York Peppermint Pattie Smores
Trying to mix things up on this second day of school being cancelled due to snow with a smores made from a York Peppermint Patty. This was way quicker than…
Trucks at Work Birthday Cake
Another year, another birthday! My kids (and husband) spend a bit of time thinking about the type of birthday cake or dessert they want, and then we narrow it down…
Around Town : A. W. Beattie Career Center Fish Fry (2015)
The Culinary Arts Program at Beattie Career Center in McCandless is once again hosting a fish fry this year. Please visit and click on "Fish Fry" for more details. I…
Sour Cream Old-Fashioned Doughnuts
Last year instead of a birthday cake, Dave asked me to make doughnuts for his birthday dessert. Thankfully, he found a recipe that sounded like what doughnut should taste like…
“80 UA” – Tracks created from NASA Sound Archive
80 UA was created from the Sound Archive published by NASA. The five composers sampled, processed, reconstructed and synthesised the original sources. The tracks are crafted exclusively from the original…
Review: Willow Restaurant in Pittsburgh, PA
Finally had the opportunity to check out Willow restaurant just on the outskirts of downtown Pittsburgh. A group of friends and I had a great time trying all the different…
Carrot-Ginger Dressing
I absolutely love the ginger dressing on salads you typically get at asian restaurants. We do not go out to asian restaurants as much anymore because of food allergies, and…
Celebrating a New Year with hard cider from Arsenal Cider House
We got the party started a bit early with some local hard ciders from Arsenal Cider House in Pittsburgh, PA, and Shirley Temples for the girls. We picked these ciders…
Decisions, Decisions
It's hard making decisions as an adult. Like when it's 3AM in Pittsburgh and you leave the smokey dance club do you go to Primanti's for a sandwich because it's…
Planet Neptune Cake
As another birthday passes for our daughter, I realize this gem of a cake never made it out of my draft folder last year. I shared the one photo with…