Easy Chocolate Turtles

I have to admit I am not a huge fan of chocolate turtles. If I had a choice between turtles or something else, I would almost always pick the other thing. However, I have friends who absolutely love them. So I figure making batch of the chewy goodness would be a win-win situation for everyone. [...]

Pear Lettuce Salad with Maple Dijon Vinaigrette

This was the salad for my Saturday Dinner Party. Ok, I’ll admit it.  There have been very few restaurants in Pittsburgh that have inspired me to recreate a dish I have ordered.  I can see the hate mail filling my inbox now.  You see.  It’s not that I think Pittsburgh restaurants are bad…I just haven’t [...]

Pear Monkey Bread (Pull-Aparts)

Wonder why I haven’t posted or commented in the last few days?  Here’s what I wrote late last night. The pilot just announced we have reached 35,000 feet and are traveling at 125 miles per hour with little turbulence expected.  A comforting statement considering I’m only about 40 minutes into a five hour flight from [...]