Midwestern Recipes
- Goetta
— Goetta, a breakfast sausage, was originally a peasant dish, meant to stretch out servings of meat over several meals. It is very popular in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area. - Horseshoe Sandwich — The Horseshoe is a regional specialty in the Springfield, Illinois area. It is an open-faced sandwich on toasted bread that can utilize a variety of meats, topped
with French fries and a creamy cheese sauce. Grilled vegetables, such as green peppers
and onions, are also common on a Horseshoe sandwich. Alternate meat suggestions
include smoked ham, pulled pork and grilled chicken breast.
- Midwest Tart Cherry
Pie — This beautiful lattice-topped cherry and cream cheese pie is kissed with a touch of almond.
- Pride of Iowa Cookies — This is a very old recipe and one of the best cookies in the whole world!
- Sister Bay Cafe Pioneer Bread Pudding — The Sister Bay Cafe in Sister Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, is famous for this pudding.
- Trenary Toast — This is a favorite in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
- Wisconsin Chicken Booyah — This dish is famous in the Fox River Valley region — Green Bay, Wisconsin. Booyah and beer go great together. Booyah King, Bob Baye, of Green Bay, Wisconsin, has been making Booyah since about 1946 in 100-gallon cookers.