The bounty of North Iowa slows, but doesn’t stop in the winter! These recipes feature storage crops (onions, potatoes, winter squash), meat, eggs, honey, and more locally sourced winter ingredients!
Sweet Potato Puff This is a delicious and adaptable recipe that is great with sweet potatoes but you could also try it with winter squash (butternut, kabocha, acorn etc.). [...]
Spiced Butternut Squash Custard This easy recipe features butternut squash but could also be used for other winter squash such as acorn, carnival and kabocha. Ingredients with an asterisk [...]
Pumpkin Butter Like pumpkin pie in a jar! Use homemade pumpkin puree and smear this butter on toast, over oatmeal, on a bagel, or with yogurt! Ingredients with an [...]
Sneaky Chef Mac & Cheese Add some extra nutrition to your Mac & Cheese with this creamy and delicious recipe that has 2 hidden veggies (pumpkin and chickpeas).Ingredients with [...]
Sneaky Chef Chili This saucy chili recipe has up to 8 local ingredients including 6 "hidden" vegetables/fruits. It has a subtle sweetness from the apple and pumpkin which will [...]
Lion's Mane Mushroom Steaks A popular vegan or vegetarian steak, even carnivores will love this one. Eat as a "steak" or put it on a bun for a delicious [...]
Biscuits & Sausage Gravy Ingredients with an asterisk (*) are available seasonally right here in North Iowa! Click on select ingredients to find them nearby or stop by your [...]
Creamy Chicken & Wild Rice Soup Ingredients with an asterisk (*) are available seasonally right here in North Iowa! Click on select ingredients to find them nearby or stop [...]
Mushroom "Bacon" Bits Excellent on their own, these pan-fried mushrooms can also be used as a topping for almost any savory dish! Ingredients with an asterisk (*) are available [...]
Breakfast Tacos Everyone loves taco night, why not taco morning? Ingredients with an asterisk (*) are available seasonally right here in North Iowa! Click on select ingredients to find [...]