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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Oma’s Cheesy Tuna Casserole
Welcome to the 2nd installment of the Oma series, Oma’s Tuna Casserole. As you may remember from my post Oma’s Old-Fashioned Pot Roast, Oma is my German mother-in-law. She raised three healthy boys from infancy to adulthood feeding them hearty American … 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
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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Macaroni & Cheese with Swiss Chard
Creamy cheese, crunchy topping and you get to call it dinner, what’s not to love? Once you’ve been introduced to grown up Mac & Cheese, you can’t return to the box. Once you go Mac, you never go back…so to … Continue reading

