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Harvest Pudding

This week I came across a marvelous old-English recipe that sounded both tasty and perfect for the cooler days ahead. As we start into fall and the weather begins to get crisper, warm foods…

Grilling Outdoors Smith Mountain Lake

Grilling Outdoors This Fall?

As the weather cools off at Smith Mountain Lake, VA, you will want to plan some fun activities and some fabulous food to warm you up. Nothing beats a grilling outdoors in the fall!…

Hot Weather Recipes At Smith Mountain Lake

Hot Weather Recipes to Enjoy at SML

Some of us had hoped that milder temperatures would now be the norm at Smith Mountain Lake for the rest of the summer. But this week the thermometer and the humidity have begun to…

Healthy Meals For Thanksgiving

Have a Healthy Thanksgiving at SML

Many years ago, before I knew Smith Mountain Lake existed, I knew some elderly ladies who loved to cook. One was my Grandmother who always had some of the best food at her house…

Raw Recipes At Smith Mountain Lake

Raw Recipes To Help Put the Bounce Back in Your Steps at SML

More people at Smith Mountain Lake and all over the country are discovering Raw Recipes and the benefits of eating raw food. Eating your food raw (unprocessed and not heated above 115 degrees) helps…

Ideas For Diabetic Desserts

Ideas For Diabetic Desserts

Everyone at Smith Mountain Lake has a friend or loved one who is diabetic and must eat accordingly. For some, that kind of diet can be challenging as it is more difficult to find…

Muesli in the Raw

Muesli in the Raw

Perhaps you have heard of the raw food craze that is catching the attention of many famous people and even some of your neighbors at Smith Mountain Lake. Raw foods are termed “living food”…

Pumpkin Soup

How About Some Pumpkin Soup

It’s gorgeous weather this week at Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia. There is something about that crisp fall air that invigorates and livens both body and soul. You can see it in nature. The squirrels…

Holiday Baking Demonstration At Smith Mountain Lake

Holiday Baking 3-Part Demonstration

We have entered into the 4th quarter of 2009 at Smith Mountain Lake and the 3 most food-oriented months of the year. Folks start thinking of Halloween candy in October, Thanksgiving in November, and…

Virginia Western Culinary Classes

Virginia Western Culinary Classes

Virginia Western is a bit of a drive from Smith Mountain Lake, but not too much to make it a worthwhile one with the right incentive. Cooking does not interest every one of course,…

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