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Ham biscuits are the signature dish, but there is so much more to savor in this revitalizing city on the James River. The cuisine of Richmond is heavily influenced by it’s southern history, but also by it’s proximity to the Chesapeake and Atlantic. These days you are as likely to find crab cakes on the menu as you are hush puppies. The long summers mean cookouts are common for 7 months out of the year. Any block party in Richmond is incomplete without deviled eggs, ice tea, and hot dogs. Of course it’s also not uncommon to see a bucket of oysters on the patio fresh and ready to be shucked and slurped right out of the shell. Downtown’s Shockoe Slip and Fan neighborhoods are dotted with bistros that serve everything from trendy creations worthy of any of the bigger metropolises to the north to comfortable home cooked fare perfect for a lazy afternoon or evening. Of course there is also the aforementioned ham biscuits, be sure not to leave town without trying them.

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RUKEITHA

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Monroe, Georgia, USA

Living In: Richmond, Virginia, USA

About me:
Although I'm from the deep south and my mom, dad and both sisters can cook incredibly well, somehow I didn't pick up that gift. I'm a newlywed (of 4 months!) so now I cook breakfast and dinner daily for my husband and myself. Some days it's good, some days it's not. I need help :-)

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Honey Nut Granola

Reviewed on Dec. 7, 2009 by marinegf84

i absolutely lovvvee this!! i have been looking for a low cal granola recipe w/o having to spend 6 bucks everytime i want bare naked! i changed it up some and left a few things out and used less honey and no sugar added applesauce as well as almond extraxt instead of vanilla and i used craisins and its wonderful! thanks soo much ill use it for a long time to come!

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Basic Truffles

Reviewed on Dec. 8, 2009 by JARRIE

This recipe works as written. However, it is VERY difficult to work as written, because there isn't enough cream. On this same site, Ghirardelli brand chocolate used 1 full cup cream to the same amount of chocolate (12 ounces chopped = 2 cups). The chocolate centers resulting from this recipe are fairly stiff. They do hold up well at room temperature, and I suspect this recipe would mail very well also. Thanks for the recipe--I will probably use another recipe next time though, one that calls for more cream than this.

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