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Bowl of homemade creamy tomato soup. Its a rich orange color from the variety of tomatoes used and garnished with fresh basil leaves and cracked black pepper. There is a decadent sourdough grilled cheese dunked into the soup.

Stupid Easy Creamy Tomato Soup

Caribbean of the Sicilian coast. San Vito Lo Capo Beach Town

San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily

Fresh baked Burnt Butter & Brown Sugar Banana Bread in the middle of the photo with two pieces sliced off and placed on two floral vintage plates with a dollop of Greek yogurt served alongside the banana bread and drizzled with local honey right from a mason jar.

Burnt Butter & Brown Sugar Banana Bread


Making it Midwest

Hi I’m Emily! The foodie behind Making it Midwest 🙂

This mid-American food blog is full of well-balanced recipes for every occasion; especially those nights when you have no idea what to make for dinner. My cooking is inspired by my Sicilian heritage, my mom’s rural farm upbringing in Illinois, and the Asian flavors I fell in love with during 10 years working in a restaurant.

I love turning leftover ingredients into delicious meals and sharing recipes rooted in family traditions and cherished experiences.

Making it Midwest is a way for me to share my recipes with family, friends, and the world! My passion for food and entrepreneurship has blossomed into this little foodie endeavor.

Check out my recipes and if you want to chat all things foodie find me on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok! 

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Recipes

Bowl of homemade creamy tomato soup. Its a rich orange color from the variety of tomatoes used and garnished with fresh basil leaves and cracked black pepper. There is a decadent sourdough grilled cheese dunked into the soup.

Stupid Easy Creamy Tomato Soup

Fresh baked Burnt Butter & Brown Sugar Banana Bread in the middle of the photo with two pieces sliced off and placed on two floral vintage plates with a dollop of Greek yogurt served alongside the banana bread and drizzled with local honey right from a mason jar.

Burnt Butter & Brown Sugar Banana Bread

Puff pastry tart filled with fresh heirloom and cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, and microgreens, and a feta basil spread.

Heirloom Tomato Basil Tart

Pie dish filled with blackberry filling and an oat and flax seed crumble on top. Laid on a rustic table setting with flowers on top of the baked blackberry and honey crumble

Baked Blackberry and Honey Crumble


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