When Laura Magone launched a cookie-themed Facebook page in 2015, the business consultant from the Mon Valley never dreamed social media would land her on national TV. But last week, Magone welcomed viewers nationwide into her mother’s kitchen in Monongahela to share Pittsburgh’s unique cookie table tradition, during a Today show segment titled “Inside the […]
Catholics gathered Wednesday to observe the start of Lent and receive ashes on their foreheads in the sign of the cross. More than 200 people attended the noontime ash distribution Mass at Immaculate Conception Church in downtown Washington, where the popular fish fry lunch was available afterward. The Rev. Edward Yuhas led the noontime Mass […]
Every year, Southwestern Pennsylvanians look forward to the shelves of local bakeries being stocked with – and quickly emptied of – paczki, a Polish donut stuffed with rich fillings, from early January through the start of Lent. But in recent years, another decadent dessert has been noticeably trending: King cakes – large, circular danishes whose […]
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