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French Style Apple Cake

This cake is moist, fluffy, and not too sweet! This is one bowl baking at its finest! The ingredients are simple and the cake is very easy to make! Bake it for your next get-together. In France, baking is a big deal. The quality of baked items at bakeries high and the prices were reasonable,Continue reading “French Style Apple Cake”

Mackintosh Fruit Farm

I have received no compensation in exchange for this post. I simply wanted to review this establishment. Prices are accurate at time of publication. The Mackintosh Fruit farm is a pick-your-own fruit farm in Berryville, Virginia. Patrons can come to the farm with their friends and family and pick their own fruit. In the fallContinue reading “Mackintosh Fruit Farm”

Baked Beef Meatballs with Pasta (Spaghetti and Meatballs)

This classic comfort food is beloved by all! Make it for friends, family, and children! It is super easy to cook. Despite what most people assume, spaghetti and meatballs did not originate in Italy. There is a spaghetti pasta and there are meatballs in Italy, but the popular dish is not something one of wouldContinue reading “Baked Beef Meatballs with Pasta (Spaghetti and Meatballs)”

Lena’s Oasis and Lena’s Wood-Fired Pizza and Tap

Lena’s Wood-Fired Pizza & Tap is a beautiful restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia. The name comes from the Yates family matriarch, Lena. Lena’s restaurant was created to promote the gathering of friends and family around a family table. They are currently providing delivery and curbside pickup for Italian food, family meals, party platters, retail items, beerContinue reading “Lena’s Oasis and Lena’s Wood-Fired Pizza and Tap”

Savory Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos

Slow cookers are beautiful because raw ingredients go in and a few hours later a flavorful meal is finished. My slow cooker savory chicken tacos are super easy to make and delectably flavorful! The modern slow cooker cooking apparatus was invented by Irving Nachumsohn. On January 23, 1940 he received the patent for his inventionContinue reading “Savory Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos”

Small Batch Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

This cupcake recipe is perfect for a small gathering! They taste like a chocolate peanut butter cup! Warning: Recipe is delicious and contains peanut products. Peanut Butter is a spread made from peanuts. It was a reliable source of protein during two world wars. There has been evidence that ancient Inca people of South AmericaContinue reading “Small Batch Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes”

Apple Cider Pie Cheesecake

This cheesecake recipe brings together two of the most favored flavors of fall; apple cider and apple pie! It is delectable and will please a crowd! Cheesecake was created in 230 A. D. by the ancient Greeks. The Greek writer Athenaeus wrote first recorded recipe for cheesecake. The original recipe said to pound cheese untilContinue reading “Apple Cider Pie Cheesecake”

Crispy Fried Green Tomatoes with Remoulade

This crispy dish symbolizes warmth and good times. When you have green tomatoes in your garden or see them at your local market pick up a few and fry them up! Fried green tomatoes make a great appetizer or side dish! Fried green tomatoes are a simple dish where unripe green tomatoes are sliced thinlyContinue reading “Crispy Fried Green Tomatoes with Remoulade”

Vola’s Dockside Grill and Hi-Tide Lounge

Vola’s Dockside Grill and Hi-Tide Lounge is a restaurant on the waterfront in Old Town Alexandria. The menu features fresh seafood, tacos, and American cuisine. People also love coming to Vola’s for beer, wine, and cocktails. The Dockside Grill sits along the waterfront behind the Old Torpedo Factory. It has an open air casual atmosphereContinue reading “Vola’s Dockside Grill and Hi-Tide Lounge”

Cousin K’s Chicken and Dumplings

Warm up your home with a large bowl of chicken and dumplings. This dish is pure comfort food. It is the food equivalent of a warm hug! Chicken and dumplings is a popular comfort food from the American South. It is a soup in which chicken is cooked in water and the chicken broth createdContinue reading “Cousin K’s Chicken and Dumplings”