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The American Midwest is the bread basket of the nation. It cuts a large swath from the Great Lakes states out to the Dakotas and south to Kansas. Here in the Heartland, the farms produce the vegetables, grains, fruits, dairy, and meats that feed the rest of the country. When people talk about "American food," they often mean Midwestern cuisine. The cheesy casseroles, beefy pot roasts, baked pastas, meat and potatoes, and homemade pies -- the soothing comfort foods that get us through a chilly winter evening. If you had homemade pie for breakfast this morning, you might qualify as a Midwesterner. Generally speaking, Midwestern cuisine is honest and hearty rather than fancy and frivolous, flavorful but not aggressively spiced.
 

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Currant Jelly Wiener Sauce

Reviewed on Aug. 19, 2008 by NurseApril
(I am a STRICT vegetarian so I am just going by my co-workers reactions) I made these as directed and had mixed reactions. The general consensus was "they are ok" some people thought they were "pretty good". My feelings were kind of hurt because I usually get rave reviews for everything I make, which in all fairness is usually dessert. I will try to make this again for a different crowd and get back with you guys on the reviews:)
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Spinach and Tortellini Salad

Reviewed on Aug. 19, 2008 by NurseApril
pretty good. I followed the directions pretty closely. I used Ken's steakhouse light italian dressing.. just a splash. As per other reviewers, I used fresh spinach. I used grape tomatoes, which got unappetizingly squishy after a few hours.. Next time they will be a last minute addition. I used a 16oz bag of 3 cheese tortellini cooked for 7 minutes. A handful of reduced fat feta topped it off nicely. will make again!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.57 star rating.

Irish Chicken and Dumplings

Reviewed on Aug. 19, 2008 by Dyann
This turned out delicious! I used bone-in breasts (to add some more flavor) and had to add some chicken broth as it was a little too thick when going to drop the dumplings in. I had doubts about "baking mix" for dumplings, but they actually weren't bad due to soaking up the flavorful broth. i flet the timing was off a bit but this still is a keeper!
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