This counts as our junkiest (in a good way) meal yet. Our main dish from Michigan was the Coney Dog, invented in Jackson, MI. It's a hot dog, with a particular meat sauce, chopped onions, and yellow mustard. We learned a new cooking technique making the sauce. The ground beef gets sauteed with water, which results in a very fine texture for the ground beef. You pour off the water and fat after it is cooked. Good to know. Here's the recipe we used for the Coney sauce http://reliableanswers.com/kitchen/coney_island_sauce.asp.
Arkansas is, apparently, all about cheese dip. There's even a short documentary about it (which I haven't yet watched) called "In Queso Fever (A Movie About Cheese Dip)". There are lots of recipes out there for cheese dip, but we went with the classic. A pound of Velveeta microwaved with a 10oz can of Rotel tomatoes with green chiles. What could be bad?! I used the leftover dip the next night to make baked mac 'n cheese.
For dessert we made Rice Krispie treats. Which actually worked for both states, since Arkansas is the biggest producer of rice in the U.S., and Kelloggs (producer of Rice Krispies) is in Michigan.
This counts as our junkiest (in a good way) meal yet. Our main dish from Michigan was the Coney Dog, invented in Jackson, MI. It's a hot dog, with a particular meat sauce, chopped onions, and yellow mustard. We learned a new cooking technique making the sauce. The ground beef gets sauteed with water, which results in a very fine texture for the ground beef. You pour off the water and fat after it is cooked. Good to know. Here's the recipe we used for the Coney sauce http://reliableanswers.com/kitchen/coney_island_sauce.asp.
Arkansas is, apparently, all about cheese dip. There's even a short documentary about it (which I haven't yet watched) called "In Queso Fever (A Movie About Cheese Dip)". There are lots of recipes out there for cheese dip, but we went with the classic. A pound of Velveeta microwaved with a 10oz can of Rotel tomatoes with green chiles. What could be bad?! I used the leftover dip the next night to make baked mac 'n cheese.
For dessert we made Rice Krispie treats. Which actually worked for both states, since Arkansas is the biggest producer of rice in the U.S., and Kelloggs (producer of Rice Krispies) is in Michigan.
A+ for including rice krispie treats for both states.
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