Sonia has a few quirky allergies that come and go mysteriously.  One is to mushrooms . Although, that particular sensitivity didn't ap...

Foods that are supposed to be black: Well, there's not many. The seared outside of my steak. Black jelly beans (my favorite). Black ol...

Fish sticks have never been terribly exciting—especially when you start tacking phrases like "reduced fat" on to the title of th...

Despite my red hair, I'm not really all that Irish. A little, sure...but about as Irish as I get is drink some Murphy's and quote ...

Here in Pittsburgh, we take Lenten Fridays seriously. How seriously? Just click here - fish fry season! Any Catholic church worth it'...

Ah, January. If you're anything like me, you know what this means: head cold season. Seriously, I've had one lingering for at leas...

Alright, alright, alright. Let's be upfront and get this out of the way already here.Yes, there's a lot of jokes that can be made ...

Happy New Year!!!!!! Two lucrative industries come January 1: Gyms and salads. Not a bad idea after all that holiday splurge anyways. F...

Isn't this a fall item, you ask?  Perhaps.  Butternut  squash does seem rather "harvesty," but in actuality, it's a ...

Very controversial past couple days here in the Pittsburgh home base, and nothing to do with Starbucks cups. Nope, it's all about Trad...

Quasi-confession time: I had some behavioral issues in my formative years. More than most kids. Lots of fights at school and crap like tha...

*Sniff, sniff* Hrmm, what's that smell in the air? Let's see...very late summer, not quite the autumnal equinox, warm days but coo...

In theory, a guy like me should like hockey. Preseason is only a couple weeks away, I should be stoked like all the other XY-chromosomed ...

Here's an item that's been in our cupboard for months and months and we might have forgotten about it, but last time we were at TJ...

So, there's a certain pattern that our family seems to be falling into for our vacations and out-of-town trips. let's see if you c...

Bacon chocolate bars . Fig cookies ...err ....cakes .... bars. errr... whatever you want to call them. Greasy Greece-y cheesy dough spira...

Every time I hear the word " arugula ," I think of the movie  My Blue Heaven  with Steve Martin. I was too young to really appre...

It's never been the  taste  of vegetarian or vegan foods that's kept me from swearing off animal products entirely. It's prima...

TJ's has done  Chicken Pot Pie  before, but never quite like this. In the past, we've seen them offer us  Bites  (please do not re...