Limes

For a small eatery, Thai Avenue Restaurant serves up some mighty big flavor. The fare is clearly fresh and freshly made — no wonder the flavors are so bold. The South Whitehall Township restaurant opened in quarters formerly home to a burrito...

It's cold. We can empathize. This is the dead of winter, where the only warmth is the mere knowledge that pitchers and catchers have already reported. But the prospect of spring isn't enough to keep us from shivering through the next few months. We need...

PARIS — Living in France has meant that my once passing fancy for all things that swim has exploded into a very big love. From picking out the tiniest of bulots (sea snails) with needlelike tools and cracking open the claws of a fresh-caught...

Q: Our 1920s Colonial has a stone foundation with some sort of cement coating on the interior. Much of the coating has flaked off, exposing the mortar joints, which are disintegrating. We recently had a sump pump and French drain installed in the...

The silhouettes vary from clingy to fit-and-flair to high-low hemlines, but one element is consistent across the racks at Celestial Brides in Johnstown — everything has shimmer and sparkle. Shop owner Sharon Honkus said this year’s trends take...

Well folks, spring is officially upon us and it's time to start wetting our whistles with some light, fun, refreshing drinks that are more conducive to outdoor frolicking than hermiting next to an open hearth or space heater. And what better liquor to...

Dear SOS: My co-worker raves about the chicken tequila fettucine from California Pizza Kitchen. Her birthday is coming up in February, and we would like to make the dish for a girls' night in to celebrate. Do you have the recipe? Janelle Webb...

I don’t much like cooking with ground meat. It’s supereasy, of course. Just toss in the skillet and brown, then proceed with spices, sauces, chopped vegetables, etc. But for a weeknight supper, I’d rather saute some chicken or cook...

They use words most likely to be heard at a Scripps National Spelling Bee: chryseobacterium, aquaticum or trypticase. They envision careers in medicine, they enjoy math and science, and — between juggling schedules that include school, music and...

Whitehall’s Griddle 145 serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, but the name, which brings pancakes to mind, suggests a good time to visit might be that all-important first meal of the day. Indeed, I discovered, it was. Co-owners Taylor and Sherry...

When Stacey Barich turned the modest dining room of her Parkville home into a tiki bar inspired by the 1930s, it became a project of passion for the 40-year-old photographer. Pairing her love of vintage culture with a growing obsession with...

Chicken Fajita Bites Prepared by Joyce Gordon (Recipe from the Fall and Winter Season's best recipe collection, Pampered Chef) Ingredients: 4 medium bell peppers any color 3 green onions 1/2 Cup fresh cilantro leaves 4 oz mozzarella cheese 2 cups...