Indiana Beach: Shafer Lake Salad

Oh, how times have changed. Especially weddings. It has been over 48 years since that simmering August of 1968, when I married the love of my life. We honeymooned at his family cottage in rural Indiana for the grand sum of $50 – and that was spent on groceries! But when we went back there a few years ago, we didn't count on getting such a gourmet lunch at what is still essentially an Indiana Honky Tonk.

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Winter's Bone: Ozark Potato Bake

A glimpse into another world, as ancient and untouched as the Ozark Mountains that stand in the distance like grizzled elders. Corrupt and decayed as the broken blood bonds and rusting cars that litter the landscape like modern ruins. True and straight as the young girl who must defy its unyielding code.

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Wonder Woman: Greek Green Goddess Crudité Recipe

This cocktail of a film is a heady brew to start your summer off just right. Start with equal parts patriotism and feminism, add a dash of romance, and splash with equal parts blue seas and cloudless skies. Finally, sprinkle in just a dash of London fog and German menace to give it some zesty heft, and there you have it.

 

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Furious 7: Arabic Fattoush Salad Recipe

It never fails. Just when I am about to dismiss Hollywood entirely, it surprises me. I hopped on the Fast and Furious franchise at stop number 7, taking it for a drive because it seemed the only vehicle on a deserted street. And it was truly one fantastic ride filled with shock and awe – and one very large helping of cinema magic.

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Interstellar: Creamed Corn with Onion, Chives, and Bacon Recipe

It lacks the grandeur and big moments of Arthur C. Clark’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. Nor is it the technical triumph of last year’s Gravity. But Interstellar has what they both lacked – a story and characters we genuinely care about.

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