La Prima
There is something refreshingly square about La Prima coffe. It’s on my standard Saturday shopping trail at the “Strip District” in Pittsburgh. Older Italian men come in and play some card game that only THEY know. They speak Italian. They gesture. There are lots of families with kids who...
Muli-layered Party dip
You’ll Need: 16 oz. can refried beans 1 C grated cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese 1/3 C black ripe olives, sliced, pitted, and drained 1 large tomato, chopped 1 C sour cream 1 C guacamole 1 C salsa tortilla chips Directions: Using a 10-inch glass pie plate or baking...
Chicken with 40 cloves of garlic (Poulet Aux Quarante Gousses d’Ail)
Dishes like chicken unfairly become stamped as pedestrian due to simple over-exposure. This baked chicken graces our table almost every week, to the point of it becoming ho hum at home. But I’m reminded of how good it is if someone happens by in time to catch a whiff...
The “prevent” defense
You can either prevent fires from happening … or you can just wait until you get a good blaze working, and handle it from there. Most people would assume that it is a better strategy to prevent problems from arising in the first place. However, we have a health...
Screen Burn
It does not matter whether it is TV or Video or Internet or Gaming. Experts from the U.S. National Institutes of Health analyzed 173 studies done since 1980 in one of the most comprehensive assessments to date on how media exposure impacts the physical health of children and adolescents....
Health Halo Hides Calories
Let’s say you’re Keebler … and you have an Elf. Furthermore, you have to sell cookies, but the current market is anti-fat. This is an incredible dilemma!! You still have to make it taste good, but it can’t have a smidge of butter in it because you are marketing...
Dairy foods help kids build stronger bones
One of the biggest dietary changes that has taken hold in our culture — over the past 40 years — is that milk has been replaced by sodas as the kids’ drink of choice. Now, according to new research reported in the Journal of Pediatrics, when you eat dairy...
Eggnog
This is basically a dessert in a glass. It is very rich and should be served in small portions. You’ll Need: 4 ½ cups whipping cream 4 ½ cups whole milk 18 large egg yolks 1 ½ cups sugar 2 ¼ teaspoons ground nutmeg 1 cup (about) bourbon...
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!!
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!! There are so many wonderful things about this day, and I just want to wish everyone the warmest of wishes. And today, of all days, we will most likely be feasting on Turkey. So, let’s look at the nutritional properties of this bird that Ben Franklin...
The Original George Dubya
Before Thanksgiving was a national holiday, it had to be assigned as one, each year, by an act of congress. Can you imagine? While this may seem like a Parlimentary Pain in the Pantaloons (and I’m certain it was), one good aspect about it was that each President —...
Congress Gives Thanksgiving Official Stamp
There was a lot to be grateful for, in 1782. With the help of France (who loved us because they hated England … the enemy of my enemy is my friend), we won. We beat the unbeatable nation and stood isolated by oceans and united in our determination to...