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Peaches and Cream Pudding, Ah Sweet Summertime!

Peaches and Cream Pudding, Ah Sweet Summertime!

One perfect peach, a pint of cream, and a craving after comfort – a pudding is born. If there’s one thing that really gets Mr. Hollywood’s goat around this time of year, it’s that chipper “summer’s almost over” refrain he hears from young parents sending […]

It’s Just Not Summer without a Tomato Sandwich

It’s Just Not Summer without a Tomato Sandwich

It took moving to the South for me to appreciate the beauty of a proper tomato sandwich. Not that we didn’t get beautiful, juicy tomatoes of every conceivable variety in Minnesota. It’s just – who would name with pride such a simple thing? A sandwich […]