Month: November 2019

Camp Delicious! 2019 Video

Rediscover the joy of cooking and eating with a delightful (& delicious) retrospective. Video by Ash Warren “Experts” touting various kinds of diets continue to bombard us with their views of what we should or should not be eating. Some …

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Amen Corner: Honoring the Heroes of the Tree of Life Shooting

This November, Amen Corner held its 17th Annual Senator John Heinz Law Enforcement Awards Luncheon at the Sheraton Hotel, Station Square. During the ceremony, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers gave a speech honoring the heroic police officers and first responders who risked …

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Life Lessons from our Foreign Exchange Student

by Sheila Hyland, Operations Manager, Luminari Anna came into our lives at the end of summer 2019.   The situation was meant to be a temporary arrangement until a permanent host family could be found for our German exchange student.  About …

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RECIPE: Cranberry Relish

Recipe courtesy of Chef Roger Levine Cranberry Relish Recipe courtesy of Chef Roger Levine, Camp Delicious! Director and Associate Professor of culinary arts at the Community College of Allegheny County. Ingredients: 12 oz bag fresh ( or frozen ) cranberries 1 cup …

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Baked With Love

by Don Laird, contributing writer Ever since its inception, American reality television has been synonymous with matching contestants against one another in a way that polarizes the participants, as well as the audience.  By the season finale, viewers have witnessed …

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Celebrating Team Luminari’s Shining Stars

We are excited to share and celebrate the hard work, dedication and achievements of our Lumianri Team Members, Susan Brozek Scott (I Want to be an Ambassador! Camp Director), Gina Catanzarite (Teen Writer! Camp Director) and Beth Dolinar (Contributing writer …

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