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Recipe: Sour Cream-Raisin Bars

After getting a craving for these bars a few weeks ago, we couldn't rest until we'd found a recipe and made ourselves a big batch! If sour cream and raisins sound like a strange combination to you, ju...

Plant Spotlight: Ponderosa Lemons

We spotted these giant ponderosa lemons at the Chicago Flower & Garden Show last weekend and nearly squealed with delight. A lemon tree? That can grow in Chicago? Well maybe, maybe not. ...

Good Food with Evan Kleiman: Casserole Crazy

There's absolutely nothing high-brow about a casserole. This ubiquitous, endlessly adaptable Midwestern potluck dish is comfort food, pure and simple! Emily Farris, author of Casserole Crazy: Hot Stuf...

Ingredient Spotlight: Wild Rice

A key ingredient in Thanksgiving stuffings and many creamy fall soups, this is the one time of year when wild rice gets its time to shine - though we think it deserves year-round attention! What abou...

Sense of Place: Food and Cuisine of the Midwest

When it's not meat and potatoes, it's...well, it's still meat and potatoes, except it's disguised as casserole, soup, or meatloaf! Meals in the Midwest are a hearty mix of German and Scandinavian cui...

Sense of Place: Flavors and Ingredients from the Midwest

The flavors of the Midwest are fairly close to those of New England. In both regions, the emphasis is on taking advantage of a short growing season and putting away for the winter. Here in the Midwes...