Inspired by Missouri
THE MEAL (Click on the links above to jump to that part of the post!) Ever since my trip to St. Louis in June of 2023, I’ve been so excited to try making some of these foods for myself! And I was really happy to Read More
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State Meal Challenge
Inspired by Iowa
THE MEAL (Click on the links above to jump to that part of the post!) If you were to ask me to picture a typical farmer’s dinner, this is pretty close to what I would imagine. It made me think of Sunday dinners with my Read More
Inspired by Minnesota
THE MEAL (Click on the links above to jump to that part of the post!) This meal was right up my alley—I never realized how many Utah foods are so similar to Midwestern foods! Jell-O, dessert salads, casseroles, rhubarb, goulash, dessert bars… So many of Read More
Inspired by Wisconsin
THE MEAL (Click on the links above to jump to that part of the post!) We have “America’s Dairyland” to thank for a lot of our favorite American foods—Oscar Mayer weiners, Johnsonville brats, Kraft cheese, Tombstone pizza, Culver’s, and more! Wisconsin produces a quarter of Read More
Inspired by Illinois
THE MEAL (Click on the links above to jump to that part of the post!) I keep wanting to type or say “Inspired by Chicago” when referring to this meal. I swear I tried not to make this entirely Chicago-centric, but it’s hard to deny Read More
Inspired by Kentucky
THE MEAL (Click on the links above to jump to that part of the post!) I still haven’t been to Kentucky, but it’s at the top of my list of places to visit now that I live right above it in Indiana. I’d go mainly Read More
Inspired by Indiana
THE MEAL (Click on the links above to jump to that part of the post!) I never would have guessed when I started this challenge in 2021 that . . . well, first of all, that it would take me this long. But also, I Read More
Inspired by Michigan
THE MEAL (Click on the links above to jump to that part of the post!) Fun fact: Michigan is the only state that’s split into two separate pieces—the Upper Peninsula, and the Lower Peninsula (sometimes called the “Mitten”)—with a five-mile bridge connecting them across the Read More
Inspired by Ohio
THE MEAL (Click on the links above to jump to that part of the post!) After the last several state-inspired meals featured either sandwiches or soups, it was refreshing to make something entirely different! PIEROGI While pierogi are best-known as a Polish food, and were Read More
Inspired by Pennsylvania
THE MEAL (Click on the links above to jump to that part of the post!) For this meal, I wanted to try to represent the different cultures of Pennsylvania while still sticking to well-known classics. Pennsylvania has a rich history—it was named after William Penn, Read More