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QUITE POSSIBLY THE MOST AMERICAN OF ALL ITALIAN DESSERTS

I think a certain part of me must want to weigh 300lbs by the end of summer. I think this because I have been like a bearded Hoover vacuum, consuming anything that resembles a frozen novelty with a ferocity of a wolf. A wolf that really, really likes ice cream. This somewhat undesirable behavior culminated last week when ...

IF LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS, BE HAPPY FOR WHAT YOU’VE GOT. INGRATE

It’s been hot. Really hot. Record shattering, make you mad hot. I guess that’s what one should expect during a Texas summer, but this year feels a little extreme. Like, dustbowl hot. Because of this, my mind has turned to cooling refreshment more and more. And while cooling refreshment can easily be a synonym for ...

SUMMER’S BEST DESSERT: GRILLED FARMSTAND PEACHES

There are certain flavors that seem to live within summer air. Certain things that on a good day, away from any landfills or traffic, you can almost taste on the breeze. For me, peaches have always been one of them.  To bite into a ripe peach at its peak is to taste the memory of the best summer you ever had: Hitting rope ...