From the kitchen

Recipes

Fresh, simple recipes from our Iowa farmers and makers — using the good things they grow and make.

10 recipes

Crisp fall apples from the orchard, warm spices, and a flaky butter crust. The pie that's been on every Iowa farm table for a century.

A Sunday pot roast slow-cooked with carrots, potatoes, and onions until it falls apart with a fork. Pure Iowa comfort food.

Rhubarb from the garden patch and sweet strawberries — the pie that says 'Iowa summer' louder than any other.

Eggs from the henhouse, bacon from the smokehouse, and potatoes from the root cellar — the breakfast that fuels a day of farm work.

Thin-sliced potatoes baked in a creamy cheese sauce — the dish that shows up at every Iowa potluck, church supper, and family reunion.

Late-summer sweet corn straight from the stalk makes the creamiest, sweetest chowder you'll ever taste. A Northeast Iowa farmstand classic.

The simplest way to enjoy Iowa's summer bounty — fire up the grill and let the natural sweetness shine.

Every Iowa gardener has more zucchini than they know what to do with by August. This moist, spiced loaf is the answer.

Golden, crusty cornbread baked in a hot cast iron skillet — the way Iowa farmwives have done it for generations.

Iowa raises more hogs than any state in the nation. These simple, perfectly pan-fried chops are a weeknight supper staple.