Archive for June, 2009

 

New Listing at 114 Booth, Newport News, VA

June 26th, 2009Posted by admin

This lovely home is priced to sell at $234,900.
Features

3 Bedrooms/2 Full Bath2/2305 Square Feet
All Brick with Circular Drive/Aggregate
Large Eat In Kitchen
Separate Dining Room off Kitchen
Den with 2 Sided Wood Burning Fireplace
Sunroom adjacent to Den w/Fireplace
Formal Living Room with Leaded Glass Doors
Master with Large Closet
Roof and [...]

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Five Minute Tomato Sauce

June 8th, 2009Posted by admin

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
3 medium cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1 28-ounce can crushed red tomatoes
zest of one lemon
Combine the olive oil, red pepper flakes, sea salt, and garlic in a cold saucepan. Stir while you heat the saucepan over medium-high heat, [...]

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Peter Reinhart’s Napoletana Pizza Dough Recipe

June 8th, 2009Posted by admin

4 1/2 cups (20.25 ounces) unbleached high-gluten, bread, or all-purpose flour, chilled
1 3/4 (.44 ounce) teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon (.11 ounce) instant yeast
1/4 cup (2 ounces) olive oil (optional)
1 3/4 cups (14 ounces) water, ice cold (40°F)
Semolina flour OR cornmeal for dusting
1. Stir together the flour, salt, and instant yeast in a 4-quart [...]

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$8,000 Tax Credit to Help at Closing

June 5th, 2009Posted by admin

U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan Announces New FHA Loan Permits Using $8,000 First-Time Buyer Tax Credit toward FHA Loan Closing Costs
WASHINGTON - Speaking to the National Association of Home Builders Spring Board of Directors Meeting, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) [...]

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