing to appreciate the... Read more
Posted on 26 January 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES -
Coconut, Pistachio & Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies
January 2014 I have a guilty pleasure, and it starts with, “And who am I? That’s one secret I’ll never tell … You know you love me. XOXO, Gossip Girl.” I... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES