cuisine of the midwestern united states

  • Make Honey Apple Butter With Those Extra Apples

    Make Honey Apple Butter With Those Extra Apples

    Picture perfect apples are tumbling into grocery stores with no sign of stopping. Make the most of this bounty by cooking up one of the more concentrated iterations of apple—apple butter, with a twist. It’s always been a dippable, spreadable, velvety smooth fall favorite, but take it a step further with a dose of honey.…


  • So You Bought the Wrong Milk for Your Pumpkin Pie

    So You Bought the Wrong Milk for Your Pumpkin Pie

    Sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk are two distinct products, but it’s easy to get them confused. They’re both milk that comes in cans, and they’re usually stocked right next to each other, often with the same cute little cow on the label. Grabbing one when you meant to grab the other is not outside…


  • Don’t Make the TikTok Chocolate Popcorn

    Don’t Make the TikTok Chocolate Popcorn

    I love a good popcorn hack. I have many. Sweet popcorn, savoury popcorn, popcorn grits — I like it all! I even liked popcorn salad, the hyper-regional Midwest delicacy the internet was determined to hate. (I actually loved it, and so did Joel, and everyone owes Molly Yeh an apology.) But I have finally encountered…