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12 foods to skip for your next cookout
What’s a backyard cookout without burgers, dogs, and fresh fruit salad? While we welcome these summer staples, there are a few other dishes that just don’t belong outside for long periods of time. If you’re planning an outdoor feast for this weekend, you should probably skip these 12 foods: Anything...
Bake up the best for National Lasagna Day
Lasagna from scratch is a meal to behold. If you’re like most people, though, simmering sauce and making individual strips of pasta aren’t on your nightly schedule. Boxed pastas and store-bought marinaras save a ton of time without sacrificing any flavor. Some Sunday when you have a whole day to...
How to grill tuna with a smoky char and a tender interior
Perfectly grilled tuna steaks should combine a hot, smoky, charred exterior with a cool, rare center. For a home cook, this ideal can be an elusive goal. For grilled tuna steaks with an intense smoky char and a tender interior, we started with a hot grill. We moistened the tuna...
Watch how Triangle Bar’s Battleship sub is builtVideo
The rule at the Triangle Bar & Grill in Swissvale is this: “If you wouldn’t serve it to your mom, don’t serve it to anyone else.” Owner Tom Crombie repeated those words Tuesday as he discarded a few rogue tomato slices while creating the famous “Battleship” sandwich. What’s inside this...
Go bananas, swing dance al fresco in Latrobe with Yellow Tie Gala
Call it lemon, canary, sunset or honey, just make sure your wardrobe has some hues of the sunniest shade for the seventh annual Yellow Tie Gala. Slide on your dancing shoes and bring your sweet tooth as the Latrobe Art Center toasts the Great American Banana Split Celebration in style...
The Wine Cellar: 5 diverse Piedmonts perfect for that BBQ
When confronted with sultry, humid days punctuated by sudden thunderstorms with torrential rain, only one response seems sensible. Call your friends and fire up the grill. Don’t forget, of course, to open a bottle or two (or three) of tasty vino to keep the fun moving along. Northwestern Italy’s Piedmont...
Superior Motors marks 2 years in Braddock with ‘street food’ party
To mark its second anniversary in Braddock, Superior Motors will host a “street food” party. The 5 to 11 p.m. July 30 celebration at 1211 Braddock Ave. will feature foods from chef Kevin Sousa’s past, according to party planners, including burgers, hot dogs, poké and tacos. Since its establishment, the...
Wahlburgers opens 2nd Pittsburgh-area location in Robinson
It might have been the Wahlberg brothers’ name that drew people to the grand opening of the trio’s burger-centered restaurant Wahlburgers inside The Mall at Robinson. But patrons say it’s the tasty burgers that will keep them coming back. “I thought maybe we were going to come and see Mark,...
Pittsburgh’s Triangle Bar makes list of best sandwich shops in U.S.
It’s always good when folks outside of Pittsburgh recognize just how great we have it here. Thrillist acknowledges our fortune by including Swissvale’s Triangle Bar & Grill on its list of the 33 Best Sandwich Shops in America. “Western PA loves their sandwiches — this is the land of Primanti’s...
Special dill-ivery: Magee newborns dressed as pickles ahead of Picklesburgh
Picklesburgh may still be days away, but the celebrating has already begun at UPMC Magee Women’s Hospital. The hospital dressed some of its newborns Monday in homemade pickle outfits knitted by a UPMC nurse. The babies also wore onesies that said “special dill-ivery.” UPMC captioned posted some of the photos...
Should I change my locks after an acrimonious breakup?
Adapted from a recent online discussion. Dear Carolyn: I am in the midst of an acrimonious breakup after a 13-year relationship, but not marriage. He is living in his new apartment, but he has not moved out — he still has keys to our/my house, which I owned prior to...
Out & About: The Westmoreland stays very cool on hot summer night
Greensburg temperatures hovered in the high 80s on the evening of July 19, but it was very cool inside The Westmoreland Museum of American Art — and not just because the air conditioning was cranking. It was the evening of the members’ wine reception and preview of “Era of Cool:...
