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The Weekend Dish: 1/14/2012

January 14, 2012 |

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After beginning the week full of delicious kitchen experiments, and then suffering through a few days of some not-so-fun flu-like symptoms, I was more than happy to usher in the weekend with a perfectly cozy, snowy and blustery Friday. I’m glad that ol’ man winter didn’t forget about Pittsburgh and decided to show up after [...]

New England Clam Chowder

January 12, 2012 |

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When I was a kid my taste in soup was sort of an aberration compared to my other culinary preferences. I had a pretty typical kid palate when it came to most things; I lived on peanut butter and jelly (I seemingly haven’t evolved much in that area), loved grilled cheese sandwiches, chicken nuggets, and [...]

Greek Custard Pie (Galaktoboureko)

January 11, 2012 |

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It’s funny, I do so much baking and have a never-ending list of recipes that I want to try and experiment with, but on some days it’s like I hit a total roadblock. I’m not sure what I want to make, nothing sounds good to me on that particular day, and I’m just sort of [...]

Goody Goody Bars

January 10, 2012 |

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No matter the time of year, no-bake goodies are welcome in just about every kitchen. It’s great to have a few recipes that require very few ingredients (and which are likely to already be in your pantry), and 15 minutes or less to throw together. They’re the perfect go-to for a surprise after-school treat, for [...]

A Roundup of Best Recipes

January 9, 2012 |

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Over the course of the year last year I put together quite a few different roundups to share with you… I did Top 10 lists for a variety of recipe categories, and shared some ingredient-specific favorites (hello pumpkin!) and then of course there was the annual end-of-year, “best of,” roundups. Since older posts sometimes have [...]

The Weekend Dish: 1/7/2012

January 7, 2012 |

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Welcome back to The Weekend Dish! We had a little holiday hiatus due to the holidays falling on the weekend this year, but this Saturday we are back and ready for a year’s worth of recaps, recipes and deliciousness. I hope that you all had a fabulous holiday season, enjoying the warmth of family and [...]

Oatmeal Carmelita Bars

January 6, 2012 |

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Back to work, back to school, and nothing says easy and portable quite like cookie bars. They are easy to make, and just as easy to wrap up and drop in a lunchbox (or lunch bag, depending on who is taking the treat). If you don’t have kids or don’t need to worry about packing [...]

Chicken Noodle Soup

January 5, 2012 |

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It’s the first week of January. It was 8 degrees in Pittsburgh yesterday. And pretty much everyone I know (including yours truly) has been afflicted with some sort of cold or flu-like ailment within the last few weeks. Bitter temperatures and flu season coinciding means one thing: it’s time to keep the good ol’ standby, [...]

Basic Green Smoothie

January 4, 2012 |

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Yesterday when I shared my 2012 foodie goals with you, the one at the top of my list was getting more fresh fruit and leafy greens into my diet. I promised you a killer green smoothie recipe, and here it is! Given my aversion to vegetables, I had been giving the skeptical side-eye to green [...]