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Take your Caesar salad to the grill to get a smoky char
Memorial Day is just around the corner. It’s the unofficial start of summer and, for many, the beginning of grilling season. The smoky char of the grill brings a whole new dimension to plain old Caesar salad. To develop good char and maintain crisp lettuce without ending up with scorched,...
How to pick the best pineapple every time
With summer mere weeks away, we’re dreaming of lazy days lounging in the sunshine while snacking on sweet, succulent pineapple. Although they’re available all year long, the tangy, tropical fruit is at its peak ripeness from April to July, making this month a peak time to start enjoying the bold...
This Chinese salt and pepper shrimp is a savory-spicy joy
There’s probably no recipe that better showcases salt and pepper working in multiple ways and together than Chinese salt and pepper shrimp, an enticing dish of plump, moist fried shrimp with shells as shatteringly crispy — and appealing to eat — as fried chicken skin, and a killer savory-spicy flavor...
Coca-Cola to bring back New Coke for ‘Stranger Things’ season
New Coke is coming back. Oh, the controversy! As fans anticipate the return of the Netflix hit series “Stranger Things” they can also look forward to a return of a long-lost Coca-Cola product that will be featured in the show. Coca-Cola announced Tuesday they will partner with Netflix and the...
Hosta show and sale planned at Soergel Orchards in Wexford
The annual juried Hosta Show, presented by the Daffodil and Hosta Society of Western Pennsylvania, is set for 1-4 p.m. June 1 at Soergel Orchards Farm Market, 2573 Brandt School Road, Wexford. Entries for the juried show of cut leaf and potted hostas/arrangements will be accepted from 5-8 p.m. May...
What’s Brewing? Wheat beers for the win this summer
Wheat is a grain that has been used for brewing for many years. In fact, we know the ancient Egyptians brewed with wheat and there’s a hieroglyphic to prove it. Let’s take a quick look at some of the various types of wheat beers and why they’re so refreshing to...
Westmoreland Heritage Trail plans Trail Towns Festival
In conjunction with National Trail Day, Westmoreland Heritage Trail is hosting a Trail Towns Festival on June 1. Trail enthusiasts are invited to cycle, walk, jog or push a stroller and join in the festivities to help support the trail, which covers 8.5 miles from Saltsburg to Delmont and 5.9...
Out & About: Action for Animals boosters enjoy a walk in the park
A brief afternoon downpour couldn’t dampen spirits at Action for Animals Humane Society’s annual Walk for the Animals, on May 19 at Twin Lakes Park in Unity. Participants came on two feet and four to enjoy a walk around the lakes, a pet blessing, food and vendor sales, basket raffles,...
Westmoreland County Airshow set to take flightVideo
It’s not easy for Gabe Monzo to choose which one of the featured aircraft at the Shop ‘n Save Westmoreland County Airshow May 25-26 is the main attraction. “The main attraction is aviation,” says Monzo, executive director of the Westmoreland County Airport Authority, which operates the Unity airport and stages...
Popular Lincoln Highway SupperMarket returns for 5th season
Instead of stopping at the supermarket, the Lincoln Highway Experience invites hungry people to stop on summer Wednesdays at the SupperMarket. The fifth season of the weekly gourmet picnic event kicks off 5-8 p.m. June 5 on the museum grounds at 3435 Route 30 East, Unity, at the intersection with...
Impossible Foods debuts meatless sausage at Little Caesars
DETROIT — Plant-based burger maker Impossible Foods is debuting meatless sausage crumbles on Little Caesars pizza. The pizza chain will start testing the Impossible Supreme Pizza on Monday at 58 restaurants in Fort Myers, Florida; Yakima, Washington; and Albuquerque, New Mexico. The $12 pizza also comes with mushrooms, caramelized onions...
Out & About: St. Anne Home hosts 16th annual progressive dinner
Breaking bread with friends is one of life’s great pleasures. Participants in the St. Anne Home’s 16th Annual Progressive Dinner were able to double, or even triple, that pleasure. Select guests traveled to select homes for their first courses, then made their way to another location for their entrees. All...
