Forgot about BlueSky for almost a year. Apparently, things are happening here! Hey. (Photo from Topeka, Kansas, last weekend.)

Speaking of peppernuts, here’s @lizcookkc.bsky.social on pfeffernög—her Pfeffernüsse-inflected weihnachtlicher Genuss—fortified with twice as much absinthe as it is bourbon:

Have yourself a very Kansas Christmas with @lizcookkc.bsky.social’s pfeffernög, a boozy riff on a Plains holiday tradition. midwesterner.substack.com/p/pfeffernog

Every state in the United States has a disgusting soda that only they know about and that’s kind of beautiful

I spent $900 at 1587 Prime so you don’t have to.

Greetings from Dallas County, IA. @jedportman.bsky.social

Sunday night. Chiefs win. Draining a 2019 bottle of black walnut nocino for a couple Manhattans.

You: Midwestern food is bland and boring!
Me: Who else up late kurbising they stumbus

There are unexpected twists, there are M. Night Shyamalan-level reveals, and then there are whatever this was in my inbox.

Call that a burial plot twist.

Meet the Crispy, Crunchy, Juicy Pork Sandwich That's as Big as Your Head Defined by a slice of pork that’s pounded out until it’s as big as a dinner plate and fried until crispy, this oversized Midwestern breaded pork tenderloin sandwich is crunchy, tender, and incredibly ...

New for Serious Eats: a Midwestern breaded pork tenderloin sandwich that’s juicy *and* crunchy, every single time. Pound responsibly. www.seriouseats.com/midwestern-b...