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Breakfast Grits

Breakfast grits are delicious.

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Eggs

The very first thing I ever cooked was an egg- I was 4. Under the close supervision of my parents, I sidled up …

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Eat’n Park, Monongahela

  Eat’n Park, Monongahela   So I had this really great meal at Eat’n Park restaurant the day….   Seriously.   I accompanied …

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Vegetarian Quiche

it is finally that time of year when cool season leafy green crops are coming in waves again. but, even as a mainly herbivorous minded eater, i can only tolerate so many salads. luckily, i have a diffusion process that i call quiche eating. my garden is still inundated with rainbow colored stalks of swiss chard, kale, and spinach. these plants are cold hearty and can tolerate temperatures as low as fifteen degrees which is great news for my belly and lucrative for local farmers. i work with and for farmers- greens are never lacking in my kitchen. while my original recipe is made with spinach, i have been experimenting with the other green things that seem to be reproducing up here in growing zone 6b! think turnip greens, beet greens, and kohlrabi greens. this recipe is versatile and lends itself to experimentation which is one reason that it has been part of my repertoire for a decade.

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The Five Mother Sauces

The Five Mother Sauces

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The Cake and Cookie Spot, Squirrel Hill

I recently had the chance to try some pastries from a bakery in Squirrel Hill run by a Mother/Daughter team by the name of The Cake and Cookie Spot. The large cookies from The Cake and Cookie Spot are visually stunning.

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New Zealand Pavlova Recipe

New Zealand Pavlova recipe

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The Bagel Factory, Squirrel Hill

I’ve had the opportunity to eat at the Bagel Factory in Squirrel Hill many times.

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World’s Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

World’s Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe, If you like chocolate chip cookies, you will love this recipe.

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How to Make an Omelette

How to make an omelet, by Chef Chuck Kerber of Pittsburgh Hot Plate

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