[Mush]tass[ch]ies
August 2009 Keith and I met at a sweaty, dirty, greasy, bicycle-loving, dance party, and it sure was a swell summer time! We spent a lot of time together that…
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January 14, 2011
Harold & The Purple Cake
July 2009 From the moment I peeled my first purple potato and saw its intense pigment, I knew I wanted to experiment with that bold color in my baking world…
January 12, 2011
Please Excuse My German
July 2009 It's difficult to be at work by 4:30am, but it's not difficult to spend four days a week with close friends. A few annoying customers and actual responsibilities…
January 12, 2011
Beets in a Pie?!?!
Bluebarb Beet Lemon Custard July 2009 It was summer, the produce was oh so fresh, and I was feeling experimental. Beets are so beautiful and naturally sweet. Why not incorporate…
January 12, 2011
Polish Hill and Peaches
July 2009 Summer in Pittsburgh is Peach Season! The farmer's markets abound with sweet, juicy, vibrant peaches. Almost any summer day is an occasion enough for peach tartelettes, but this…
January 11, 2011
When You Are Engulfed in… Cake
April 2009 I will forever be grateful to This American Life. As I podcasted and knit my way through the extra weeks of winter, Ira Glass introduced me to David…
January 9, 2011
Six More Weeks of … Crazy!
February 2009 Six More Weeks of…? I had never conceived of coming to this place. I was aware of the event but not of its spectators. Maybe because my mother’s…
January 9, 2011
Superball
February 2009 It feels like a holiday but without the closure of an established greeting. There’s an acknowledged sentiment after a transaction of twenty-four cracked-wheat rolls, twenty-four Kaiser rolls and…
January 8, 2011