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A Love Letter to Ohio's Chocolaty, Peanut Buttery Buckeye Candy
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The United States of Pizza: Idaho
Dinner Tonight: Stacked Green Enchiladas Recipe
A plate of lefse flatbreads with butter on the side set on a tiled surface
Midwestern Potato Lefse (Norwegian-American Potato Flatbread)
A serving of baked spaghetti on a plate garnished with herbs with a baking dish in the background
Million Dollar Spaghetti
Plate of Swiss steak with mashed potatoes and a serving spoon midaction
Swiss Steak
A St Louisstyle pizza sliced into squares on a checkered paperlined wooden board
St. Louis-Style Pizza
A slice of peach streusel cake on a plate with a larger cake in the background on a wooden stand
Dakota Kuchen (Peach Custard Cake)
A piece of gooey butter cake on a plate with powdered sugar, with a cup of coffee and a serving tray of cake in the background
Gooey Butter Cake
Plates of scotcheroos, chocolate-topped dessert bars, placed on a pink surface beside glasses of milk
Scotcheroos
Taco pizza with sour cream on a wooden board, set on a red-checkered tablecloth, plates, and glasses nearby.
Iowa Taco Pizza
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Midwestern Chicken and Noodles
stack of goetta, berries and fried egg on a blue plate. coffee and plate of goetta in the background
Goetta (German-American Breakfast Sausage)
Overhead view of fried cheese frenchees
Cheese Frenchee (Deep-Fried Grilled Cheese Sandwiches)
Kansas City Steak soup in bowl on wooden board with spoonful of soup, bread, and another bowl in thebackground
Kansas City Steak Soup
Side view of Ohio Shredded Chicken Sandwich
Ohio Shredded Chicken Sandwich
Overhead view of breaded pork tenderloin sandwich
Indiana Breaded Pork Tenderloin Sandwich
Side view of Butter Burger
Wisconsin Butter Burgers
Overhead view of cheesy corn
Kansas City-Style Cheesy Corn
Side view of juicy lucy
The Juiciest Juicy Lucy
Overhead view of knoephla soup
Knoephla (North Dakota Cream-and-Dumpling Soup)
Overhead view of toasted ravioli on a plate
Cheese-Filled Toasted Ravioli
Detroit-style pepperoni pizza resting on a cutting board, with a piece cut from it.
Detroit-Style Pan Pizza
Chicken and Wild Rice Hotdish
Classic Chicken and Wild Rice Hotdish From 'The New Midwestern Table'
Closeup of a Chicago-style hotdog
Chicago-Style Hot Dog Buns Recipe
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Pie of the Week: Shaker Lemon Pie