From the monthly archives:

August 2007

How Not to Make Chocolate Cream Puffs

August 24, 2007 Desserts & Ice Creams

My dear friend Apryl is getting married in September. The bridal shower was this past Sunday, and of course I jumped at the chance to make some special food for my special friend. Being in charge of the dessert spread, I got the cake, made some fruit-topped sugar cookies and attempted chocolate cream puffs. Seriously, [...]

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Eating Well on the Cheap n’At

August 17, 2007 Pittsburgh

My taste is filet mignon, but my budget is Steak’ums. I keep a secret list of Pittsburgh restaurants to try – near-mythical places like Eleven and Le Pommier. But since I like to eat out more often than once every six months – that’s how often my parents visit – I’m always on the lookout [...]

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5 Ways to Stop Being a Picky Eater

August 2, 2007 News & Views

I am a recovering picky eater, and I owe my life to PEA… that’s Picky Eaters Anonymous. Voluntarily depriving ourselves of foods we don’t like, we PEAs like to say that we “know what we want.” But that’s crap, because – let’s admit it, PEAs – we have never even tried many of the foods [...]

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