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-A quote from "A Cook's Idea Book" by Valera Grapp Blair (1977)
Welcome to Midwest Plated!
This is the blog for all things Midwest and all things food. We will be looking at everything from fast food, to restaurants, to dinner recipes, and to cocktails. Consider this the side notes to every dish and flavor I come across.


Bartender Paris
After dabbling in alcoholic beverages with Jell-O shots on the Fourth of July. I decided to make this concoction last night, using things...
Paris Hitchcock
Jul 181 min read


Keto Lasagna from “Keto Mama” blog
Keto Lasagna Zucchini This recipe was from keto mamas keto lasagna. There’s no noodles and it’s in a ground turkey Italian sausage and...
Paris Hitchcock
Jul 141 min read


Jack Black Cherry Ice Cream
I recently tried the cherry ice cream from Churn! The cherry flavor was delightful! The dark chocolate chunks melt in your mouth and...
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Jul 131 min read


Thai Roasted Pepper Soup with Cream and Bacon
Zucchini Fritters as a side dish as well
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Jul 71 min read


Bacon Green Beans and Turkey Legs
Cooked Turkey legs in my "Own Place" oven. Used recipe for Blackstone on a cast iron pan for the green beans. First I cooked the bacon...
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Jul 71 min read


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Jul 70 min read


Garlic shallot and kale (Colcannon) Potatoes and Pork Steaks
garlic potatoes and pork steaks
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Jul 21 min read


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Homemade Cinnamon Rolls (recipe from King Arthur Baking School)
homemade cinnamon rolls
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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
chocolate chip banana bread
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Apr 15, 20241 min read


Picnic/ Morel Mushroom Foraging
Last night my husband and I took a trip to a nature park near us. I bought a picnic basket last year that i have been dying to get some...
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Apr 15, 20241 min read


Roasted tomato pasta with chicken
recipe from book My version
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Canning with My Grandma - Summer 2023
We made salsa, pickles, and cowboy candy! I want to have a big garden next year and plan on doing lots of canning. I felt so honored to...
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Jan 15, 20241 min read


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