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Pennsylvania Dutch Red Beets & Eggs

June 16, 2011
Red Beets and Eggs

As a resident of Pittsburgh’s historic Deutschtown neighborhood, I’ve come to accept that my neighbors are going to keep saying Dutchtown as if we are all running around in our ancestral wooden klompen clogs. (Newer transplants to the North Ver-sayles area know what I’m talking about here.) Much to the chagrin of the Netherlands Society of Pittsburgh (NSOP), [...]

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Perfect Oven Fries

April 23, 2011
Perfect Oven Fries

For me, french fries are simply a vessel to carry delicious ketchup (Heinz, of course). It’s a shame the potatoes have to be doused in vats of saturated fat before they are fit to carry out their life’s mission. That’s why I try to bake real potatoes at home whenever possible. This recipe for oven-baked [...]

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