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Looking for a new recipe? WMTA offers free online West Michigan Cookbook

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By Adrianne Brown-Reasner
West Michigan Tourist Association

With so many people spending part of their time at home in the kitchen, the West Michigan Tourist Association (WMTA) decided to round up the area’s best recipes for home cooks to try their hands at.

Working with restaurants, farm markets, wineries, and more from throughout the area, WMTA has collected and compiled a cookbook full of delicious dishes and drink recipes from around West Michigan. Aspiring chefs and pro home cooks alike will find recipe options to re-create a favorite dish, make a homemade version of a restaurant staple, or try something new.

“We thought it would be fun to share these local recipes with people, especially now when so many people are doing more home cooking,” said WMTA’s Marketing Director Courtney Sheffer. “Whether you’re looking for a recipe for a fancy meal, or something simple to make with the kids, you’ll find a West Michigan recipe here to try out.”

The cookbook is split into four sections: Sides/Apps, Mains, Sweets, and Drinks. A selection of dishes from each section is listed below:

Sides/Apps

  • Cherry Broccoli Salad from Cherry Republic, Glen Arbor
  • Crispy Vinegar and Salt Potatoes from Oryana Community Co-op, Traverse City
  • Cucumber Salad from Grossnickle Farms, Kaleva

Michigan Apple Cheddar Burgers from Fennville’s Virtue Cider (Supplied)

Mains

  • Michigan Apple Cheddar Burgers from Virtue Cider, Fennville
  • Two Hearted Chicken Tacos from Bell’s Brewery, Kalamazoo
  • Apple and Squash Pierogi from Black Star Farms, Suttons Bay

Sweets

  • Apple Crisp with the Dutch Touch from Dutch Farm Market, South Haven
  • Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting from W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, Augusta
  • Vegan Rosemary Blueberry Scones from Stuart Avenue Inn, Kalamazoo

Drinks

  • Red Sangria from Dablon Winery & Vineyards, Baroda
  • Central Lake Sour from Mammoth Distilling, Bellaire
  • Oliver’s Ocean from Long Road Distillers, Grand Rapids

Journeyman’s Detroit Style Pizza (Supplied)

WMTA encourages people to try out a new recipe, and to share photos of the end result using the hashtag #WestMichigan.



View or download the West Michigan Cookbook (PDF) here: https://www.wmta.org/beer-dine-wine/west-michigan-cooks-at-home-free-digital-cookbook/