Category Archives: food
Murray Avenue Restaurant Challenge: Small And Scrumptious Plates At Silk Elephant
Our next stop on the Murray Ave quest was the Silk Elephant, a classy restaurant that lists itself as a ‘wine and Thai tapas’ bar. That was really all they needed to tell me – Thai food is one of … Continue reading
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Cooking Light Recipes: Tilapia in Lemon-Peppercorn Sauce
We got a great deal on tilapia from Kuhn’s, so we dug up a great recipe to use it in, and we were very pleased with the results. Lucky recipe #13 was simple, but the meal was so yummy! This … Continue reading
Cooking Light Recipes: Feta-Stuffed Pork Chops, Asparagus, & Garlic Fries
For our next meal, we got ambitious and made three different dishes, ranging from the simple to the more complex. The result was a fantastic ensemble meal with complementary flavors and a healthy calorie count at the end! Here are … Continue reading
Cooking Light Recipes: Cherry Crisp Sourced From Our Own Cherry Tree
As homeowners, we discovered a new treat this spring – one of the trees in our backyard is a cherry tree! So, for Father’s Day, we decided to use cherries from our own tree to make some desserts for our … Continue reading
Murray Avenue Restaurant Challenge: Mineo’s Pizza
For a quick afternoon snack, we headed up the hill to grab a slice of pizza at Mineo’s. Michael is quite the pizza snob, and he loves sampling every independent pizza shop he sees to find out if it stacks … Continue reading
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Cooking Light Recipes: Spinach, Cherry Tomato and Gorgonzola Penne
We went back to pasta for dish #8, although we modified the original recipe a bit. This was originally a recipe for ziti with spinach, cherry tomatoes, and gorgonzola sauce, but we substituted penne, as we were able to purchase … Continue reading
Cooking Light Challenge: Baked Fish & Rosemary Potatoes
Recipe #7 was another bit of a cheat: it came from epicurious.com instead of Cooking Light, but still fit the bill for healthy and delicious. This was an easy combination, baked fish and potatoes with rosemary and garlic. Everything cooked … Continue reading
The Fabulous Folk Festival
Pittsburgh has such fantastically unique things, and one of my favorites (because it involves soooo much good food) is the annual Folk Festival. Yes, it’s nerdy of me to go out just to sample ethnic treats and watch the Ukrainian … Continue reading
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Cinco de Mayo at Cuzamil
For whatever reason, we both love celebrating Cinco de Mayo. Mostly, I think it’s because we love remembering the victory of Mexico against the French back in the 1862 Battle of Puebla, but a tiny part of me really does … Continue reading
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St. Nicolas Greek Food Festival
We came up with this Achievement because I thought it only fair to have Michael experience the joy that is the local Pittsburgh festival. Having not grown up in the city, he missed out on this childhood rite of passage, … Continue reading
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