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German Sweet Chocolate Cake

September 7, 2012
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My grandmother was known for certain dishes. Strawberry shortcake, oily spaghetti (don’t ask), crab imperial. One of most popular was her German Sweet Chocolate Cake. It is funny, I actually remember the frosting more than the cake. She used to keep jars of it in the fridge and I remember sneaking bites of it here […]

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Orange Caramel Bars

September 6, 2012
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In addition to hand-written recipes on weathered index cards, I also found lots of newspaper and magazine clippings in my grandmother’s recipe box. I have to say they are highly amusing. You had me at “vitamin cereal.” Astrologers. Ripping people off since…forever. I’m not confident of what a “wheat nut” is. I see wheat pictured, […]

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Nellie’s Coconut Chess Pie

September 5, 2012
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Virginia is a weird state. Any Virginian will tell you that Virginia is actually two states: Southern Virginia and Northern Virginia (Nova). This doesn’t include West Virginia, our backwards and much-taunted neighbors. Live in Virginia long enough and you’re bound to hear a West Virginia joke. Now, I haven’t done any official polling or anything, […]

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