Tag: midwest

Broccoli Rice Casserole

We are now t-minus two weeks from Turkey Day in 2020, which will totally bizarro thanks to the ‘rona. Need help planning a menu? I shared a whole round-up of my favorite holiday dishes and drinks last year, which you can check out here. It only makes sense that...

Homemade Egg Noodles

Welcome to our new normal. Sheltering in place, self-quarantines, that deeply unsettling “So when does this start to feel like Mad Max?” aura permeating the air. None of this is normal. But it is our new normal. So, please stay the fuck inside. Seriously. Use this homebound time to...

The Boney Ball

Behold! The Boney Ball has arrived on this fair blog. The myth. The legend. The icon. The… cheese ball? These nostalgic treasures have enjoyed a bit of a renaissance in the last few years, but cheese balls have always held a special place in my heart. No, not because...

Taco Pizza: Jewel of the Midwest

I don’t like pizza. Well, I don’t like pizza with red sauce. Do you know what it’s like growing up loathing the one thing that is always served to children, often to celebrate some kind of milestone or achievement? I was a voracious reader who absolutely made Pizza Hut’s...