Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance

02/14/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq0u5gXNwSc

From a city associated with steak and the stockyards, Chicago has become a capitol of innovative, even avant-garde cuisine—but how? That’s the story that Jam...

01/23/2025

A great export from Missouri!

"The Joy of Cooking" was written by Irma Rombauer, a woman who wasn’t even a trained chef. Faced with hardship after her husband's death in 1930, she self-published the first edition in 1931. Crazy, right? With only $3,000, she printed 3,000 copies. Its conversational style and practical recipes made the book a surprise hit. Rombauer's iconic cookbook has now sold over 20 million copies and still sits in kitchens across America. 📚🍲 Her story shows how innovation can change lives. Irma’s love for home cooking turned into an essential guide for many. Talk about inspiration. 👏

08/25/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3lIAU2cWy8

David Hammond and Monica Eng!

When you search online for Chicago’s most iconic foods, you’re likely to find the Chicago-style hot dog, deep-dish pizza and Chicago beef.But there’s much mo...

06/18/2024

Raising money for a local hatchery ... love it!

Friday Night Fishboil Fundraiser Home / News / The Friday Night Fish Boil fundraiser at Horse Fair Park will be held Friday, June 21! Live music by the Judson Brown Band from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.We will be serving all-you-can-eat boiled cod, BBQ chicken & ribs and more prepared by Fitzgerald’s ...

06/08/2024

I love to visit grocery stores, too!

What’s exploring a new place without a stop at the market?

05/21/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwUJCQbnM-I

Cicada, Anyone? Carolyn Berg, David Hammond & Catherine LambrechtCulinary Historians of ChicagoThis year will be the fourth generation of Brood XIII cicadas...

04/03/2024

Does anyone have a subscription to the Washington Post?
I am seeking a recipe published before 1900, and likely before 1890 called: Apple Float.

According to a manuscript cookbook:

Beat the whites of three eggs to a stiff froth; add three tablespoons of powdered sugar and beat again.

Then stir gradually one good sized tart apple grated and a teaspoon of rind of lemon; heap the spoonful over a dish of cream and serve cold.

- Washington Post
Thanks!

09/14/2023

Cranberry harvest launches!

08/16/2023

Always something new to learn, so today it is corn tassels.

Most of the field corn in our county has pollinated. But here are some fun facts about the tassel!

07/25/2023

The tradition of the State Fair butter sculpture tradition carries on in Ohio!