From the monthly archives:

November 2007

Dad's Italian Bread

Italian Bread, a.k.a. Daddy Bread

November 30, 2007 Breads and Pizzas

He’ll act coy about it, but my dad likes to knead. He claims he only makes bread by hand a few times a year. So what? So long as those times coincide with my visits, seems like all the time to me.

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Pear and Bleu Cheese Tart, Easier than Pie

November 19, 2007 Pies, Tarts and Cakes

I am NOT the first person to adore the combination of pears, blue cheese and nuts. I know that enjoying this melange means that I have impeccable taste. I’ve had it on salad, on bruschetta… so I’m actually surprised that I had not yet had it on a dessert myself until now. But why not? [...]

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Eat Local This Winter: Plan Ahead

November 15, 2007 Pittsburgh

Kate Dagnal’s family calls them 100-mile-per-hour tomatoes. They’re the ones you buy at the grocery store in the middle of winter.
“You can throw them against the wall at 100 miles per hour and they bounce right off,” says the organic farmer, whose family grows specialty greens and gourmet vegetables at Goose Creek Gardens in Oakdale.

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Taking on the Urban Apple Festival

November 8, 2007 Pies, Tarts and Cakes

If you have plans this weekend that do not include apple pie, it’s time to come down with a cold. This weekend is the Slow Food Pittsburgh Urban Apple Festival, featuring the Pro/Am Pie-Baking Contest and none other than yours truly in her first pie-baking endeavor (second if you count the test run).

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