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POPSrecipe: home-made It's-Its Meet any Bay Area native, and they'll go glassy-eyed talking about their favorite childhood treat, the It's-It ice cream sandwich. (Those of us from other states don't quite get the hype, but we'll play along.) Yes, well, this Bay Area kid thinks the reason you don't get it is that the quality has gone downhill over the past few decades. (The chocolate coating didn't used to be "waxy", for one thing. Harrumph.) So if your only experience with It's-Its is since, say, 2000, it will of course be somewhat disappointing.
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POPSBeef Stew From the site: Beef stew is total comfort food for me. When I was a kid, my mom would cook stew all day in the crock-pot and we would eat it with plain bread and butter. This is one of those recipes that I really love because it's very easy to make, it reminds me of my childhood and it makes the house smell so good. I love to cook the meat, onion, garlic, tomatoes and broth in the oven for about 4-5 hours then add the fresh vegetables and cook for another hour on the stove top. I serve with a tossed salad and fresh bread with butter. This is my daughters very favorite dinner and is a huge hit in our house - especially on cold and rainy days.