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By now you can pretty much find anything you want online when it comes to recipes, decorating tips, etc. But sometimes (although it's not eco-friendly) its nice to look at something tangible like a magazine or something to inspire you when you don't have access to a computer (like on the bus). Anyway here are some free magazines that I find actually interesting (and they don't send me junk mail!). They advertise themselves a bit, obviously, but it is nice to know that all the materials/ingredients are definitely available.

Lowes: They have some pdf samples of their 3 magazines (Creative Ideas, Woodpost or Garden) to check out before you subscribe.



Kraft: You can read any of their magazines online. (They have plenty of cuppycake recipes.)

Ross?

On Thursday night, my friend and college roomie Ash called and asked if I wanted to go to dinner "right now"...and (after checking with Mikey real quick) I said "of course!"

We went to Double-Wide Grill (Sounds real classy, I know, right?) they had "Trailer Park Trivia" and Mike got this "TV Dinner" that came on this crazy metal plate. We couldn't hear the trivia very well it was mostly current events, so if you don't watch the news, you're screwed. But, overall the food was really good (don't get the veggie medley, it sucks) and they had good beer specials, cornhole, etc. after 10.


The best part of the night however was one of Ash's friends looks like a certain paleontologist from a certain tv show called Friends, and I got a pic (or two) so I could share it with YOU!

Oh and as a side note (and just in case he comes across this some day) he is a very genuinely nice guy.

A Pair of Pears

I was down at the market in the Strip District last weekend and picked up some Asian Pears. We have never tried them before and it seemed like a good week for something new. They are more of a combination of pears and apples, an appars or pearpples, if you will. Firm like an apple but more of the texture of a pear, and the flavor is somewhere in the middle but leaning more towards the pear side. If you want to try one (either go to the store, duh, or) just me know and I'll (try to remember to) bring you one the next time I see you, or the first time I see you if we haven't officially met yet.

On a side note, I love getting my fruits and veggies at the market! They only have a small array of organic vegetables, but the rest are still really great and grown locally so I feel a little better than getting them at the grocery store. Plus they are less expensive, for example, I can get grapefruit 4 for $2 and at Giant Eagle it's a dollar or more a piece!

(Nutrition facts via Fruits & Veggies Matter)

Breakfast in the Burgh

Pretty much anytime we stay in Pittsburgh on the weekend we go to affogato for breakfast on Sunday. It's a small coffee house on Lincoln Ave in Bellevue that has an assortment of food, but we always get the same thing...pancakes. They have 3 different batters (plain, whole wheat, and pumpkin is the best!), about 20 add-ons and another 20 "flavor shots" to choose from. They are only $2 and some change for 2 huge, delicious pancakes (and we recommend to get the Canadian bacon too!). Perhaps best of all, is their selection of games you can play while hanging out. And it isn't only for breakfast their hours are M-TH: 7a-9p / F: 7a-10p / S: 8a-4p then 8p-1a / S: 11a-3p. Just look for the big red "a" when you're driving down Lincoln! They even have a little blog of events!