The Iowa Dish Articles

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It’s hard to believe we’re only a few days away from the start of the Iowa State Fair, football season and the first day of school.

If you’re like most Iowans, you don’t leave the grocery store without a gallon of milk in your cart.

For many busy families, a favorite on-the-go healthy breakfast is whole grain cereal.

The Iowa State Fair is the place to feed our love of high-quality, Iowa-raised meats and to recognize the Iowa farm families who work year-round to provide nutritious, safe and protein-rich food for all.

We love our crops in Iowa; we're number one in corn and soybeans, after all. But we're also a top meat-producing state, and that's good for the economy and consumers. We explore why meat is an essential part of your diet.

If reducing your exposure to trace amounts of pesticides is important to you, then organic foods may be an option, says Joel Coats, a professor of entomology and expert on toxicology at Iowa State University.

From the Iowa Pork Producers Association, www.iowapork.org

I know it’s officially summertime when RVs roll through town on their way to Saylorville Lake; cyclists return to the nearby High Trestle Trail; and our neighborhood ice cream shop, the Filling Station in Madrid, opens for the season.

There’s nothing better in the summer than a Prime steak or an all-beef burger on the grill.

Enjoying the view from the indoor patio at the Oskaloosa Public Golf Course, Wood Iron Grille diners bask in the atmosphere and the culinary experience, including Iowa’s 2019 Best Burger.

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