Monthly Archives: August 2011

Spiced Lamb with Honey Balsamic Reduction

Tagged balsamic, balsamic recipes, cinnamon recipes, cooking, cumin recipes, honey, lamb, lamb rack, lamb recipes, organic honey, recipes, spices

Sherree Goldstein of Square Cafe

If you live in Regent Square, chances are you’ve had a meal at Square Cafe on Braddock Avenue. Their buttermilk pancakes, fluffy omelets, and deliciously rich coffee keep customers coming back again and again.

Tagged dining pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, pittsburgh dining, Pittsburgh restaurant reviews, pittsburgh restaurants, Sherree Ggoldstein, Sherree Goldstein, square cafe

Carne Asada Recipe

If you’re a regular reader of Pittsburgh Hot Plate, you know that I’m a huge fan of Mexican food. One of my favorite is Carne Asada- a flavorful, tender cut of meat that can be eaten plain or sliced thin and put in tacos or burritos.

Tagged beef, carne asada, carne asada recipes, cooking beef, cooking carne asada, meat, mexican food, Mexican recipes, recipes

Dining in Mexico

Growing up in Southern California, there were always plenty of authentic Mexican restaurants to choose from. Besides having plenty of choices for great ethnic food, San Diego possessed another appealing geographical lure…it was only 40 miles from Mexico.

Tagged lobster, lobster recipes, making lobster, Mexian food, Mexico

I love bacon

I love bacon. Really. There’s nothing better than biting into a piece of thick-cut maple bacon right after it’s been cooked. The soft flesh, combined with the fat makes for a “my-taste- buds- are- dancing” sensory experience.

Tagged bacon, bacon days, bacon recipes, butchering bacon, chocolate bacon, chocolate coated bacon, chocolate dipped bacon, cooking bacon, making bacon, pork, swine

Basil Pesto Recipe

Towards the end of summer I usually end up with large amounts of basil- this is also the time of year when my tomatoes ripen and become sweet, and flavorful. One of my favorite meals is homemade toasted bread with basil pesto, and garden tomatoes… don’t forget the salt and pepper!

Tagged basil, basil pesto, garden tomatoes, herbs, making pesto, pesto, pesto recipes, recipes, tomato, tomato recipe, tomato recipes, tomatoes

Chocolate Covered Bacon

Yeah, you heard me… chocolate covered bacon. For dessert? Sure. For breakfast? Yup. After a morning run? Why not.

Tagged bacon, bacon goodness, bacon recipes, baked bacon, breakfast bacon, eating bacon, fried bacon, making bacon, pork, pork belly, pork recipes, thick cut bacon

Watermelon, Grape, and Goat Cheese Lollies

Tagged appetizer recipes, appetizers, apppetizer, apppetizer recipe, grape, grapes, pecan, pecan recipes, pecans, watermelon appetizers

Avocado Recipes

When I was growing up in California we had four large haas avocado trees in our back yard. I would visit the trees often, picking the ripe fruit, and letting it sit on a window sill until it became perfectly soft and ready to eat.

Tagged avocado, avocados, guacamole, guacamole recipe, gucamole recipes, haas, haas avocados, homemade salsa, mango avocado salsa, sals, salsas

Szmidt’s Old World Deli, Pittsburgh, PA

I was browsing Urbanspoon’s Talk of the Town List when I discovered Szmidt’s Old World Deli. I love a great deli, but I wondered what made this one so special.

Tagged dining out, dining out Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, pittsburgh dining, Pittsburgh restaurant reviews, pittsburgh restaurants, Restaurant Reviews, Szmidt's Deli, Szmidt's Old World Deli, Szmidt's restaurant

Chef Chuck Kerber, a graduate of The Pennsylvania Institute of Culinary Arts, has over 20 years of cooking experience at various hotels, restaurants and other private establishments. Selected as one of Pittsburgh's 50 finest in 2012

Monthly Archives: August 2011

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