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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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
Posted in Bread, Breakfast, Cake, Daring Bakers Challenge
Tagged breakfast, brunch, dessert, lunch, vegetarian
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Spinach Sausage & Pasta Soup
Yesterday was one of those cold rainy days when a hot bowl of soup is just the thing. OK, don’t mind if I do. The recipe for this soup was published in the Washington Post a few weeks back. I … Continue reading
Posted in Soups, Stews & Chilis
Tagged broth, dinner, entree, lunch, pasta, sausage, soup, stew
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Cozy in a Bowl – Smokey White Bean Chicken Chili
One of the things I love about Fall is that it marks the return of cozy. Cozy sweaters, cozy by the fire, cozy wrapped in your favorite blanket on the couch. As the days grow shorter and the weather gets … Continue reading
Posted in Chicken, Gluten Free, Soups, Stews & Chilis
Tagged beans, chicken, chili, dinner, entree, lowfat, lunch
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The Tuna Melt that I Forgot
I went hiking over the weekend in Shenandoah National Park with my girlfriends, Paula and Pam. We hiked up White Oak Canyon to the lower falls. What a glorious day! On the way home, we stopped in Culpepper Virginia and … Continue reading
AREPAS…South Arlington Style
I was first introduced to Arepas at a street fair in Key West. This flat bread made with precooked corn meal originated in Venezuela, but has since spread all over South America, South Florida and now…South Arlington. These tender flavorful … Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free, Sandwiches
Tagged columbia, columbian, cuban, dinner, hispanic, lunch, miami, sandwich, vegetarian
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