Monthly Archives: September 2010
Murray Avenue Restaurant Challenge: Carbing Out At Allegro Hearth Bakery
I know it seems like we’ve been doing a good amount of take-out on our Murray Ave restaurant Achievement, but it’s because we’ve got a lot of bakeries and Chinese restaurants on this street. One of these bakeries is Allegro … Continue reading
Cooking Light Recipes: Chops, Cheese, & Parsley Potatoes
Ladies and gentlemen. We all know how much I adore my husband’s cooking. I have raved over and over about his delicious dinners. But this time, I swear, he has outdone himself. I am not just saying that because I … Continue reading
Murray Avenue Restaurant Challenge: Taza 21
We popped in for a quick lunch at Taza 21 after some power-writing at the 61C one afternoon. Taza 21 is another Middle Eastern place (yes, there are a lot of those here in Squirrel Hill), but it serves mostly … Continue reading
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Filed under #2, #2-10, lunch, middle eastern food, restaurant, squirrel hill
Sunrise On The Capitol Limited
We have really, terribly unfortunate luck with sunrises most of the time, as the days we usually pick to watch them are overcast and/or rainy. We had terrific luck once at Paradise Cove just outside of Los Angeles, but that … Continue reading
Hold Me Closer, Inappropriate Dancer: Shimmy On The Hiking Trail
Well, there’s no better place to dance inappropriately than the middle of the woods! At least, that’s what my old Pagan ancestors used to say… I think. Might have been ‘there’s no better place to dance naked than the middle … Continue reading
Hiking The Rachel Carson Trails
Rachel Carson is one of those names that pops up all over the city of Pittsburgh. She was an environmentalist whose research was instrumental in the restricting of DDT use in pesticides, but she was also someone who just seemed … Continue reading
Murray Avenue Restaurant Challenge: Keeping Kosher At The Milky Way
Our next stop on Murray Ave was a lunch spot. We popped into Milky Way for… well, we didn’t know what. To be honest, we had no idea what they served at Milky Way, and we kind of thought it … Continue reading
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Filed under #2, #2-10, lunch, pizza, squirrel hill
Murray Avenue Restaurant Challenge: Gullifty’s, A Squirrel Hill Institution
Another Saturday night, another trip up the hill for dinner! This time, we hit Gullifty’s, which is a restaurant best known for its desserts and appeal to CMU students. This is one of those rare occasions where we visited something … Continue reading
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Murray Avenue Restaurant Challenge: Sammies At The Smallman St. Deli
After a morning of writing away at the 61c, we decided to pop across the street to the Smallman Street Deli for lunch. Boy, were we upset with this decision. I mean… the lunch was great, don’t get me wrong… … Continue reading