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READY, SET, TAILGATE! STATE-BY-STATE Tailgating Recipes & Fall Getaway Ideas from ® log0 shadow BS O C A J rt Sponsored by: BE ro PHOTOGRAPH: PHOTOGRAPH: Taste of Illinois Restaurants and wineries join the festivities with culinary walking tours, wine trails and a September food festival. See unique styles of wine production and fall scenery at the award-winning Shawnee Wine Trail, or listen to eerie tails in the state capital. Pumpkin Bars 1. In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, Ninety percent of the pumpkins processed in the baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda United States grow within a 90-mile radius of and salt. Stir in eggs, pumpkin and oil until Peoria, Illinois. These moist bars are just one way combined. Spread evenly in an ungreased to use pumpkin while baking. 15x10x1-inch baking pan. 2. Bake in a 350° oven for 25 to 30 minutes Prep: 30 minutes Bake: 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Spread 2 cups all-purpose flour with Cream Cheese Frosting. If you like, 2 1 ⁄3 cups sugar sprinkle with walnuts. Cut into bars. Tightly N LINDSEY O 2 teaspoons baking powder cover bars in pan and chill for up to 24 hours. S A 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon Tailgating Tip: Tote bars in pan in an insu- S, J S, Our FavoriteFall O utings oat 1 teaspoon baking soda lated cooler with ice packs. Makes 24 bars. 1 ⁄4 teaspoon salt Cream Cheese Frosting: In a medium INE M SHAWNEE WINE TRAIL Head west A 4 eggs, lightly beaten mixing bowl, beat two 3-ounce packages ) BL 1 off I-57 to Illinois’ award-winning T 1 15-ounce can pumpkin softened cream cheese, ⁄2 cup softened but- wine trail, and explore 30 miles of M LEF 1 cup vegetable oil ter and 2 teaspoons vanilla with an electric ro Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Gradu- small towns and forests, and of : (F S follows) ally add 4 cups powdered sugar, beating course, wineries. Some are traditional, 3 ⁄4 cup chopped walnuts (optional) until smooth. while others, like the Swedish- Nutrition facts per bar: 315 cal, 17 g fat, 54 mg chol, themed Hedman Winery, offer their PHOTOGRAPH 184 mg sodium, 40 g carbo, 1 g fiber, 3 g pro. own twist on winemaking. THE GREAT HIGHWOOD PUMPKIN FEST Downtown Highwood’s annual four-day festival features carved, baked, and catapulted pumpkins, as well as family-friendly activities like hayrides. Look for free pumpkin carving: The northern Chicago suburb provides the shells and carving knives, then lights the results. SPRINGFIELD WALKS Several walking tours explore Springfield, from its culinary offerings to its haunted cemeteries. The most popular tour is “Lincoln’s Ghost Walk: Legends and Lore,” a 90-minute tour that mixes historical facts about Lincoln with ghostly legends. CHICAGO GOURMET Big-name chefs and sommeliers gather at the end of September for this food festival in Millennium Park. Ticket prices include food and wine samplings from hundreds of vendors and access to a variety of presentations. For more travel >> ideas, visit midwest living.com/travel/ destination/illinois midwestliving.com 2 Taste of Indiana After burgers and brats, enjoy chocolate and wine in Wayne County. Make it a fall weekend away from home with from-scratch meals and antique shopping in Amish Country, scenic drives and family- friendly museums. Honey Mustard 1. In a 13x9x2-inch baking pan, combine Snack Mix corn and rice cereal, wheat biscuits, almonds and peanuts; set aside. In a small saucepan, Most of the world’s popcorn, which comes in melt butter. Remove from heat; stir in mus- hundreds of varieties, grows in Indiana (the late tard, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder Orville Redenbacher called Valparaiso home). and cayenne pepper. Drizzle over cereal This zesty snack mix is a delightful way to enjoy R mixture; toss to coat. the wholesome treat. NE T L 2. Bake in a 300° oven for 20 minutes, gently O Prep: 10 minutes Bake: 20 minutes stirring after 10 minutes. Stir in popcorn. N OH Spread mixture on a large sheet of foil; cool. S, J S, 1 1 ⁄2 cups crispy corn and rice cereal Transfer to a storage container; cover and let oat 1 cup bite-size shredded wheat biscuits stand at room temperature for up to 3 days. INE M 3 A ⁄4 cup unblanched whole almonds Tailgating Tip: Tote snack mix at room tem- 1 ) BL T ⁄2 cup peanuts perature. Makes 15 (1⁄2-cup) servings. 