Arlington Housewife
Hi, my name is Heather. I’m a baker, cook, serial hostess, wife and mother of two. I love to cook, to feed people and to eat...especially dessert. I also run Livin' The Pie Life, an artisan bakery providing delicious fresh locally-sourced handmade pie to Northern Virginia. Life is good.
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Sausage & Cheese Egg Bake
Savory sausage, gooey cheese and sweet sauteed onions and shallots come together in this mouthwatering breakfast casserole. And you’ve got to love an egg bake! It’s so versatile. You can make this egg bake the night before or at the … Continue reading
Almond Meringue Coffee Cake: March Daring Baker’s Challenge
When the March Daring Baker’s Challenge was announced, I already had coffee cake on the brain. For a couple of weeks, I had been reminiscing about the Danish Kringle at John Neilsen’s Bakery in Seattle. And although I knew that … Continue reading
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Tagged breakfast, brunch, dessert, lunch, vegetarian
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A Morning Quickie: Chocolate Banana Walnut Pancakes
So I woke up this morning to discover that both of my daughters’ schools were closed…on a Thursday. Does not compute at 7 AM. OK, I knew today was going to be a holiday, but that doesn’t mean that I … Continue reading
Spiced Pumpkin Bread, or Is It Cake?
The line is very fuzzy between a quick bread and cake. The naming seems to be traditional. I mean the ingredients are almost exactly the same and who could argue that your average zucchini bread or banana bread is anything … Continue reading
Mango Crumb Coffee Cake
I am haunted by memories of the coffee cakes I enjoyed in my twenties. I grew up near Seattle and attended college in Portland, Oregon. The cold in the NW is different from the cold in Virginia. It’s wet and … Continue reading

