Simple food, cooked well

Proven Midwest Recipes you can count on!

This site is designed to make finding great recipes simple and enjoyable. We're continually adding our favorite family recipes, so there's always something delicious to discover, cook, and share.

Pull up a chair

Real food. Real family.
Really worth making.

Our recipe collection starts at our own dinner table. Every recipe here is one we’ve personally made and enjoyed with our family and friends. These are the tried-and-true dishes we come back to and love to share.

Our photos may not be fancy, but the food has to be good. If we wouldn’t serve it to the people we love, it doesn’t make it onto this site. Simple as that.

A little messy. A lot of love. Always something good.

Open our recipe box

What sounds good?

A cozy casserole, a little smoke,
or something sweet. Come hungry.

Shipwreck casserole with melted cheese on top

Pass the casserole

Shipwreck

Beef, potatoes, beans, and melty cheese. A hearty dinner with a name you won’t forget.

Dig in
Cooking for a crowd?Make room for Smoked Turkey.Bring a little backyard flavor to the big meal.

There’s always room

Save a little
room for sweet.

Chocolate, peanut butter, and oats. Our No Bake Cookies are a little something good to share—without even turning on the oven.

Make No Bake Cookies
A plate of our chocolate peanut butter no bake cookies

From our family’s favorites to yours.

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