Golden Hill Farms

Many of you have probably heard all kinds of things about the current situation with the beef that we find at the grocery store. Most

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Abay Restaurant cares

Abay has a special place in my heart. This restaurant happens to be where Laura and I had one of our first dates. We have

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Disclaimer

The intentions of this blog is none other than to narrate myexperiences at some of the restaurants/food operations I visited.Positive or negative criticism is expressed

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good Vietnamese food in Pittsburgh

Few months ago I had a bad experience with a Vietnamese restaurant in the Strip recommended by my friend Brian. He describes his culinary

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food shows visit Spain

Last night we watched back to back food shows on the Travel Channel–Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations and Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre World–and both were about Spain.

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When should you spend more for organic?

When you’re shopping for fruits and vegetables, it’s not always easy to convince yourself to spend an extra $2 a pound for organic produce. Sometimes

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urban farming: beekeeping

On Tuesday, August 25, I went to a Burgh Bees “Beekeeper Meet-up” on the North Side. I originally discovered Burgh Bees at the Phipps Garlic

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Pottage/Potaje de Repollo

Pottage/Potaje de Repollo Originally uploaded by asturian

Fall is in the air! Time to make a little pottage (cabbage soup flavored with chorizo and

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albondigas de pescado

ingredients

1 pound of pollock 2 eggs 28 ounces of stewed tomatoes 1 small red pepper 1 medium onion 3 garlic cloves 1/2 teaspoon

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Featured Ingredient: Lemon

The lemon (Citrus limon) is a small, yellow rounded fruit, pointed at its ends, with acidic juice. The origin of the lemon is unknown, though

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