It’s Friday Pittsburgh!  And it is National Donut Day! Do you know why we celebrate National Donut Day? http://donutdayusa.com/  Who knew why we have these delicious, perfect treats!  Try our Black Raspberry Filled Donuts, they are wonderful and soooo much Raspberry filling!

Do you have Graduation parties this weekend?  We have Graduation Cakes, Cookies, Bread and Buns to help make your event extra special.  Make your affair memorable with good eats!  Don’t be surprised if your guests go home with bulging pockets filled with your goodies.  Why not get one of our Strawberry Cake Rolls and tell everyone that you made it.  No one needs to know!

Have a great weekend!  Get our and enjoy the outdoors, do to the 3 Rivers Arts Festival. http://www.3riversartsfest.org/ Let me know what great works of art you bring home!

Good Morning Mon Valley!  What a magnificent day!  After the extreme heat from the weekend, today’s weather is wonderful.  The air conditioning is off and the windows are back open.

Take a break today and have easy dinner night!  Our Take and Bake Pizza’s are perfect!  We have Pepperoni and Cheese Pizza.  Just pop them into a 375 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes and voila!  Dinner is served!  You can get fancy and include a salad and a glass of wine.  Need an easy salad recipe…try this one…http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2010/06/classic-wedge-salad-recipe.html

Looking for things to do this summer?  This is a great site…365 Things to Do in the Mon Valley!!  Many of the events are free and close to home! https://www.facebook.com/MonValley365?ref=pb

After today, another weekend is quickly approaching!  Make the most of it!

Happy Memorial Day Weekend Pittsburgh!  What are your plans this weekend?  Parades, Memorial Ceremonies, Picnics?  Whatever you plan to do this weekend, take a moment of silence and remember all of our fallen heroes.  Men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice in honoring their country and protecting its’ citizens. Amazing people, amazing country, truly an amazing day!

Today and Saturday, Keystone has Pie Palooza going on!  We have several selections of pie to choose from: Apple, Blackberry, Cherry, Chocolate Whipped Cream, Streusel, in 8″ and 9″ varieties to choose from! MY OH MY, I LOVE PIE!

Looking for Patriotic?  We have several patriotic themed treats.  Our Fudge Bar Cakes are sporting red, white and blue sprinkles and flags. We have Patriotic Cake Pops, and Star Cookies.  Our Mini Cakes are decorated in red, white and blue flowers.  Have a safe and happy holiday weekend!  Keystone will be closed on Monday to allow our enployees to enjoy their families.

What better way to celebrate “Hump Day“, than to wonder off to the tropics with a Pineapple Upside Down Cake?  Enjoy a beautiful dessert, light and slightly sweet, with a wonderful cup of coffee!  We SHOULD celebrate Wednesday-Hump Day! Our weekend will be here soon!  And a long weekend at that!

Memorial Day Weekend!  Can you believe it?  Summer is here!  This weekend is supposed to be plenty warm to hit the pool!  After a long day of activities, wouldn’t it be nice to come home to an easy dinner?  Perhaps our Take and Bake Pizza or Pierogies!  Yes, we have Pierogies in stock year round! Be sure to order plenty of buns; wiener and barbecue.  Grill up some chicken the night before a long day, put it in the fridge.  When you are ready,  chop it up and make chicken salad, which is simply divine on our homemade buns! Try this recipe! http://www.plumpiecooks.com/2011/04/cranberry-pecan-chicken-salad/

Remember the reason for this weekend!  Remember our Patriotic Heroes and thank all people who work for a better and free society!

Can you believe Memorial Day is just one week away?  I had the opportunity to visit the Flight 93 Memorial over the weekend.  It is really a beautiful and serene place, but very sad when one remembers the people who valiantly fought that day and paid the ultimate price.  A day that changed our country and our lives. On Memorial Day, please remember all those who have paid the ultimate price for our freedom; soldiers and extraordinary citizens, who choose to make a difference.  Go visit Shankstown and the Flight 93 Memorial if you get a chance.  It is only about 1 1/2 hours from Pittsburgh and the Mon Valley.

Memorial Day, the official start of summer and Graduations Parties!  Are your Saturday’s filled with Grad Parties?  We have everything to help make your Grad’s day very special.  We have photo cakes, decorated cakes, and cupcakes.  Want something special?  Bring us a picture and we will try to make it!

Looking for a lighter dessert?  Tomorrow, we have Angel Food Cake, plain or glazed.  Perfect for those counting calories, but who would still like a little something sweet after dinner!

