From the monthly archives:

January 2009

Chicken and Apricot Phyllo Pie

January 26, 2009 Meat, Poultry & Fish

Long before I discovered glossy food porn mags, Epicurious, or even the freakin’ Food Network, this pie was a winner.

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Curry Carrot Soup to (not have to) Trick Yourself

January 17, 2009 Soups & Salads

If you are hoping to shed a few inches – and seriously, who isn’t right now? – it’s hard to find advice that doesn’t involve compromising one’s commitment to eating real food. We must chart our own path. To that end, may I suggest curry carrot soup.

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I Had the Best Breakfast at Coca Café

January 11, 2009 Pittsburgh

My newest breakfast obsession is Coca Café, and I want to tell everyone about it. I want to tell you about it despite the fact that I know I am late on the Coca bandwagon. I know this because a designer friend of mine whom I met within my first year in Pittsburgh suggested we meet at Coca way, way back in the day. I know it because Coca regularly wins on “Best Brunch” awards and places on critics’ lists. And I know it because every time I go, there’s a line out the door.

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