Category Archives: eating well August 15th is Julia Child’s 103rd birthday, and I raise a toast and say ‘Happy birthday Julia!’ When I was in culinary school one of my chefs was talking about her one day and said “Julia Child was the first homie” Huh? When I asked him what he meant he explained that she was the person who elevated […]  I am a little ashamed and need to unburden myself; I bought caponata, in a jar. I can make it, I have made it, in fact I’ve posted a recipe for it on this blog; a slow cooker caponata. Writing a food blog comes with a certain amount of pressure (albeit internal) to make things rather than buy […]  We reached the end of the road Sunday. I made the long drive from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia alone, after putting Rachel on a plane bound for Mississippi. It was a beautiful day for a drive, but I was pretty tired. There was a wedding (or three) at our hotel and our room was a little […]  Friday morning we decamped Seven Springs and headed for Pittsburgh. The ride was just over an hour and we got a sweet deal at the Wyndam Grand by booking our hotel at the last minute. We have a room on the 14th floor overlooking three bridges, a huge fountain, both sports arenas and an elegant hill. […]  Day three of our road trip (Thursday) started early, we were dressed and out the door by 7:30, on our way to tour the Frank Lloyd Wright house, Falling Water, the inspiration for this trip. Once I realized it was within driving distance of home I started planning this trip, and the rest of it, well, parsley. […] |
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