neighborhood – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

Chef Sam Cooking Class with Lentil Cheeseburgers and Caesar Salad

Chef Sam cooks a Lentil Cheeseburger recipe with a Roasted Red Pepper sauce and prepares a Caesar Salad during Cooking Class. He told how he sterilized the eggs for the dressing, gently lowering them into boiling water for five minutes. Safety was emphasized. Lentils, mushrooms, beets, carrot, onions and garlic were a few of the main ingredients. Miso paste helped hold it together. There were ten participants and we all enjoyed the delicious meal at the end of the class.

The class was held Wednesday afternoon at The Stephen Foster Community Center on 286 Main Street, located next to the Lawrenceville Branch of the Carnegie Library. The center is housed in an 1865 brick building now on the National Historic Register. The center offers fitness classes such as Cardio Strength and Flexibility, Tai Chi, Yoga, Soul Line Dancing, and Practical Meditation in addition to craft and other recreational activities.

Next cooking class with Chef Sam is May 29 at 12:30. $4 is the cost of the class.

Thank you Chef Sam for a great class and delicious meal.

Allegheny County senior citizens can eat lunch for a modest donation of a dollar but should register by calling the Community Center office by noon the day before at 412-350-5460. Contact Allegheny County Seniorline 412-350-5460 for eligibility, if you need a Home Delivered Meal.

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Cooking and Eating, food, PhotographyTags: Allegheny County, Caesar Salad, community, cooking, cooking class, eating and cooking, food, Lawrenceville, lentils, neighborhood, Pittsburgh PA, senior center, Silver Sneakers, Stephen Foster Community Center, vegetarian 6 Comments

Recliners in the Rain

Recliners in the rain. Spotted on Ella Street in Bloomfield. You know these discards catch my eye.

Too bad they couldn’t be salvaged and used by someone else. And then the rain comes and soaks then through.

April 27, 2019 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: architecture, city scene, garbage, neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, recliners, sidewalk, trash 5 Comments

Look What Steve Bought at Bloomfield Groceria

We were sad when a local neighborhood business on Cedarville Street, Groceria Italiana, closed their doors last summer..

But here’s the good news!

It has recently reopened as Bloomfield Groceria. It’s really close to Steve’s work so he picked up this wonderful ravioli and brought it home.

We are thrilled they are in business under new proprietors.

Especially after tonight’s dinner of their delicious Spinach and Cheese Ravioli. I sautéed baby spinach- you can see it peeking out underneath.

And I grated some fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano on top. I asked Steve if he could to pick up mushroom ravioli for dinner next week.

Here’s an Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article written by Bob Batz, Jr., about the new Bloomfield Groceria

https://www.post-gazette.com/local/neighborhood/2019/03/25/Bloomfield-Groceria-Italiana-Italian-grocery-store-Cedarville-Little-Italy-opens/stories/201808050006

April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 by Ruth Categories: foodTags: Bloomfield, Bob Batz Jr, cheese, cooking and eating, food, grocery, iPhone photography, Italian cooking, kitchen, neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh PA, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, postaday, ravioli, spinach 12 Comments

Easter House

In the next neighborhood, my daughter-in-law found this Easter house. She drove me by today and took a quick snap with the old phone.

April 11, 2019 by Ruth Categories: architectureTags: childhood, Columbus, decoration, Easter decoration, Easter eggs, holiday, neighborhood, ohio, photography, postaday, Spring 5 Comments

Bowling Ball Garden in Brookline

Bowling Ball Garden in Brookline. Hopeful for Spring.

This was shot two weeks ago but I wanted to post this bowling ball garden in a Pittsburgh neighborhood- Brookline. Thanks to Donna for finding it for me.

March 19, 2019 by Ruth Categories: GardenTags: bowling, bowling balls, Brookline, garden, humor, neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh, postaday 8 Comments

Usually it’s Bunnies and Egg Decorations this Time of Year

Usually it’s bunnies and eggs this time of year. Leftover Halloween?

March 14, 2019 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: #Pittsburgh Photography, bunnies, decoration, eggs, Halloween, humor, neighborhood, Pittsburgh, postaday, skeleton, Spring, Squirrel Hill 3 Comments

Silent Sunday

March 9, 2019March 10, 2019 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: angel, Bloomfield, BVM, city scene, Librrty Avenue, neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, religious statues, sculpture, St. Michael, storefront, urban madonna 4 Comments

Another Color Photo Appears Black and White

When the outdoor world seems black and white and gray but your photograph is in color. Everyone has had enough of the cold, snow, ice and dark. They’re ready for crocuses and daffodils bursting through the earth, looking for light.

I’ve photographed this tree before. I always like how the snow defines the branches.

March 6, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Pittsburgh Photography, WeatherTags: city park, clouds, HIghland Park, ice, nature, neighborhood, outdoors, photography, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Photography, postaday, snow, tree, weather, winter, winter city scene 21 Comments

Pączki Sales are Hot for Fat Tuesday

Tuesday March 5th is Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras.

Pączki is pronounced Poonch–key. The Pączki sign was in the bakery window as my friend Donna and I were headed to her home after eating breakfast in Dormont. I had never heard of them.We parked and I went into the bakery and Lynn was wonderful to tell me all about the Pączki. I bought six, three for Donna and three for Steve and me. Lynn put each order in white bakery bags. When we got back to Donna’s we cut one in half and shared it along with a cup of tea.

If you live in Pittsburgh they are available through Fat Tuesday at the Party Cake Shop on Brookline Boulevard.

Here is what the Party Cake Shop says “Pączki is a pre-Lenten Mardi Gras tradition deriving from the Polish word meaning little package.

These little packages are large pastries enriched with egg yolks and deep fried like a doughnut. Each Paczki is available plain or filled with various fillings that include: vanilla custard, lemon, apricot, buttercream, chocolate buttercream, raspberry jelly, or prune and finished off with a toss in granulated sugar. “

The taste reminded me of a fresh doughnut from childhood. Much tastier than any doughnut I have eaten in years. I see there are recipes online to make your own but a trip to Party Cake Shop would be well worth the effort. Last summer visiting friends took the ‘Burgh Bits and Bites Food Tour in Pittsburgh’s neighborhood of Brookline.

March 1, 2019 by Ruth Categories: food, PhotographyTags: ‘Burgh Bits and Bites, Brookline, Fat Tuesday, Food Tour, Lent, Mardi Gras, neighborhood, Party Cake Shop, Pittsburgh, Polish Cuisine, polish doughnut, Pączki 8 Comments

Toilet and Utility Sinks Await PickUp

I got excited when I saw this combination on an adjacent street the other day. Drove around the block to capture this image. Toilets in unexpected places can be a surprise.

You saw the pink toilet in the snow last week. There’s another one from 2011 post below.

What I found across the street from school in 2011 post

February 14, 2019 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: city, garbage, neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh, postaday, toilet, trash, utility sink 10 Comments

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