The week started off a little adventurous. I convinced Miguel to accompany me to the Strip District downtown. The strip district of Pittsburgh is known for its ethnic markets, fresh fish and meat markets and all kinds of restaurants and bars. Here is a link to the history of the Strip District for anyone interested: http://www.neighborsinthestrip.com/thestrip/thestrip.html. Upon arriving (we got an early start) at 9 a.m., we stopped at Pamela's P&G Diner. This diner was described to us by one of Miguel's fellow fellows (ha-ha) as the best breakfast in Pittsburgh and boy it did not disappoint! They make these crepe style pancakes stuffed with all kinds of fruits and nuts and of course topped with whipped cream. Pair that with a tall, cold glass of milk, an egg and some sausage and you just about have to roll yourself out! We luckily got there at the right time and were able to be seated right away - 15 minutes more and we would have been standing outside in the sun for sometime. Here is a sample picture of the French toast they serve (I got this one off the internet, unfortunately couldn't find a pic of the pancakes).
By the way, I had fully intended to take my own pictures but unfortunately my batteries in my digital camera died and I was left pictureless. But, rest assured, it will not be my last trip to the Strip District and I promise you all some pics the next time. As a matter of fact, I just made reservations for brunch tomorrow at Lidia's Italy - a restaurant in the strip district owned by Lidia Bastianich, who has a cooking show on TV and has about 13 Italian cookbooks available. I'll let you all know how it is and promise to take pictures.
This week was my first week back to work and it was 4 ten hour days working from home. I actually enjoyed it - the time went fast but boy was my butt killing me by the end of the day! What was great is that I don't have to commute and because of this, we have had home cooked meals everyday. I've been making great use of my crockpot since it is so hot here and to turn on the oven at night is just ridiculous! So far our menu has consisted of Pork Chile Verde, Greek Feta Chicken breasts, Short Ribs with a balsalmic zinfandel sauce and lasagna. Tonight I am preparing meatloaf in the crock.
One of the things I have discovered about Pittsburgh is that the food really isn't very good. The restaurants are all the same on the South Side - meat, meat, fried, fried, beer, beer all in GINORMOUS proportions! We went to the only Mexican restaurant here on Thursday night and I can honestly say it is unlikely I'll be going back - it was by far not what I am used to! Needless to say, cooking at home has come in handy and both Miguel and I have actually lost weight and it definitely isn't cause we're working out! The other thing I discovered about Pittsburgh is that the gyms here SUCK! I haven't found one that I love but thanks to my phenomenal trainer, Harry Grant, back in California, he has helped me over the phone develop weight training programs that suit the lack of equipment available here. It's worked cause I've been sore for 2 days!
Anyhow, that is the update for this week - Apologies for no pics but I'll have some later!
Pittsburgh Paula
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