May 2010 The Carpenter's Birthday arrived, and it all came together like a mortise and tenon [cake]! The Maple Wood Mortise and Tenon Cake Recipe Cake Ingredients ½ cup local…
April 2010 Dana didn't throw just any Easter brunch. As a resident of the Polish Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh and a girl of Eastern European descent, Dana threw a "Hunky…
September 2009 I can imagine it so clearly- the three of them in a Brillobox booth, drinks in hand, breaking down the reasons why I was a risky bet versus…
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…
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…
June 2009 I really was going to leave, I swear! I threw a party for the occasion. It was a party complete with folk music, Afro-Carribbean drummers, DJ Atila the…
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…
August 2008 Shannon Kulp (left) and I (right) were born on the same day, just one month apart, and we were immediate playmates once my family moved to the neighborhood. …