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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.
Chicken BLTs
Today I practiced making my chicken BLTs! You can find the recipe for these in my recipes tab at the top of the page!
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Jul 13, 20251 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 13, 20251 min read
Thai Roasted Pepper Soup with Cream and Bacon
Zucchini Fritters as a side dish as well
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Jul 7, 20251 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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Garlic shallot and kale (Colcannon) Potatoes and Pork Steaks
garlic potatoes and pork steaks
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Sourdough Journey Thus Far
I created my own starter using the methods from New World Sourdough by Bryan Ford. I made a wheat loaf and cinnamon bagels from his...
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Jul 2, 20251 min read
The Cafe (Ames,IA) Review
First, we started off with the guacamole and chips. The chips were fresh crispy, and salty. The guacamole was also fresh and has to be...
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Jul 2, 20252 min read
Homemade Cinnamon Rolls (recipe from King Arthur Baking School)
homemade cinnamon rolls
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Oct 2, 20241 min read
Can I Have S'more Please?
Smores cake from Liz Marek featured in "50 things to bake before you die" This adventure started when I realized "Hey It's my mom's...
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Steak and Wine Night
When it was a slightly chilly spring day in March, I found comfort in a crisp glass of sauvignon blanc and a warm meal. The steak recipe...
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Jun 10, 20241 min read
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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