Monthly Archives: September 2010

Murray Avenue Restaurant Challenge: Carbing Out At Allegro Hearth Bakery

Achievement: #2. Eat at every restaurant on Murray Ave

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

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Murray Avenue Restaurant Challenge: Silky’s Hits The Spot

Achievement: #2. Eat at every restaurant on Murray Ave

After a nice, long, CRAZY twelve-hour shift at work, what better comfort is there than… BAR FOOD! (Note: this post involves a lot of bad decisions. If you don’t like bad decisions… read on anyway, so you can learn how … Continue reading

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Cooking Light Recipes: Chops, Cheese, & Parsley Potatoes

Achievement: #7. Make 26 different recipes from Cooking Light

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

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Murray Avenue Restaurant Challenge: Taza 21

Achievement: #2. Eat at every restaurant on Murray Ave

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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Sunrise On The Capitol Limited

Achievement: #49. See a cool sunrise

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

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Hold Me Closer, Inappropriate Dancer: Shimmy On The Hiking Trail

Achievement: #88. Dance inappropriately in 8 Pittsburgh locations

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

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Hiking The Rachel Carson Trails

Achievement: #47. Hike 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

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Murray Avenue Restaurant Challenge: Keeping Kosher At The Milky Way

Achievement: #2. Eat at every restaurant on Murray Ave

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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Murray Avenue Restaurant Challenge: Gullifty’s, A Squirrel Hill Institution

Achievement: #2. Eat at every restaurant on Murray Ave

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

Achievement: #2. Eat at every restaurant on Murray Ave

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

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