Good Ukrainian Fish Fry
I come from a good Ukrainian family in Ambridge, and as such, I have had the importance of decent Lent food impressed upon me since childhood. Add to that the fact that on my dad’s side, all the males in … Continue reading
Apollonia 6? More Like Apollonia 80!
I’ve been a rather dedicated World of Warcraft player now since the summer of 2007, when we moved to Los Angeles and my mum and aunt decided that I needed to join their guild in order for the three of … Continue reading
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Cooking Light Challenge: Scampi & Asparagus
Recipe #5 was almost a pasta. We made this shrimp scampi, which sits on top of orzo instead of pasta, making a little bit lighter than a traditional shrimp scampi (also much lighter on butter!). We paired it with asparagus, … Continue reading
Cooking Light Challenge: Eggs In The Hole
Well, recipe #4 is a bit of a cheat, as it comes from the pages of Martha Stewart Living instead of Cooking Light. However, we included it because it fit in with the general theme of new twists on healthy … Continue reading
The Hot (& Sexy) Metal Bridge
As the city with three rivers, we have a huge amount of bridges, and consequently an unlimited supply of gorgeous bridge photography. Something we started talking about last year was a project we called Pittsburgh Bridge River Photography, which was … Continue reading
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To Coffee & Cosmos!
St. Patrick’s Day has always been an important holiday to my husband and me. We’re both Irish, but that has less to do with it than the fact that we love a long, drawn-out bar crawl that lasts twelve hours. … Continue reading
Sweet Avila Beach, How We’ve Missed Thee
We decided when we figured out we’d be going to Avila Beach that we wanted to take a whole bunch of cute, fun pictures on the beach there. However, the weather was just stacked against us when we were in … Continue reading
The Winter Olympics, Or: How NBC’s Coverage Broke Our Hearts
Well, this Achievement was supposed to have been a lot more interesting than it wound up being. However, in truth, it did end up being much more accurate than we had planned… And by that, I would like to emphasize … Continue reading
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Alapay Cellars: Our Love Affair Continues
When we lived in California, we discovered the most amazing little beach community in Central Coast called Avila Beach. It was just over three hours from Los Angeles, but it was our perfect little slice of Heaven on the West … Continue reading
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The Pigeon Point Lighthouse
After our long train ride and our short stay in San Francisco, we were off to our favorite West Coast destination, Avila Beach (a tiny seaside town in Central Coast). And no trip south in California feels quite complete if … Continue reading
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