Out & About: NAACP mixes hats and attitude for ‘Hattitude’ event
Combine a hat with some attitude and what do you get? Hattitude. That was the name given to a July 20 luncheon hosted by the Greensburg-Jeannette NAACP Religious Affairs Committee at Greater Parkview Church in Greensburg. The serious aspect of the event dealt with attitude, via sermonettes provided by three...
Out & About: ‘Art Neighbors’ showcases work of 2 artist groups
The late magazine columnist Gladys Taber once said, “Being a good neighbor is an art which makes life richer.” The combined concepts of art and neighborliness likewise apply to the current exhibition in the Latrobe Art Center. The title is “Art Neighbors” and it’s the first joint exhibition presented by...
At Gino’s Petit Dejeuner in Harmar, a not so little breakfast with a French infusionVideo
An international trifecta of culinary flavors unite at Gino’s Petit Dejeuner in Harmar. The cozy French-inspired bistro, located in Harmar Shopping Plaza, blends American and Turkish influences on an extensive breakfast and lunch menu. In French, “petit dejeuner” translates literally as “little lunch” but means “breakfast” — which is the...
Daughter’s ex confronted her with photo of new boyfriend
Dear Carolyn: My daughter recently ended a five-year relationship with no marriage involved. She has moved on and now has a boyfriend. My daughter, her boyfriend, other family members and I attended a graduation ceremony. While sitting in a gymnasium waiting for the ceremony to start, my daughter pointed out...
Living with Children: 12-year-old son visiting porn sites
Question: We recently discovered that our 12-year-old has been visiting pornography sites of all sorts on the internet. When we caught him red-handed, he began crying and said he is addicted. Apparently, a friend of his got him involved. Our son has assured us it’s not going to happen again,...
How to turn chickpea fritters into a delicious burger
Falafel are crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, packed with seasoning and utterly irresistible. Here we essentially supersize these chickpea fritters to make a uniquely delicious burger. We started by soaking dried chickpeas overnight to soften before grinding them into coarse bits along with onion, herbs, garlic, and...
Breakfast pizza makes an ideal dish for a brunch crowd
Although it sounds like a bad Saturday morning commercial (Pizza?! For breakfast?!!), it turns out breakfast pizza is just a creative version of the classic bread-eggs-cheese-meat combo. It makes an ideal dish for a brunch crowd and isn’t difficult if you start with store-bought pizza dough. Our challenge was getting...
Travel tip: Allegheny National Forest named No. 2 camping spot
Western Pennsylvanians have one of the nation’s best spots for camping right in their own back yards, so to speak. According to Hipcamp, an online marketplace where people can find and book camping experiences, the Allegheny National Forest ranks second for 2019 in the top 10 most popular camping areas,...
6 summer garden maintenance tasks to tackle now
Summer garden maintenance typically involves a lot of watering. But this season, we’ve had more than our share of rainfall. Since watering chores are off our plates, at least for now, gardeners would be wise to spend their time focusing on a handful of other important summer gardening chores. Deadhead:...
MaxMotive looks to the future with inaugural Steel City Nationals 2019
A major remodeling project taking place along Pittsburgh Street in Cheswick might not look like much from the outside, but inside the one-story building is a treasure trove of automotive history. MaxMotive, a family-owned and operated company founded in 2018, owns the facility that is an expansion of the former...
Preparation is key to a safe, happy car trip with your dog
We’ve always considered our pets to be members of the family, and now those pets — particularly dogs — are increasingly allowed out of the yard and into public spaces. That makes it easier to take them along when we travel. In fact, 45% of respondents to a recent OnePoll/Quaker...
Where are Western Pennsylvania travelers headed this summer?
Western Pennsylvanians love their summer beach vacations. According to data compiled from AAA East Central TripTik requests, “the beaches of the Carolinas are the most popular destinations,” says Jim Garrity, the region’s public and legislative affairs manager. The AAA East Central region includes Western Pennsylvania and parts of Kentucky, New...
Summer road trip — the quintessential American experience
Few things are more quintessentially American than the summer road trip. Whether it’s a trip to grandma’s, the beach or our favorite amusement park, we love to pack up our cars and hit the road. And we have a lot of road to travel. Our nation currently boasts about 47,000...
