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August 15-24 is Alexandria Restaurant Week! Visit one of 60, or several of 60, participating restaurants and for just $35 choose from a dinner for two or a three course prix-fixe menu depending on what each individual restaurants offer.

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Everyone loves pizza, which means that it’s likely one of your go-to dinner recipes on casual nights at home. Here are three great recipes for pizza dough that you can make right in your own kitchen.

The Pioneer Woman’s Favorite Pizza [The Pioneer Woman]
This vegetarian pizza dough recipe makes enough for two whole pizzas, so you can either store it for later or make two different types of pies. It also only requires four common ingredients that you probably already have on hand.

101 Cookbooks’ Best Pizza Dough Ever [101 Cookbooks]
The addition of olive oil gives this thin-crust pizza dough its moist, supple texture, and the overnight fermentation process provides the fluffy rise and golden brown color after baking. This recipe is a bit more involved than most, but if you want to create truly gourmet pizzas, it’s well worth the wait.

Martha Stewart’s Quick Basic Pizza Dough [Martha Stewart]
Most people make pizza on nights when they don’t have much time to spare, which makes this recipe a great one to have in your arsenal. Plus, you can refrigerate it for up to two hours or freeze it for up to three months for quick dinners in the future.

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For tasty Thai fare in Alexandria, consider a visit to Sugar Palm Thai Restaurant. Located in a shopping center just off of Vincent Gale Terrace, the Sugar Palm Thai Restaurant features authentic food in a modern, relaxed environment. Modern is the best way to describe the ambiance at the Sugar Palm, with high ceilings, cool lighting and big windows that give you a great view. And the food is both delicious and affordable. Check out the new lunch special, when you can get a great entrée for just $8.95! The dinner menu features all of the delicious soups, salads, rice and noodle bowls and entrees, each as mild or spicy as you please. The restaurant offers takeout, too, in case you'd prefer to dine back home at The Asher!

Sugar Palm Thai Restaurant
5580 Vincent Gate Terrace
Alexandria, VA 22312
(703) 354-1077
http://www.yelp.com/biz/sugar-palm-thai-restaurant-alexandria

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