My father, his mother and father and his grandparents were Iowans. I lived in Iowa during my high school, university and early professional years too.

Best Shortcake Biscuits & Iowa Shortcake

Minnesota

Minnesota is the 'home state' of my heart, where my father still lives in the home of my childhood along the banks of the Rainy River right on the Canadian border.

Minnesota Sloppy Joes
Swedish Rye Bread
Creamy Wild Rice Soup
Turkey Wild Rice Casserole
Wild Rice Salad

Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri has been my home since 1993. In the last while, I much enjoy exploring Outstate Missouri too. It's a beautiful state, green hilled and blue rivered.

A Hundred Mile Dinner for the Incurable Epicureans in St. Louis

Black Walnut Bread
Buffalo Ragout
Buttered Pecan Ice Cream
Cottage Cheese Pie
Mushroom Soup
Old-Fashioned Black Walnut Chocolate Cake

New Mexico

New Mexico has its own strong – and addictive, I've learned – food tradition.

Green Chili Burgers
Green Chili Sauce (Salsa Verde)
Ten-Minute Enchiladas
Ten-Minute Foolproof Enchilada Sauce

Favorite New Mexico Recipes from A Veggie Venture
Quick Green Chile Stew

Classic American
SWEET
American Apple Pie
Apple Cider Indian Pudding
Carrot & Zucchini Bread
Extra-Crispy Apple Crisp
First-Prize Peach Pie
Healthy Trail Mix
Healthy Waldorf Salad
Homemade Egg McMuffin
Lemon Meringue Pie
Lemon Pudding Cake
Lifetime Pancakes
Mom's Everyday Oatmeal Cookies
Naturally Sweetened Apple Butter
Old-Fashioned Black Walnut Chocolate Cake
Old-Fashioned Homemade Lemonade
Perfect M&M Cookies
Pumpkin Pecan Pie

SAVORY
Buffalo Ragout
Calico Beans
Chocolate Chili
Deviled Eggs with Tomato-Herb Relish
Elk Meatloaf (or Bison, Beef, Other Meatloaf)
Fast Roast Chicken
Fresh Creamed Corn
Fried Okra (Garden Popcorn)
Gashouse Eggs
Herbed Saltines
Mom's Roast Chicken
My Mom's Pancake Recipe
My Sister's Recipe for Crockpot Chili
New-Fashioned Sauerkraut Salad
Rock-Star Fried Chicken
Skillet Cornbread
Smoked Turkey Chowder
Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing
Ten Tips for Better Burgers

Favorite Classic American Recipes from A Veggie Venture
Classic Seven Layer Salad
Fresh Three-Bean Salad

American Midwest
Chicken & Wild Rice Soup (or Turkey & Wild Rice Soup)
Ham & Beans
Nana's Cucumbers
Ribs & Sauerkraut for Slow Cooker or Dutch Oven
Oyster Stew
Rock-Star Fried Chicken
Twice-Smoked Ham

American South
Greens & Grits
Gumbo
Lemon Meringue Pie
Lucky Black-Eyed Pea Salad
Lucky Black-Eyed Pea Soup
Slow Cooker Sweet Potato (or Pumpkin or Butternut Squash) Grits
Southern Belle Lemon Layer Cake

Favorite American-South Recipes from A Veggie Venture
Miss Jennie's Famous Benedictine Spread

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Argentinian
Chimichurri (Argentinian Parsley Sauce)

Canadian

My mother was born in Winnipeg and all the family on that side is spread from Vancouver to Ottawa. I remain much connected to my Canadian heritage.

I lived in the south of Finland as an exchange student for a year. With 'mothers' and 'fathers' and 'sisters' and a 'brother' there, Finland remains a 'home of my heart'. In Finland, I learned to observe Lent with Lenten Grass, an old Finnish custom.