2013

Articles published in 2013.

2013

36 articles

best cookbooks

The 8 I Ate: My Favorite Cookbooks (An Evolving List)

I’ve always wanted to post this list. Even though its a moving target. Like any “list,” this will invariably leave out many definitive ones. To wit, I did not include anything from the legendary Moosewood Collective nor any from Mark Bittma

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Savory Oatmeal

I have a confession. I’m a member of a group with a certain, um, proclivity. It’s not unique. Everyone has these particular fantasies. We just go one step further and make these fantasies reality. Then we take photos and share it with every

coconut caramel

Vegan and Paleo Caramel Sauce

Could it be true? A vegan AND paleo-friendly* caramel sauce? Move over olive branch, I think this may bring peace on Earth.

recipes

How to Fancify Your Everyday Pasta

Beat that weekday dinner rush with some amped up pantry staples! Originally published on Pittsburgh Magazine We all have our personal “high–risk” stores. These are the stores that you go to where you go in with an efficient little list and

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Raise the {Taco} Bar!

Originally published on Pittsburgh Magazine En fuego! Is what everyone will think you’re in because you will be the hottest ticket on this last weekend of summer. Why? Because you will be making the baddest a$$ taco bar for miles around. Ho

chia pudding

Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia Pudding Parfait

Dessert for breakfast was never this good (for you). And fancy parfaits make it look like its all complicated. Ssssh. It’s not. Which makes it perfect for Back-to-School Breakfasts!

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The Best Summer Cocktails (or Mocktails, if you will)

Originally published on Pittsburgh Magazine Virgin is not a pejorative term. I’m talking about food and drink here, people. Now “mocktail” – don’t even get me started. No one ever says, “I think I’m going to have a mocktail.” If I’m wrong,

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How to be a Locavore Lush

It was 1:00 p.m. on a Tuesday, and I needed a designated driver. One of the benefits hazards of my job is that indulging shamelessly is a midday necessity from time to time. This week, I had an appointment with my friend, Elizabeth Gilgunn,

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How to Make Avocado Sandwiches (Thug Kitchen-Approved!)

Its not every week that I swoon over a tweet. But last week I did. Thug Kitchen tweeted me. You know it. I favorited and retweeted that thing quick. And its all because of these avocado sandwiches.

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Chef-for-a-Night to Raise Funds for Food Revolution!

Last week, I played restaurant at Bar Marco to raise funds for the Obama High School Cooking Club — a Food Revolution Pittsburgh project. Working in the restaurant kitchen was one of the best times I’ve ever had. Read all about it on Pittsb

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A Berry Good Smoothie

“Winter fashion” may be an oxymoron but this “healthy treat” is not! Head on over to Pittsburgh Magazine to get the skinny on spring cleaning (not with a broom – with The Clean Plate Cleanse) and FREE tickets to the Farm to Table Conference

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Five-Minute Fudge Brownies

Its 10 o’clock. Do you know where your brownies are? That’s the question that confronted me last night as I bolted to the kitchen, hyperventilating, realizing, that NO, I didn’t know where my brownies are. And I had an excruciating craving

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Happy New Year and The Top 5 of 2012!

Hello everyone! A belated Happy New Year! (or a very early one if you celebrate other “New Year” dates — because you know, it happens all year!)

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