I think David and I will have to spend the whole time eating when I’m in Pittsburgh.  I want to have pierogies in McKees Rocks, Bahn Mi in the Strip, have paella and tapas (which I was introduced to in Spain—I’m so hungry for manchego, tortilla de patatas, and paella), go to Isaly’s (a Pittsburgh tradition and must have chipped ham), and of course eat somewhere Greek/Mediterranean.   I think that’s about four meals a day.  :)

Today I went to Meijer looking for ground lamb, but they didn’t have any.  The lady at the meat counter said they wouldn’t get another shipment until Thursday.  And just when I’m craving lamb… last week I had gyros and kibbeh, but apparently that’s not enough.  It doesn’t help that I just read The Language of Baklava with a Jordanian recipe in every chapter, many of which are similar to Greek/Lebanese/etc. cooking.

It’s funny how once you learn something, it shows up frequently.  I’d read about mastic on Friday here (http://closetcooking.blogspot.com/), then in Language of Baklava Sunday, and today on this blog (which I’m loving!)  http://kalofagas.ca.