If you’re the type of person whose idea of baking includes placing store-bought cookie dough on a cookie sheet, read on: Though it may seem intimidating, learning to bake is much easier than it seems. Learn the basics of baking with these helpful websites!

Baker’s Corner
This accessible website provides just about every resource a beginning baker will need to make something warm and fluffy or gooey and sweet. The Learn to Bake page includes detailed descriptions of the necessary utensils, lists of staple ingredients, and a toolkit of weights and mass that will help you get the proportions straight. Once you become familiar with the ins and outs of baking, you can even browse the recipes to test out your new skills.

Become a Better Baker
Designed for bakers of all skill levels, Become a Better Baker aims to improve everyone’s baking skills and understanding. It offers tutorials for techniques like kneading with a dough hook, properly rolling cinnamon rolls, and even greasing a pan to perfection. If you prefer to learn from example, this is the site for you. 

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At the family friendly Deli Depot, ask for recommendations and you’ll get those as well as a conversation. The staff knows their regulars and makes it a point to know new customers. Deli Depot’s sandwiches are served on freshly baked bread and are always piled high with fresh ingredients. Typical of a New York style delicatessen, this place offers fare like corned beef, pastrami, and liverwurst, but it also create its own specialty subs like the Euro Rail, which is a traditional Italian sub and The Rip Van Winkle, which is a classic rueben. A perfect spot to enjoy your lunch, Deli Depot also serves breakfast, starting at 6 a.m. on weekdays and 7 a.m. on Saturdays and ending at 11 a.m. For breakfast, choose from a breakfast platter or a sandwich with your choice of a muffin, bread or toast, or a bagel.

Deli Depot
8961 Center Street
Manassas, VA 20110
(703) 368-0714
http://delidepotmanassasva.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-deli-depot-manassas

Dear Residents,

We are happy to announce that we will be starting a few new renovation projects this week, and within the coming month.

The first is starting today! We are renovating the entire Fitness Center by re-painting, adding mirrors, shelving, and re-arranging the TV and equipment to face the outdoors. We hope you will love it's new look by the end of the week!

We will also be tiling the elevator lobbies, starting in the 9203 building. We have heard your concerns about what the weather can do to carpet in that highly traveled location, so we are tiling to make that area more beautiful and clean! There will be more information to follow as we get closer to the project's start date.

Please let us know about any questions or concerns you may have about the project, or feel free to leave us some love on our FB page! We love to hear from you!

Warmest wishes,

The Team at The Courts at Historic Manassas