Historic Hilton Village (continued!)

Hi Everyone,
   As I promised in a earlier post, during summer, I went back to explore Hilton Village. This time with my Mom! The scenery had changed but not the charm of this cute little town.

   I went back to Indulge bakery and once again they did not disapoint! A seasonal item to their menu, I ordered the Earth n' Turf sandwich: thin slices of steak with strips of bacon and sweet onion jam on a french demi baguette.

Earth n' Turf

  One of my favorite antique shops lives in Hilton Village and it's where I get my vintage kimono fabric for crafting! The store it self used to be a house, as most stores in the area once were, but specifically this building was the local hospital. And because it used to be a hospital, almost every room has a sink used durning visits; the original sink!

This crazy steep and narrow staircase!

   Another fun store to check out is The Magickal Attic, your local witch and crystal shop. Bonus points, the owner has two adorable dogs, named Miyagi and Pixie. Miyagi always greets the customers and follows you around. Pixie would rather take a nap but she acknowledges you lol.

Miyagi on the look out

Princess pixie lounging in her bed 

Miyagi watches me as I shop

    There is also a theater, I have yet to go see a play but I notice it quite often filled with patrons.

   

Leafs and my favorite shoes

acorns

Sneaky picture of my outfit ;)

A little bit of history

   And lastly, if you care to read, this sign is located on the "main" street (the road really is called main lol). 

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D.C. Food and Fall Leafs

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   What does one do while exploring D.C.? Eat good food obviously! From donuts to breakfast banh mi sandwich, my mom and I had a lot of delicious treats :)

   On our first day we had a cup of chedder broccoli soup and a buffalo chicken sandwich from Potbelly's.

   I was craving a donut, so we went to District Donut! A hipsterish donut shop located in Georgetown, across the street from Georgetown Cupcake. I had a apple cider donut, my favorite, and my mom had a vanilla donut. I also had a cup of lavender earl grey tea to accomplany it. Since it was later in the day, they gave us a donut for free during donut "happy hour" :)

"Show us your dough face!"- their hashtag

   We ducked into an Italian grocery store, just for fun, it had some really cool things and beautiful cookies.

Macarons for days!

Wax sealed fudge! Super cool!

   Right next to our hotel was an amazing bakery called Bread Furst. This place was the deffinition of what a bakery should be. It was full of freshly baked sweets, a varitey of different breads, special breakfast foods and LOTS of hungry people! We ordered a brakfast banh mi sandwich which was one of the best things I've ever eaten, seriously, it was that good. And of course some loafs of raisen walnut bread and mini apple pies to take home. I got a pumpkin muffin with actual huge chunks of pumpkin in it! The best pumpkin muffin ever ;)

The pumpkin muffins!

   And lastly. look at these super vibrant fall leafs! lol. I collected a few leafs while we were at the park ;)

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Indulge in the Little Things

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   For a while now, I've been meaning to show my hubby a particular neighborhood in our town, that I discovered on my own a few months back, the reason being because it strongly resembles the city where we used to live in upstate New York. However, I'll need to make another post about this area because I'd need to put aside a day to explore it properly. It's so beautiful and really deserves it's own post!
   The very first thing we did was get a bite to eat, it was lunch time, so we popped into this charming little cafe called 'Indulge'. Which also happened to be located right next door to the gastro pub 'Circa 1918', that my husband said he's been meaning to bring me someday.

My hubby ordered their B.L.T.A.E

I ordered the tuna tacos

   Afterwards, we each got a sweet treat from the bakery, an oatmeal cream pie and a boston cream donut. With our bellies full and happy, we walked down to the street corner, where my favorite antique shop was located. This antique shop is really cool because it used to be owned by a doctor, so many of the rooms were once examination rooms; It also has a cafe!

   Instead of going home after our shopping, we drove around the neighborhood a bit and discovered a small hidden park, with a little running stream. We also found the ocean, haha, it was so close to us and we didn't even realize.

The tiny secluded park

   If it wasn't so blistering hot that day we would have stayed longer but the humidity was really high, which means if the temperature says 92 degrees fahrenheit, it actually feels like 102!

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Japanese Crepes

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   This is just a quick mini post. I tried Japanese crepes for the first time and it was everything I expected; So delicious! There is a place really close to my home, like 10min drive, called Crepe House and they have both sweet and savory crepes; As well as shave ice, ice cream and smoothies. Next time I'm going to try one of their savory style crepes :)

Strawberry Banana sweet crepe

Chocolate Banana sweet crepe

   The crepes we ordered were actually very big, I was surprised, and I had to get my husband to finish mine haha. Inside there was fruit, custard cream, whip cream, and chocolate. Some crepes even have ice cream like their matcha green tea crepe with strawberries and adzuki bean.

The crepe batter is made from 100% rice flour

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Recipe #2: Grilled Pizza

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    Who doesn't like pizza? Pizza can be made in so many ways and can be accommodated for anyone. I don't eat dairy but that doesn't keep me from eating pizza; I just make my own. Here is a fun, tasty and simple recipe for making pizza using the grill! 

Grilled Pizza

     Here are the ingredients that you'll need:

Put the pizza toppings in a muffin tin for easy organization

• Pizza Dough 
• Pizza sauce
• Mozzarella cheese
• Pizza toppings of your choice
• Olive oil

    Set you grill on low. Cut up your veggies and place them in the muffin tins along with any other topping choices. Put your sauce and cheese in separate bowls as well. Separate your dough in 2 equal portions; or for smaller pizzas 4 equal portions. Now roll out the dough using a rolling pin until desired size has been reached. Place raw dough on a plate and oil both sides. Now let's grill them!

Put the raw dough on the grill

When the dough starts to bubble, flip it over.

    Now that it's been flipped, it's time to start the fun part! Let's assemble our pizza! Add your sauce, cheese and toppings onto the grilled side in any way you want. 

Pizza with toppings

    Close the grill and let the pizza's sit for a few minutes until the cheese has melted and toppings look cooked. Once they finish, slide them onto their own plate and it's done. 

My husband's pizza(left) and my pizza(right). I have non-dairy cheese on mine.

Close up of the gooey pizza goodness. YUM!

      

    A super fast and delicious dinner. The whole process takes about 20 mins total. Makes a great party food and also fun to do with kids. I have fond memories of making this type of pizza with my family during the summer :). 

Click Here for another recipe that uses the power of the grill! 

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The Farmer's Market

Hi Everyone,
    Happy Saturday! My husband and I took a trip to the local farmer's market and it was really fun. Even though the weather was slightly cold, it was still an enjoyable experience. The area I live in already supports local businesses so I had high hopes for the market. I wasn't disappointed. If you've never been to a farmer's market, please visit one. You can find great fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, honey, breads, tasty snacks and more. Here's some pictures because I just had to take my camera along with me. 

Beautiful root vegetables 

Potatoes 

I bought 3 bars of soap :) Mint, Almond Oat, and Rosemary

Apple Cider Doughnut. Only 75¢. It was SO delicious; it's now a weekly Saturday treat.

Loved the mushrooms. They are so beautiful. 

Mushroom tea!? I was mesmerized haha

Apples

Fresh Strawberry Lemonade only $2 dollars. Yum.

Empanadas! We bought two of them: Beef and Spicy Pork. Yum!

Of course flowers everywhere and they were all pretty.

    I had a great time and we'll be back next Saturday; probably every Saturday. Bought some hydroponically grown tomatoes, bread, 3 bars of handmade soap, mushrooms, and our tasty treats for only $30.

Support Local Farms! 

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