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Building the Valley: Explore Amish culture at Dutchman Amish Market in Vandergrift
5+ hour, 56+ min ago (731+ words) Aundrea "Andie" Martin has always appreciated Amish culture and the products created through Amish practices. Martin, from the West Lebanon neighborhood of Young Township, Indiana County, has embarked on a mission to bring Amish creations to a larger population. She's…...
Body & soul: Familiar comfort foods, thoughtfully balanced
3+ week, 2+ day ago (940+ words) Comfort food is often automatically labeled as indulgent and bad. How can we hold the food we turn to when we are tired, stressed or craving familiarity responsible for giving us exactly what we need? Tough times are when food…...
Holy Family Parish offering free brunch on Christmas
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (177+ words) Holy Family Parish is trying to make sure nobody in the community is alone on Christmas this year. The parish churches in Oakmont, Penn Hills, Plum and Verona will be offering a free Christmas Brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Christmas Day…...
Penn Township church's cookbook fundraiser leans on 'history of serving really good food"
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (470+ words) Deana Rugh looks fondly on the days of serving delicious food to the Penn Township community from First United Church of Christ's kitchens. Penn-Trafford soccer players used to stop by the Penn Township church during its biannual country breakfast " fueling…...
North Huntingdon grandma's love fills wedding cookie table
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (833+ words) There is one ingredient in Adrienne "Baba" Frishof's homemade cookies that can't be measured " love. Frishof, 78, crafted 90 dozen cookies " 17 of the 26 varieties " for her granddaughter's Oct. 11 wedding cookie table. "We had little takeout containers for guests to take cookies with…...
Brick & Barrel serves up hearty fare with a side of history in Indiana Township
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (650+ words) Brick & Barrel co-owner Jeff Brungo wants customers to enjoy more than just a meal when they visit his eatery and bar in the historic Cross Keys Inn in Indiana Township. "There's history here. We have original bricks from 1850," Brungo said…...
Thanksgiving food prep more than a meal for Gateway's family/consumer sciences students
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (603+ words) The family and consumer sciences program at Gateway High School was busy the week leading up to Thanksgiving " just not with their usual cooking classes. Teacher Jamee Kovacs and her students were tasked with preparing Thanksgiving dinners for 15 area families,…...
Is mac and cheese a Thanksgiving must?
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (518+ words) Macaroni and cheese at Thanksgiving " yes or no? For some families, it's as expected as mashed potatoes or stuffing, a pot of gold beside the turkey. For others, it's an outlier " a welcome guest but not a required one. And…...
TribLive Taste Test: Thanksgiving-themed Cup Noodles
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (136+ words) [Thanksgiving dinner in three minutes? Let] As those who've watched these videos will recall, Thanksgiving has brought us some uniquely horrible opportunities here at the TribLive Taste Test. TribLive Taste Test: Thanksgiving-themed Cup Noodles As those who've watched these videos…...
Letter to the editor: We're not living up to ideals of Thanksgiving
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (385+ words) America's early pilgrims set aside certain days to offer thanks, prayer and fasting to our heavenly father for the blessings and opportunities afforded them. In 1789, at the request of Congress, President George Washington declared Thursday, Nov. 26, 1789, "a day of public…...