After spending years traveling the globe in the performing arts, an artistic director found a home and a sense of community in this central Piedmont town and its charming historical theater.
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15 Sweet and Savory Peanut Recipes
From peanut butter cake, pie, and cookies to crunchy spiced snacks and Cheerwine boiled peanuts, we’re nuts for these dishes from our archives.
Peach Melba Parfait
Each delicious bite of this elegant dessert is filled with ripe peaches, raspberry puree, and vanilla ice cream.
12 Perfect Peach Recipes
From cobbler to lemonade, use your fresh peaches in some of our favorite summertime recipes.
Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches
Our version starts with homemade cookies — the flavor and toppings are up to you.
Chill Out: 4 Frosty Summer Desserts
Summer’s never been sweeter: These frosty desserts will keep you cool, calm, and contented right on through the dog days.
The Cream of Calabash
In a town known for its seafood, a family ice cream business serves up nostalgic standards and creative concoctions that change with the seasons.
Cheerwine Snow Cream Float
How could snow cream possibly get any more Southern, you ask? Just add Cheerwine!
13 of Our Favorite Sundae Drives
Are you an ice cream purist, perfectly pleased with classic chocolate or vanilla? Or an adventurer, always on the hunt for new flavors? Our summertime bucket list of 13 sweet spots — a scooper’s dozen! — has something for everyone.
