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Growing up, I never understood Dad’s fascination with the Moon Pie. Soft cakes filled with marshmallow cream and covered in chocolate, they are a Southern tradition that tasted like cardboard to me. Still, Dad ate boxes and boxes of the things. I never knew the Moon Pie originated close toContinue Reading

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My husband MTM is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He grew up eating things like frozen custard and cheese curds and Friday Fish Fry. Amazingly, he is a hot, slender man in spite of that early diet. On the other hand, I have never lived north of the Mason-Dixon line. While IContinue Reading

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Yesterday, I gave the recipe for arancello in this post. Today, I’m going to round out this series by providing our recipe for blackberry liqueur. In many parts of the United States, blackberries are in season right now or will be ripe very soon. This is the perfect time toContinue Reading