NEW PRAIRIE KITCHEN

Summer Miller is a freelance writer based just outside the urban fringes of Omaha, Nebraska. Her writing has appeared in Saveur, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Edible Omaha, Edible Feast, Nebraska Life, Omaha Magazine, and the Reader. She blogs at scaldedmilk.com.Dana Damewood received her Bachelor of Fine Art in Photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2003. Her nationally recognized work in fine art portraiture has been displayed in many gallery exhibitions. She also owns a portrait and wedding business. She lives in Omaha, NE.

New Prairie Kitchen profiles 25 of the most exciting and groundbreaking chefs, farmers, and producers of artisanal goods from Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota. Their personal stories are interspersed with more than 50 chef-contributed recipes that range from refreshingly simple to exquisitely gourmet. Organized by season, New Prairie Kitchen will transport readers to a revitalized Midwestern heartland where traditional favorites interweave with inspiring new flavors and techniques.Author Summer Miller introduces readers to the phenomenal talent emerging from America's breadbasket: farms that grow asparagus thick as your thumb and tender as a strawberry; dairies that produce fresh, natural milks and cheeses; and nationally recognized restaurants that make these mouthwatering ingredients into edible art. Pioneering chefs across the prairie have taken an old-meets-new approach to their cuisine, sourcing traditional staples from local sustainable farms, and incorporating them into recipes in new and thrilling ways.Beautiful full-color photography and terrific storytelling will lead readers through a wonderful diversity of cooking styles and recipes sure to appeal to any palate. New Prairie Kitchen will reveal a fresh take on farm-to-table cooking and inspire Americans from coast to coast to try everything the prairie has to offer.

Profiles Include:The Musser Family, Milton Creamery • Milton, IAMaggie Pleskac, Maggie’s Vegetarian Café • Lincoln, NENick Strawhecker, Dante Ristorante and Pizzeria • Omaha, NEBryce Coulton, The French Bulldog • Omaha, NEClayton Chapman, The Grey Plume • Omaha, NEDavid Vetter, Grain Place Foods • Marquette, NEPaul Kulik, The Boiler Room • Omaha, NEGeorge Formaro, Centro • Des Moines, IAMichael Haskett, M.B. Haskett • Sioux Falls, SDKevin Loth and Charuth van Beuzekom, Shadow Brook Farm & Dutch Girl Creamery • Lincoln, NEDoug and Krista Dittman, Branched Oak Farm • Raymond, NECharlotte and John Hamburger, Back Alley Bakery • Hastings, NEKevin Shinn, Bread and Cup • Lincoln, NETerra and Matthew Hall, Rhizosphere Farm • Missouri Valley, IAGeorge and Emily Johnson, George Paul Vinegar • Cody, NELarry Cleverley, Cleverley Farm • Mingo, IAJim and Renee Small, Small’s Fruit Farm • Mondamin, IAJohn Wesselius, The Cornucopia • Sioux Center, IAKristine Moberg, Queen City Bakery • Sioux Falls, SDBenjamin Smart, Big Grove Brewery • Solon, IAKate Edwards, Wild Woods Farm • Solon, IAJason Simon, Alba • Des Moines, IATravis Dunekacke, TD Niche Pork • Elk Creek, NESean Wilson, Proof • Des Moines, IA