Out & About: New Eagle Scouts honored, challenged at dinner
The Boy Scouts of America mission is to help young men (and now young women) develop self-confidence, a sense of ethics and academic, leadership and citizenship skills to carry into adulthood. Some attendees at the Westmoreland-Fayette Council’s 61st Eagle Scout Recognition Dinner, held May 16 at Stratigos Banquet Centre in...
Out & About: Spring Rhapsody wraps WSO 50th anniversary season
The Spring Rhapsody Gala was like icing on the cake of the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra’s triumphal 50th anniversary season. Held May 18 at a private club near Ligonier, the black-tie gala came a week after the symphony’s season-ending concert, featuring the blockbuster movie music of composer John Williams and conducted...
Out & About: First Westmoreland Art Nationals show opens at WCCCVideo
The first of two Westmoreland Art Nationals exhibitions, sponsored by the Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival, opened May 18 at Westmoreland County Community College near Youngwood. The second will open June 29 at Twin Lakes Park, to be held in conjunction with the festival from July 4-7. The exhibitions this...
Out & About: Artistic achievers gather at The Palace Theatre
“Achievement in the Arts is Westmoreland County’s sports award for creatives,” says Kelli Brisbane, Westmoreland Cultural Trust’s director of corporate engagement and events. The trust presented its 21st annual arts awards to seniors from 18 county high schools May 15 at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg. Categories include theater, visual...
Bath hardware makes a stylish splash
Step in the bathroom, turn on the tap. Step in the shower, turn on the faucet. Just mundane parts of the daily routine, right? Yet for bathware designers, they’re anything but. These creative minds dive deep into what they call “the water delivery experience,” and once you’ve experimented with some...
Travel tip: These 9 countries offer more bang for the buck
If you’re looking for more bang for your international travel buck, SmarterTravel has a list of countries with the best exchange rates for the U.S. dollar. As an added bonus, seven of the nine countries listed are right here in the Western Hemisphere. Whether you’re on a tight budget or...
Living with Children: Use ‘alpha speech’ to get child to obey
Question: My 7-year-old son, an only child, is giving me fits. He’s overly active and will not cooperate in any instruction I give him. In addition, if I tell him not to do something, it’s a guarantee he’s going to do it as soon as my back is turned. I’m...
I’m all alone and dealing with friends’ envy
Dear Carolyn: I’m single, educated, retired, own a beautiful home in a unique location, am involved in creative pursuits and travel quite a lot. What I don’t have is a spouse or children. I am estranged from my siblings because they are mentally ill — the mean variety who purposely...
Pickled raisins make this roasted eggplant salad crazy good
Smart cooks have their little tricks, back-pocket condiments and add-ons that can transform a dish. Chef and former farmer Abra Berens is one of those cooks, and her new cookbook is full of them. Take her roasted eggplant dish, which includes two components that could each be worth a treatise....
Turn your taco inside out for an update on the hard-shell classic
I have a soft spot in my heart for hard-shell tacos. It’s partly thanks to joyful childhood memories of meals whipped up from those boxed kits, but it’s also because they taste lip-smackingly good with their warm, spiced meat; crisp, cool vegetables, and crunchy, fried shells. These days, taco night...
Easy-breezy: Planning ahead can make your picnic just that
As the weather warms up, many of us start thinking about enjoying our meals outdoors as we enjoy the fun of summer. Whether you are taking in a concert in the park, a stop roadside on your way to the beach or just stepping out to your deck, a seamless,...
Safe selfies: Here’s a checklist for taking your travel photos
Are you practicing safe selfies? It might be time to examine your photo-clicking habits and put caution first. In late March, a man visiting the Grand Canyon from Hong Kong tripped while taking a photo, falling over a 1,000-foot rim to his death. According to a 2018 report in the...
How to solve those carrot problems
Carrots are among the easiest crops to cultivate in a home garden. They’re easily grown from inexpensive seed with reliable germination rates. Carrots are tolerant of both cold and hot weather, and if you sow a few more seeds every week or two, you’ll have a continual carrot harvest from...
