Midwest Cooking

Cookin’ In The Kitchen With the Bagby’s: Recipes From The Bagby’s of Kansas

Family Cooking, Bagby-style, from Kansas to California! The Bagby brothers from Wichita, Kansas…and their families…loved a wide variety of dishes. One brother moved to California and the other stayed in Wichita. Their children had kids of their own..and we all love to cook! Here’s a “compendium of tasty delights” that will thrill and inspire those that …

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The American Table: Classic Comfort Food from North, South, East, and West

Like its people, American food is a melting pot of tastes and textures. Now flavors from every corner of the country are brought together in one soul-satisfying cookbook. Worthy of any diner’s daily special board, these recipes are the real deal: wholesome, filling favorites that will bring the entire family to the table. You’ll be transported back to …

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Madison Food: (American Palate)

Madisons savory ascent as a culinary destination pairs its rich tradition of homegrown bounty with a progressively wider international palate. Sample the fare of Mad City staples like Ellas Deli, Mickies Dairy Bar and the Plaza and enjoy tales of legendary eateries of yore, such as Clevelands, the Fess and Ovens of Brittany. Visit the farmers markets that …

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Astonishing Apples (The Northern Plate)

The ubiquitous apple: a mainstay of fruit bowls and bag lunches, and in Minnesota, a point of pride. Cultivators in the apple breeding program at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and the University of Minnesota have been dreaming up new varieties since the 1930s, most recently adding to their list of winter-hardy fruits the SweeTango and the Zestar. Snappy …

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Iconic Chicago Dishes, Drinks and Desserts (American Palate)

The food that fuels hardworking Chicagoans needs to be hearty, portable and inexpensive. Enterprising locals transform standard fare into Chicago classics, including Spinning Salad, Flaming Saganaki, Jumpballs, Jim Shoes, Pizza Puffs and Pullman Bread. The restaurants, bakeries, taverns and pushcarts cherished from one generation to the next offer satisfying warmth in winter and sweet refreshment in summer. This …

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Vegetarian Heartland: Plant-Based Recipes from the Midwest

Showcasing the heartland dishes we all love made vegetarian, this cookbook provides a literal and visual feast of creative, generous cooking that’s born in the traditions of the Midwest but transcends geographic boundaries. Celebrated photographer and blogger Shelly Westerhausen presents 100 wholesome, meatless recipes for everything from drinks to desserts. Thoughtfully organized by the adventures that make a …

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Fifty Must-Try Craft Beers of Ohio

Every craft beer has a story, and part of the fun is learning where the liquid gold in your glass comes from. In Fifty Must-Try Craft Beers of Ohio, veteran beer writer Rick Armon picks the can’t-miss brews in a roundup that will handily guide everyone from the newest beer aficionado to those with the most seasoned palates. …

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Fair Foods: The Most Popular and Offbeat Recipes from America’s County Fairs

Fair Foods is an illustrated cookbook featuring the recipes of the most popular and offbeat food served at county fairs across the USA.Packed with 120 original recipes created by award-winning chef, best-selling author, and renowned educator George Geary, Fair Foods includes such county fair classics as Texas Maple Bacon Donuts, The World’s Gooiest Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese …

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Gardening: A beginners guide to organic vegetable gardening, beginners gardenin (Organic Gardening, Vegetables, Herbs, Beginners Gardening, Vegetable Gardening, hydroponics)

ALSO AVAILABLE ON KINDLE AND AUDIO BOOK!!!WANT TO LEARN HOW TO GROW AN AMAZING VEGETABLE GARDEN?Perfect, keep reading and you will learn how it is done.Lets start the right way!By deciding to grow your own organic vegetables it enables you to do several things:Provide fresh vegetables to your loved ones.Learn a life skill which you can pass onto …

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Sweetness: Delicious Baked Treats for Every Occasion

When Sarah Levy opened her own sweet shop, Sarah’s Pastries and Candies, in 2004, she was only 24 years old. She already had years of training and experience at this point, however, and she turned Chicago-based Sarah’s into one of USA Today’s Top Ten Candy Stores in the nation.Since then, Levy has gone on to even greater success: …

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