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This food blog is filled with recipes from the heart of my Midwestern kitchen. You'll find everything from sweet coffee recipes to delicious venison dishes. Plus, Wisconsin favorites like brandy slush and Friday fish fry. Find inspiration for using seasonal produce, making classic holiday favorites, and so much more. Here it's all about making good food for good people.

A glass filled with coffee soda, ice, an orange slice, and a glass orange straw.
Spiced Coffee Soda (Made with Coffee Simple Syrup)
Cubes of venison steak that have been cooked in the air fryer are drizzled with melty garlic butter.
Air Fryer Venison Steak Bites with Garlicky Butter
A lemon drop jello shot in a lemon rind wedge sits on a backdrop.
Lemon Drop Jello Shots (Using Real Lemons!)
Ground Venison Taco Salad (Great for Leftovers!)
A London Fog latte in a mug garnished with dried lavender.
London Fog Latte with Lavender Syrup (Hot or Iced)
A spoon sits in a partially scooped out pan of venison tater tot casserole.
Ground Venison Tater Tot Hotdish (Midwestern Casserole)
An orange jello mold garnished with mandarin orange sits on a white cake stand.
Three Ingredient Mandarin Orange Jello Salad (No Cottage Cheese)
A fluted coupe glass filled with a dirty chai espresso martini that's got a foamy top and is garnished with a star anise.
Sweet & Spicy Dirty Chai Espresso Martini
One Pan Venison Hamburger Helper
Heart shaped strawberry rosé jello shots on a piece of white parchment paper.
Strawberry Rosé Jello Shots (3 Ingredients!)
A glass serving dish filled with green jello salad, topped with cool whip and a cherry.
Old Fashioned Green Jello Salad with Pineapple and Cool Whip
A coupe glass filled with champagne jello shots.
Three Ingredient Champagne Jello Shots (No Vodka!)
A mug filled with tom and jerry batter is sprinkled with nutmeg.
Tom and Jerry Batter and Drink Recipe
Peppermint Mocha Espresso Martini (with white chocolate option!)
A glass with candy cane embellishments filled with a peppermint white chocolate mocha and garnished with whipped cream and crushed peppermint candies.
Peppermint White Mocha (Hot or Iced)
A glass mug filled with a white mocha latte on a white marble serving board.
The Easiest White Chocolate Mocha (Hot or Iced)
A large glass mug is filled with a peppermint mocha that is garnished with chocolate syrup and crushed candy canes.
Peppermint Mocha Latte (Hot or Iced)
Festive Cranberry Margarita (perfect for the holidays!)
An overhead image of a jar filled with cranberry simple syrup. It's set on a white marble tray.
Two Ingredient Cranberry Simple Syrup (Great for Drinks!)
An overhead image of a blue bowl filled with freezer corn.
Buttery and Sweet Freezer Corn (no canning required!)
A glass filled with cherry bounce and garnished with a fresh cherry.
Wisconsin Cherry Bounce (using fresh or frozen cherries)
Creamy Corn and Potato Chowder
A man pours coffee out of a French press and into a blue enamel coffee mug.
Rich & Bold French Press Coffee
A slice of raspberry pretzel jello salad sits on a white plate garnished with fresh raspberries.
Raspberry Jello Pretzel Salad (using fresh or frozen berries)