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Opinion
A Holiday Drive Through Bull Run Festival of Lights
With the holidays in full swing, I still needed a little jump start to get into the spirit of the season so I packed my family in the car for a ride through the Bull Run Festiva...
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Holiday Guide
Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Day 10
Blogger Megan at What Megan's Making is also doing her own 12 Days of Christmas Cookies. Her Day 9 last week caught my eye - cookie dough truffles. These no-bake treats are made...
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Local Connections
AAA: 2.7 Million Virginians Traveling this Holiday
Over the river and through the woods, AAA expects 2.7 million Virginians will be traveling over 50 miles to grandmother’s house or elsewhere this holiday. AAA said that’s a one perce...
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Holiday Guide
Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Day Nine
This is sort of a theme dessert- something that looks Christmas-y but tastes chocolately. The blog Vittles and Bits has a really easy recipe for this treat. Check it out here.
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Schools
Ho Ho Holiday Show Delights Audience
The Westfield Theatre Boosters sponsored The Ho Ho Holiday Show at the Westfield High School Children's Theater. The show, with over 100 Westfield High School theater students, consisted ...
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Holiday Guide
Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Day Eight
I am a fan of creative use of cake mixes. Sometimes I read The Cake Mix Doctor cookbooks just for fun. It is so easy to use a $1 mix as the basis of some really great stuff. So these...
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Holiday Guide
Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Day Seven
We could all use a little more Rudolph in our lives. That's why these cutie-pie reindeer cookies caught my eye on the blog Bakergirl. She points out you could make them as peanu...
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Opinion
Finding and Cooking That Perfect Prime Rib
My phone is ringing off the hook, and emails are asking for my “Prime Rib” recipe from last year. Prime rib is a very expensive "company's coming" cut of meat, and typically it only goes ...