A mimosa and relaxed-paced brunch is the stuff of vacations without the kids. On this rare spring morning, I was not out of town, but brunching with a friend in Omaha’s historic Blackstone District at the Kimpton Cottonwood Hotel. Call it a Sunday mini vacation. Disclosure: I was the guest of the Kimpton Cottonwood Hotel…
Lake of the Ozarks has held a sort of mythical Midwest status in my mind. It was where the fun 20-somethings went for Spring Break. It was where the affluent families went to summer in a houseboat. And I decided it was time to me to see what Lake of the Ozarks meant for a…
Many states lay claim to being the home to loose meat sandwiches, but Iowa is the state I most associate with the dish. Some call them Maid-Rite sandwiches, Tastee sandwiches, or taverns. Whatever you do, don’t call them sloppy joes. I’ve rounded up a great collection of loose meat sandwiches, starting with the traditional recipe…
Have you ever been glamping? (And if you’re new to the concept – glamping is a luxurious form of camping. Think: real toilets and a place to charge your cell phone.) Last year, Kim shared some awesome glamping spots across the Western and Midwestern United States. While that post is super helpful, it didn’t include…
This stuffed bun goes by many names: Bierock, Krautbrot, Pirozhki or Pirogi. In Nebraska, we call these tasty stuffed buns a Runza. And it turns out, there are a lot of creative spins on the Runza recipe out there. Traditional Runza recipes call for a yeasty bread pocket stuffed with beef, cabbage, onions and some…
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