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This collection of 118 recipes captures the evocative food experiences of the Lake Michigan region, an ultimate vacation destination with hundreds of miles of shoreline and rich food traditions reflecting the bounty of the area’s farms and the lake’s daily catch. Recipes include Helen Suchy’s Apple Cake from Door County, Homemade Sheboygan-Style Bratwurst, Chicago’s HBFC Original Fried Chicken Sandwich, Beach House Cheesy Potatoes from Northwest Indiana, and The Cook’s House Crispy Skinned Lake Trout from Traverse City. Delightful photographs of cottage life and classic destinations, along with profiles of favorite food purveyors, bring the lakeshore’s flavors and charm to you year-round, wherever you are.
List of contents
Introduction
How to Use This Book
Wisconsin
Chapter 1: Door County
Chapter 2: Sheboygan and Kohler
Chapter 3: Milwaukee
Illinois and Indiana
Chapter 4: Chicago and Northwest Indiana
Michigan
Chapter 5: Harbor Country
Chapter 6: Southwest Michigan
Chapter 7: Saugatuck, Douglas, and Fennville
Chapter 8: Traverse City and the Peninsulas
Recipes by Type
Acknowledgments
Resources
Metric Conversion Charts
Index
About the author
Amelia Levin is a Chicago-based food writer, chef, cookbook author, and passionate Midwesterner. She grew up in the Chicago area, vacationed for 30 years in Wisconsin, went to college in Michigan, and has since traveled throughout the entire northern Midwest for both fun and business. She contributes to Edible Chicago magazine and is the food editor at FSR, a trade magazine for full-service restaurants. She is the author of Chicago Chef’s Table: Extraordinary Recipes from the Windy City.
Summary
For Midwesterners, Lake Michigan is a readily accessible year-round vacationland, with beloved food traditions and ever-new delicacies to explore. Recipes for that distinctive lakeshore cuisine and stories inspired by the lifestyle pack this delightful cookbook.?
Foreword
For Midwesterners, Lake Michigan is a readily accessible year-round vacationland, with beloved food traditions and ever-new delicacies to explore. Recipes for that distinctive lakeshore cuisine and stories inspired by the lifestyle pack this delightful cookbook.?
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“Captures the magical world of Lake Michigan cottage life with seasonal recipes inspired by the fresh, delicious food of our fertile local farms and cool crystal waters.” — Maureen Abood, author of Rose Water & Orange Blossoms
“Part cookbook and part culinary travel guide, this book unearths the simple charms and gustatory delights that grace the oft-overlooked shores of America’s Third Coast.” — Lori Fredrich, food writer and author of Milwaukee Food
