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!
Cheesy (Rainbow) Carrot Casserole This recipe can be made with regular orange carrots or jazz it up by using rainbow carrots! It's a prefect side dish and kid approved! [...]
Kale Stir-fry This is a quick and easy recipe featuring kale (or any hardy green such as swiss chard, collards or beet greens etc.)Ingredients with an asterisk (*) are [...]
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, an a bagel, or on 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 [...]