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Strawberry Linzertorte Cookies

ByLiz Thomson February 10, 2021April 3, 2025

These linzertorte cookies, especially in their original heart-shaped incarnation, are the perfect bake sale cookie. What makes the perfect bake sale cookie? Let’s not mince words: Looks matter. Of course, taste matters, too. But it’s a lot less likely that the 8-year-old coming out of the supermarket is going to insist that her parents buy a sandwich bag of lumpy, homely oatmeal cookies than a neatly wrapped cellophane package of crisp, jewel-like, enticingly heart-shaped biscuits. These cookies are not only beautiful, however, they’re also legitimately delicious.

VA Spirits Month Recipe: Sazerac

ByLiz Thomson September 4, 2020February 1, 2025

We’re rounding out our VA Spirits Month Recipe with a classic: The Sazerac. The Sazerac is widely regarded as the oldest known American cocktail, and seeing as Virginia is America’s oldest state–we thought it was a good fit for this project. Sazeracs are usually made with rye whiskey, but when we laid our eyes on Lost Whiskey’s High Rye Bourbon, we knew it would be just right.

VA Spirits Month Recipe: Classic Daiquiri

ByLiz Thomson September 4, 2020February 1, 2025

We’re still celebrating VA Spirits Month over here! So, naturally, we wanted to include a classic daiquiri on our cocktail list. We used Virago’s Four-Port Rum with Peach Hibiscus syrup from Crescent Simples to create our take on the daiquiri and we’re sure glad we did.

VA Spirits Month Recipe: Moonstruck Mule

ByLiz Thomson September 4, 2020February 1, 2025

Get outta here vodka mules! Moonshine is here to save the day. This recipe uses Belle Isle Shine’s Honey Habeñero Moonshine instead of the traditional vodka, and we’re never going back!

VA Spirits Month Recipe: Clover Club Cocktail

ByLiz Thomson September 4, 2020February 3, 2025

To kick off Virginia Spirits Month, we recreated this classic Pre-Prohibition cocktail. We used Silver Dolphin Gin from Three Brothers Distillery. It’s a cask-aged gin, which lends itself nicely to the flavors in the Clover Club.

Sourdough Everything Bagels

ByLiz Thomson June 29, 2020February 1, 2025

These sourdough everything bagels are an incredible way to start your day! While the recipe takes a bit of work, the end result is worth the time!

Pear and Frangipane Tart

ByLiz Thomson April 14, 2020February 1, 2025

Why should you make this pear and frangipane tart? It is absolutely delicious and in the continued weirdness that is this Covid-19 world, sometimes finding traditional ingredients can be a bit dicey. Why not give something new (like pear and frangipane tart) a try?

Chicken Chile Verde Crockpot Soup

ByLiz Thomson March 11, 2020June 13, 2024

This Chicken Chili Verde soup is packed with flavor and easy to make in the crockpot! Give it a try with chicken from your local farmer.

Gluten-Free Cherry Almond Brownies

ByLiz Thomson January 13, 2020February 2, 2025

Sometimes you just have to go for the sweet stuff, and brownies can be a little slice of heaven. The good news? These brownies are gluten-free. If you can’t tolerate gluten or have adopted a keto lifestyle, then these brownies are the treat for you! Give Chef Sarah Tocco’s recipe a try– your friends and family won’t miss traditional flour. But be sure to hold a few brownies back for yourself, because they’ll be gone in a heartbeat.

Buttermilk Brined Pork Chops

ByLiz Thomson November 5, 2019February 2, 2025

This recipe is courtesy of The Gentle Harvest. Their store offers locally grown, organic and humane proteins, produce, retail goods, and pet food as both a retailer and wholesaler from their store in Marshall, Virginia. They use organic, local and non-GMO meats and produce wherever possible in preparing the dishes on the menu. Their parent business, Ayrshire Farm® is a USDA Certified Organic and Certified Humane® working farm raising heritage breed livestock

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