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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Tag Archives: Italian
Oma’s One-Hour Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
Featured in Gourmet Live’s Weekly Roundup: The Best of Beef You know you want it. It’s another installment of Oma’s cooking class. Like all of Oma’s meals, Oma’s One-Hour Homemade Spaghetti Sauce is simple, hearty and delicious. However, if you … Continue reading
Italian Pot Roast: Perfect Cozy-Day-at-Home Food
Pot roast is one of the classic Winter foods. Savory, hearty and satisfying, everything cooks together in the same pot. No muss, no fuss. Once the initial preparation is complete, this dish requires very little attention. It just simmers away, … Continue reading
Pappardelle alla Bolognese
All through this Fall, my husband asked me periodically to make bolognese. For whatever reason, up until now, I just wasn’t in the mood. But then Jim purchased 1/4 of an organic grass-fed cow, butchered and packaged and stuffed into … Continue reading

