Fresh Midwest: Modern Recipes from the Heartland [Hardcover]

A cookbook from the heart of Minnesota, inspired by an archive of recipes from the authors grandmother and great-grandmother. In this solid debut, King, a recipe developer and Minnesota native, updates dozens of dishes 'straight out of the Midwestern comfort food canon' with a mix of influences from her Scandinavian heritage and her familys own go-to recipes&Readers will appreciate Kings straightforward recipes just as much as her charming headnotes and essays, an entertaining blend of anecdotes and fascinating cultural context (in an introduction to her Bootlegger Jell-O Shots, King shares that 'the bootlegger cocktail was created by the Minnesota country club set during Prohibition to mask the taste of harsh bathtub gin'). The result is a wonderful introduction to Midwestern cooking and its rich traditions. If you're from the West Coast or East Coast, the first thing that probably comes to mind when you think about Midwestern food is hot dish. And that wouldn't be completely wrong! As someone who grew up in Minneapolis, I make a?mean?Tater Tot Casserole, but the Midwest is so much more than that. And in her debut cookbook, King shows the breadth of this region's cuisine. From Cardamom Coffee Buns, to Tomato Salad with Crispy Rye Bread Crumbs, to Rhubarb Lemonade, this cookbook is packed with everything I want to eat. If you, like me, dream of a world filled with Cardamom Coffee Buns and Cheesy Potatoes balanced by vibrant vegetable dishes with best-of-the-season produce, you will love? Maren Ellingboe Kings warm voice and splendid photography evoke the best of Midwest cuisine with modernist panache. She reinvigorates beloved recipes from generations of her Scandinavian family, weaving her memories with culinary history throughout. Her food is simple, the flavors are bold, and the plates are joyful. Read this and feast. Every recipe in? Maren's recipes are fresh and vibrant, bringing new life and a modern perspective to her family's Scandinavian Midwestern clÓ%