Food(less) Journey

It was like a crazy Gelato weekend! I went to two different Gelato places in one weekend. How odd is that? Did I have Gelato? No Why? Because this is America and Americans don't seem to make Soy Gelato as freely as Italians. Oddly enough. But I had loads of Sorbetto to sop up my tears. That makes no sense..... Mercurio's I have been wanting to try Mercurio's in Shadyside for a while.. Well, since I heard they had a wood fired oven for making their pizzas Oh baby! You know you can't recreate the taste of Firenze without some fire! That slight charring of the crust adds flavor and character to the pie. I'm sweating a bit just thinking about the taste-bud overload. August 18th I finally got my chance to go! Raspberry Sorbetto And how cute is the little cup? I would show you the pizza, but I ate the whole thing No worries. I went to a 2 hour line dancing class after. Tee hee hee.... But I can tell you i...

Hello Blissmo! But first a major aside about my old frienemy salad.... Im really not a salad person generally.I think I had too many bad salad experiences when i was new to not eating meat. I don't ever crave a "salad" per ce. I do get cravings for things like Sumi Salad which is like cole slaw but without all the heavy dressing, or avocado salad which is also a lettuce-less cousin of salad. But I bought  a load of veggies and some lettuce to make a salad for dinner for the Zone visit last Saturday at Coraopolis.   I never did put lettuce in the salad because after I chopped the veggies there was no room in the lunch container. I had to smash down what was in there to get it to close as it was. Yellow pepper, avocado, cucumber, tomato, chickpeas and carrots (Whole Foods had them labeled as  juicing carrots. they were sweet crisp and yummy). Sprinkle of Italian sea salt and drizzle of olive oil. So, I had lettuce wilting in the fridg...