Italians know well that the texture of pasta matters greatly. Hence, the emphasis on cooking it until just barely al dente, or until tender, but with a pleasant chew. Bu...
Omelets often are served at breakfast or brunch in the U.S., but in plenty of cuisines the dinner table is fair game, too. Which also means you're not limited to American...
For a cheesy — and easy — one-pot vegetarian dinner, we move our grains off the stovetop and into the oven. But first, we give them an almost effortless flavor boost.
Lik...
Is there anything more festive than a red drink? I think not. And just because the holidays are over, that doesn’t mean we can’t keep looking for little celebratory momen...
Around the world people prepare special foods for the new year to symbolize luck or wealth, often drawing on traditions that date back centuries. In East Asia, for exampl...
Students at Slippery Rock University competed in a scavenger hunt March 14, 2005, for a chance to throw a pie in the face of a math professor at the school.
The deadline ...
Joe Wos, a cartoonist and storyteller from the ToonSeum, tells a story to students at Mars Primary Center on Friday, March 6, 2009.
Wos’ appearance was one of the activi...
One puff and four candles went out.
Four leap year lassies born Feb. 29, 1968, at Butler County Memorial Hospital, shared a "first birthday" cake on leap day afternoon a...
The Antique Motor Coach Association of Pittsburgh, the group responsible for restoring the Harmony Short Line Bus 775, found a new home for its motor coach fleet in Porte...
The Four Points by Sheraton Pittsburgh North was lined with what was possibly miles of yarn on Valentine’s Day weekend in 2010, for the sixth annual Pittsburgh Knit and C...