Carol of Moon
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If I were a betting woman, which I’m not – I’d rather spend money on shoes than gambling – I would put all my money on the fact that the Caesar salad was invented in Rome and named after Julius or Augustus Caesar. C’mon dice… mama needs a new pair of shoes! Eeeehhhtt!! (Think Family…
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What’s more synonymous with summertime than watermelon? As a kid, it was a favorite with the neighborhood parents. Much like freeze pops, you could feed all of the neighborhood kids inexpensively with one watermelon, or one plastic net full of freeze pops. Side note: I’m not sure parents feed the entire neighborhood anymore. I grew…
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The author (center) with friends during a senior trip to Ocean City, Md. in 1989. I don’t know exactly when I fell in love with Ocean City, Md. And quite honestly, I’m not even sure why. It’s not the quaintest little beach town – there are cuter. It’s not the greatest foodie destination town –…
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McCanns bulk food advertisement from a 1932 edition of the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. For as much as Yinzers hate Clevelanders down to the bone, we all come from similar backgrounds. And eat similar food. Pittsburgh and Cleveland are separated by only 135 miles, but ask any Yinzer or Clevelander and we are worlds apart. But are…
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A view of West Park in Stowe Township. When I grew up there, West Park – not to be confused with the West End – was known for a few things: its great firemen’s parade, the now-defunct West Park Beverages and the iconic Mancini’s bread. We had a pharmacy on every corner and thriving bakery…