Wonderful Wednesday Pittsburgh! The sun is shining, the weather is warm, what more could we ask for?  Today, Keystone is launching a new dessert! Our Petite Toasted Almond!  Whether you call it a Burnt Toasted Almond Cake or Toasted Almond Torte, our Petite Toasted Almond is absolutely the best around!  This is a smaller version of our Toasted Almond Cream Cake.  All of the goodness of the larger version, just smaller and perfect for two!  If you haven’t tried our Toasted Almond Cream Cake, now is your opportunity!

We have Bohemian Rye and Pepperoni Rolls today on the savory front.  Pineapple Upside Down Cakes and Cream Rolls are on tap to fulfill your sweet tooth.  Take home some Bohemian Rye and make some Reuben’s for dinner!  http://www.closetcooking.com/2008/02/reuben-sandwich.html Easy, quick and you will still be able to enjoy the beautiful evening weather.

If you can get the afternoon off, why not book a tour at Fallingwater?  It is one of our local treasures and if you have not been, it is incredible!  Who wouldn’t love to live in a Laurel Highlands Paradise? http://www.fallingwater.org/

Rainy Days and Mondays do not have to get you down!  Today we have our Strawberry Delight Donuts..One bite and your inner sun will shine! So sweet and berry-licious.  No reason to be gloomy….Summer and sun is on its’ way.

With summer, comes the return of your college kids!  Did you forget, as I have, how much they eat???  There never seems to enough food in the house.  Send them down to Keystone!  We have plenty of goodies to keep them busy.  If you go to our web page: www.thekeystonebakery.com We have a coupon good for 1/2 off a dozen or more of donuts!  That should keep them busy until at least 10:00am!  I treasure having my kids home for summer…too soon they will off and busy with their own homes and lives.

Did you know that we have Whole Wheat Bread?  We are not just sugar and spice!  We have fresh bread daily.  Today we have Whole Wheat, tomorrow German Bauern, Wednesday Bohemian Rye, Thursday Veggie Garden Bread, Friday English Muffin Bread (Get ready for the weekend….enjoy some jam on the English Muffin bread)!  Keystone has many healthy options for your daily bread needs.  All of our breads are made without preservatives.  Take home a loaf….you will notice the wonderful difference.

Mother's Day Long Rose Cake

Finally, a beautiful day in Pittsburgh!  Temps in the 70’s and plenty of sunshine today!  Be sure to get your Vitamin D….Dear Boss, I am Vitamin D deficient due to the recent rainy day weather, so my doctor has advised me to spend  today in the sunshine.  Since my office is in a cubicle, this simply cannot be accomplished at work, so therefor, I will not be in today!  SOUNDS GOOD TO ME! If you need further ammunition: http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/health-conditions/cancer/.

Sunday is Mother’s Day!  Our beautiful Rose Cake will bring a smile to everyone’s face!  We have many beautiful cakes available and waiting just for you.  Did you know Mother’s Day not only honors our mothers but also peace? http://www.mothersdaycentral.com/about-mothersday/history/.

Have a great weekend and enjoy your family!

Mother's Day Toasted Almond Cream Cake

Mother's Day Double Layer Heart Cake

Whiz-Bang Wednesday!  Whiz-Bang, now there is a word I haven’t heard lately!  Brings back memories of the past! Speaking of memories, when was the last time that you had a snowball?  Keystone has them today!  So wonderful, with the fluffy white frosting covered in the flaky goodness of soft coconut! One bite, and you will be transported back to your childhood!  It was a special treat, when I was young, to get a snowball!

Childhood evokes memories of baseball games!  Head over to PNC Park and catch the Pittsburgh Pirate’s game tonight.  Perhaps it will be as exciting as last night’s thriller!  Tickets are still available” http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=pit&sv=1 .  Be sure to take a box of Snowballs with you!

Need a chocolate fix today?  We have our Cocoa Chiffon Cake on special.  This is a true treat.  Fluffy, chocolate goodness! Lighter than air….it can’t possibly add any pounds!

It is a most beautiful day in the Pittsburgh area today!  Sunny and beautiful.  The Rhododendrons are blooming the most magnificent fuchsia and pink.  At Keystone, our Peonies out front are just waiting to burst!

It is Monday and for those of us that are dragging a bit today, we have dinner ready and waiting for you!  Keystone has our take and bake pizza’s on special today!  Pepperoni and cheese are available. Take one home and pop it into the oven and Voila!  Dinner is ready!  Make a great side salad: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Greek-Veggie-Salad-II/Detail.aspx and finish up with a Fudge Bar Cake for dessert! 

Feeling stressed?  Did you know that stressed spelled backwards is Desserts?  What a great way to get rid of stress? Enjoy a relaxing dessert after dinner!

If you are out and about today stop by the Healthy Start Celebrity Golf Tournament in Vernon!  See some Football Greats, L.C. Greenwood and Rocky Bleier, and support a wonderful cause! http://www.healthystartpittsburgh.org/index.php?cID=204