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Penn Avenue Pgh pioneers of craveable vegetarian & vegan stoner food, 2001-2013. quietstormbook.com
Get your copy of Quiet Storm Book 2 in the ‘Burgh section at Kards Unlimited!
Or, buy online Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/quiet-storm-book-2-jilly-macdowell/1149616829
Thanks to magnificent mug model Nate O’Potato!
02/08/2026
Quiet Storm Brew + Mug, now available on quietstormbook.com. Extremely limited bundle includes a half-pound of custom blend of Nicaraguan, Ethiopian & Espresso beans!
When I tell you opening the bag is like traveling back in time…. Monthly coffee subscription, anyone? 😛
01/29/2026
Quiet Storm Book, for eternity!
You can find a permanent copy of Quiet Storm Book at the main branch of the Carnegie Library in Oakland. (It is for in-library use only.)
And soon, the book, along with archival photos & menus, will be part of the Heinz History Center’s local artifacts collection! It’s truly an honor to be cemented in Pittsburgh’s halls of history.
Quiet Storm Book 2 is now shipping in early February due to Blizzard 2026. Order now to get the bundle — the hardcover, 4-color book (with 25 vegan & 17 vegetarian recipes), plus an immediate download of all the recipes from the first book, AND the 2026 sticker! Offer expires February 1.
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01/25/2026
Thinking about snow days at Quiet Storm today. We were open during all the blizzards! Most of the staff was East End & they had to eat too.
It felt like being inside a snow globe. And then the windows would fog up when the dining room was full of warm bodies & hot coffee, and the kitchen was churning out tofu & taters n’at. It was FUN.
Talk about the good old days… 🥹
My background is in publishing, specifically alt-weeklies. My all-time favorite jobs (working for someone else, that is) were at Philly Weekly & InPittsburgh Newsweekly — both of which folded some years ago (2022 & 2001). All over the country, then & every year since then, alt weeklies have folded.
Pittsburgh City Paper (which bought & absorbed InPgh) was instrumental in Quiet Storm’s growth over the years. In the early days, pre-social media, we advertised in CP every week, listing our live music schedule & theme brunches & Scrabble battles & sidewalk sales & ever-expanding hours.
City Paper was the only game in town for small business. And it worked, arguably better than social media ever has.
Who remembers our Sound Kitchen concert series with an 18-year-old ? 🥹
Shout-out to the many bands & artists who showed up & showed out too. The Storm’s live music era was really something.
As for City Paper, what a shame. If QS was still around there’d be a stool for every displaced writer, designer & photographer, home fries on the house. Probably a theme brunch fundraiser. Speaking of, check the link in bio to donate to CP staff, now facing a historically bad job market.
Big thanks to millenium-era CP folks Kellee Maize, Bill O’Driscoll, Traci Price Hassan & Chris Potter (all of whom had already moved on before the abrupt closure last week).
Long live independent publishing!
I’m bringing tzimmes to Christmas!
Find the recipe on today’s Substack & in the upcoming Quiet Storm Book 2, available for pre-order now! Root vegetables, fruit & warming spices will add cheer to our semi-potluck table.
👉 jillymacdowell.substack.com/p/tis-the-season-to-be-schmaltz-y
👉 quietstormbook.com/store
And this year’s cookie assortment includes another Jewish delicacy, Rugelach, the yeasted rolled cookie with rich chocolatey butter filling.
Thank your family’s cookie baker for their time & effort this year. Bonus recipe on the blog too!
Well, hellrrrrrrrrrr! Wishing you a peaceful holiday season, and truly grateful for the love & support through the years. 🥹
The gears at QS Industries are turning! Visit quietstormbook.com for updates, expanded galleries & new merch!
Available now:
QSB2 Bundle, which includes all the recipes from the first book (immediate download) and the PRINTED follow-up book, to be released in 2026! With more than 40 recipes, including such menu favorites as Tofu Tenders, Artidilla & Apple Walnut Salad.
QS Mug 2026, in a colorway that pays homage to the city that embraced & empowered the Storm. Pre-order your black & gold mug, also shipping in 2026.
👉 quietstormbook.com/store
07/16/2025
Take a trip down memory lane with me.
These are my chapters from the first printing of Quiet Storm Book (there are great contributions from & in it too).
Heading to next month to begin printmaking book two, as well as a NEW, abridged, mainly-recipes version of the first one!
Freebies, mugs & more merch in the works. Thank you for the love! ☺️
quietstormbook.com
jillymacdowell.substack.com
06/30/2025
QSB2 / RISO / FALL 2025
handmade books / merch / free downloads
mailing list in bio
01/18/2025
Hi, it’s Jilly. Happy new year!
It’s happening.
Every time I set out to post about the follow-up to Quiet Storm Book since, oh I guess November 5th, I couldn’t bring myself to talk about recipes.
Nonetheless I’ve remained in the warm embrace of the kitchen, truly a sanctuary in these tumultuous times. I’ve combed through the semi-organized QS archives to put together a wicked good collection of 40 recipes: Quiet Storm favorites, theme brunch & supper hits, catering all-stars & comfort food from around the world, with an updated Resources list.
That’s about all I know for now, aside from there will be free stuff too. I’ll be back at it in a couple
Thank you for hanging in!
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