2 tablespoons butter Nutrition facts per serving: 113 cal, 8 g fat, 4 mg chol, Our FavoriteFall O utings M LEF 87 mg sodium, 9 g carbo, 2 g fiber, 3 g pro. ro 3 tablespoons honey mustard : (F WAYNE COUNTY CHOCOLATE S 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 TRAIL This self-guided driving tour ⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder 1 ⁄8 teaspoon cayenne pepper For more travel has nearly a dozen stops. Begin at the >> ideas, visit midwest PHOTOGRAPH 4 cups popped popcorn living.com/travel/ visitor’s center in Richmond for a destination/indiana chocolate passport that garners freebies. Then hit chocolate shops, a winery (for chocolate wine), even a day spa (for chocolate-scented treatments). AMISH COUNTRY Start your trip in Elkhart’s Visitor’s Center, a great resource for maps and advice. Then decide where to start first: Shipshewana for the flea market, Middlebury for from-scratch meals or Nappannee’s Amish Acres for a historic farmstead? WHITE RIVER STATE PARK This urban park combines 250 acres of green space with activities for the entire family. It is home to the Indianapolis Zoo, White River Garden, Indiana State Museum, Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, and more. BROWN COUNTY With acre after acre of rolling wooded hills, it’s easy to see why artists find Brown County so inspiring. Nashville is the heart of this Indiana destination that offers more than 350 shops, galleries and attractions to explore. midwestliving.com 3 Taste of Iowa Sample worldly cuisine at an outdoor festival and tour local wineries along a handful of trails in northeast Iowa and taste handcrafted ales, lagers and stouts on a self-guided or a directed tour. Other creative drives take in the Villages of Van Buren County and Loess Hills. Beer-Brined Marinate in the refrigerator for 8 to 24 hours, Butterfly Chops turning bag occasionally. 2. Drain chops, discarding brine. Pat chops Iowa—the No. 1 pork-producing state—has dry with paper towels. For rub, in a small earned a reputation for pork dishes that include bowl, combine garlic and pepper. Sprinkle everything from deep-fried (breaded pork mixture evenly over both sides of chops; rub tenderloin sandwiches) to brined (like these in with your fingers. Place chops in a storage tender chops soaked in beer and molasses). container; cover and chill for up to 24 hours. Tailgating Tip: Tote chops in an insulated Prep: 15 minutes Grill: 30 minutes Marinate: 8 cooler with ice packs. At the tailgating site, to 24 hours prepare grill (with a cover). For a charcoal R E grill, arrange medium-hot coals around a G 1 1 LIN Our FavoriteFall O utings 4 pork loin butterfly chops, cut 1 ⁄4 to 1 ⁄2 drip pan. Test for medium heat above pan. AR F T inches thick Place chops on grill rack over drip pan. Cover; 3 LOESS HILLS SCENIC BYWAY 1 ⁄4 cups water grill for 30 to 35 minutes or until chops are , CLIN T 3 Anyone who says Iowa is flat hasn’t D 1 ⁄4 cups stout (dark beer) slightly pink in center and juices run clear seen the Loess Hills. This drive covers HAR 3 tablespoons coarse salt (160°F), turning once halfway through grill- UM R 2 tablespoons mild-flavor molasses ing. (For a gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat 220 miles of rolling terrain, including K R E the Broken Kettle Grasslands, Iowa’s T 4 cloves garlic, minced to medium. Adjust for indirect cooking. Grill E P ) 2 teaspoons cracked black pepper as above.) Makes 4 servings. largest prairie, and Riverton Wildlife T Nutrition facts per serving: 345 cal, 12 g fat, 123 mg Area, a rest stop for migrating M LEF Trim fat from chops. Place chops in a chol, 702 mg sodium, 3 g carbo, 0 g fiber, 50 g pro. ro 1. waterfowl. : (F S resealable plastic bag set in a shallow dish. For brine, in a medium bowl, combine the VILLAGES OF VAN BUREN For more travel COUNTY This cluster of small water, stout, salt and molasses, stirring to >> ideas, visit midwest living.com/travel/ towns in southeast Iowa dresses up PHOTOGRAPH dissolve salt. Pour brine over chops; seal bag. destination/iowa in red, orange and gold each fall. During the Scenic Drive Festival, October 8–9, visitors take in the area’s pancake feeds, pedal tractor races, fur-trade re-enactors and old-time medicine shows. WORLD FOOD FESTIVAL Inspired by the Iowa-based World Food Prize, this festival (October 7–9) lets visitors sample Salvadorian pupusas, Ethiopian doro watt (chicken stew), Ecuadorian canoas (stuffed plantains) or pizza. One dollar tasting portions make it affordable. THE HAWKEYE VS. CYCLONES GAME The September 10 football game between rivals The University of Iowa (Iowa City) and Iowa State University (Ames) is Iowa’s own superbowl. Tickets are tough to come by, but the tailgating in either city is just as fun. midwestliving.com 4 Taste of Kansas Big-game spirit carries over to bird-watching in west-central Kansas—at Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area and Quivira National Wildlife Refuge—along the Wetlands and Wildlife Byway.