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• Returning Home: The Local

  

  December 2012 Like many a young suburban girl with eyes on city living, my plan was always to leave my hometown. As a little girl, the suburban backdrop was... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Returning Home: Down to Earth Cafe

  

  December 2012 There are many reasons to support local businesses. Numbers and statistics might be your motivators. For every $100 you spend in locally owned,... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Merry Christmas To All and To All Chocolate Cake!

  

  December 2012 Wouldn’t it be convenient if all family disconnects and misunderstandings could be resolved in the time it takes a television family to reach the... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Kindle the Fire & Sip Some ‘Nog! Merry Christmas!

  

  December 25, 2012 Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart. Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• That’s The Way They Became The Brady Brunch (Jones Restaurant)

  

  November 2012 Here’s the story of a hungry lady, who was meeting with three very, hungry friends. All of them had one goal for their Sunday… … and that’s the wa... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Abstract Wine Art and Summer Meadows: Tria Cafe (Philadelphia)

  

  November 2012 You know you have wonderful friends when they say “I know where we can go. It’s a real Quelcy place!” You know you have wonderful friends when the... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• An Anniversary Dinner at Cure

  

  November 2012 “What do you want to do tonight?” I asked my special one in the morning. “Well, I don’t really want to plan anything becaaaause… we have an... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Coffee, Donuts & A Little Bit of Press

  

  November 2012 There it was, on a shelf at Goodwill. Was this gem too good to be true? Was it another example of why thrifted electronics are not to be trusted?... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Pumpkin Without Chocolate is Just Pumpkin

  

  November 2012 There are some bakers and eaters and general complainers who begin to grumble early in November and say, “I am over pumpkin!” To which I reply,... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Escaping It All: Pusadee’s Garden

  

  October 2012 Where do you go when you want to step off the sidewalk and feel as though you have stepped into a new world? Maybe it’s home. Maybe it’s a garden. Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A High Tea Hike

  

  October 2012 Alex said, “How about a hike?” I said, “How about high tea?” Then autumn summoned summer, And they worked in perfect harmony. Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Observatory Hill & Observations

  

  October 2012 Being a tourist in your own city is tricky. Much like trying to pick a movie to watch, when the time finally arrives for watching a film or visitin... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Treasured Time & A Meal At Sienna Sulla Piazza (Pittsburgh, PA)

  

  October 10, 2012 To realize the value of four years: Ask a graduate. To realize the value of one year: Ask a student who has failed a final exam. Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• First Annual Pepper Farm Festival (Pittsburgh, PA)

  

  October 2012 There once was a Sunday that stretched lazily in the sun like a cat who knows no schedule. It was a Sunday filled with beauty, with the slow... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• The Final Ode To A Cabin in Fall: Pumpkin Muffins

  

  September 2012 After waffles became pancakes and wanders became fireside reflections, it was time to leave that cabin we love, but before we drove away, there... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• An Ode To A Cabin In Autumn: Cookie Cups & Cartwheels

  

  September 2012 When is the last time you really went outside and played? When is the last time you flew through the trees? When is the last time you ran like a... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• An Ode To A Cabin In Autumn: A Fall Flavored Lasagna

  

  September 2012 “Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy that I love – that makes life and nature harmonise. The birds are consulting about thei... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• An Ode To A Cabin In Autumn: A Shared Plate & Thoughts

  

  September 2012 Printed words, sipped drinks, thoughts shared and a shared plate…these elements seemed to slow time in the best possible way…the way that makes m... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• An Ode To A Cabin In Autumn: A Batter Resplatter

  

  September 2012 Ambitious retreat. When I think of the special cabin in the woods, I think of eating, conversing, wandering, sitting, talking, eating, sitting,... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• An Ode To A Cabin In Autumn: Flax Golden Tales

  

  September 2012 “Invitation” By Shel Silverstein If you are a dreamer, come in. If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer ... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES