Steeltown Delicious

Valentines Day is right around the corner.  Jeff and I usually play it low-key and try to avoid the commercialism of it all, but I must say that I’m still a sucker for the cute sweets and treats that people come up with around this time of year. …And if chocolate should somehow manage to […]

Every year there is always at least one woman around the office selling girl scout cookies on behalf of their kid. I’ll admit, I was always one of those kids whose mom did 99% of their cookie sales at her office and I frequently won the coveted “Highest Cookie Sales” badge as a Brownie. Some […]

Argh!  I have so my recipes piled up from the holidays to share with you.  I just can’t get to writing the posts fast enough! This is one of my favorites during the holidays because of the use of peppermint candies.  Not only do they taste great, but they are very pretty and festive cookies […]

If you’ve never had a shortbread cookie before, the best way to describe them is “buttery” and “decadent.”  They definitely are more of a traditional holiday cookie, but there’s absolutely nothing wrong with tradition.  These classic cookies get jazzed up with just the tiniest dip in chocolate …Or a large dip.  Your preference. This is […]

If you saw my Bourbon Butter Pecan Gelato post earlier this year, you would have learned that I have an obsession with any kind of boozy flavored desserts.  Anything flavored with Kahlua, Baileys, Bourbon, Rum, etc. is A-OK in my book. Well here I am again with yet another Bourbon Dessert recipe.  In my XMAS […]

I know Halloween is primarily supposed to be for the kids, but I can’t help it…  I.  LOVE.  HALLOWEEN.  How often can you dress up like anyone (or anything…) in the world, and walk around like it’s completely normal?  I think my brother was the one who ultimately got me hooked on Halloween.  When we […]

So a few of our local Pittsburgh buddies are having a BBQ competition this evening (more on that to come) to compete for glory and ultimate bragging rights.  I don’t know too many of the details yet, but my understanding is that there will be infinite amounts of pork shoulder and other smoked meats. My […]