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Like a good summer movie, a great sandwich should be full of delightful familiar ingredients sparked with a few good surprises. And like a good plot, the sandwich should be built on a sturdy ...

What's the simplest dish you could ever imagine making? If you're like a lot of people, it's a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. You may have learned how to make one when you were just a kid and your ...

As a Southerner who proudly plans every party around the food, you’d think I’d know all the classics. Of course, I'm familiar with pimento cheese dip, deviled eggs, fried green tomatoes and anything ...