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Hannah Agran Author Headshot

Hannah Agran

Hannah Agran is executive editor at Midwest Living, where she oversees travel, food, home, garden and culture content. Born in Wisconsin, raised in Ohio, and now living in Iowa, she's a proud lifelong Midwesterner (aside from that stint in Massachusetts for a B.A. in American Studies from Brandeis University). On her off time, she loves to travel, here and abroad. (A perfect trip involves hiking, art museums and pastries, in equal measure.) At home, she's either puttering in the kitchen or garden--or on the couch with her cat, Clementine, bingeing a good show when she should be reading her book club book.
Canning allows you to preserve fruits and vegetables, retain the nutritional value of food and stock up on supplies—all in a way that connects you to seasonal traditions. Ready to get started?
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Sure, the pineapple upside-down cake is a classic. But why should one fruit have all the fun? Try our upside-down cake recipes featuring pears, peaches, rhubarb, carrots, apples—and pineapple, of course.
Our summer issue brings you recipes from a Chicago burger chef, plus exciting in-season ideas for corn and cherries.
The James Beard Award winner dishes on eating out, honoring roots and upping your burger game. (Hint: There's a fried egg and bacon involved.)
Jenn and Adam O'Neal put down roots at Pepperharrow Farm, a 20-acre homestead near Des Moines—and worked with nature to bring it back to life after a devastating 2022 tornado.
Fruity and bracing or creamy and indulgent, our easy ice pops are a delicious antidote to summer's heat.
Learn about the history of curry around the world from this new cookbook.
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A bucket-list guide to the most Midwest ways to float in, swim through and chill out by a lake, river or creek. Summer is here. Drink it up.
Bring life to your patio with container gardens of terra-cotta pots and violet hues.
Learn about the history of curry around the world from this new cookbook.
A bucket-list guide to the most Midwest ways to float in, swim through and chill out by a lake, river or creek. Summer is here. Drink it up.
Bring life to your patio with container gardens of terra-cotta pots and violet hues.
The world has changed, but a summer night at the drive-in has not. Thank goodness.
If you can make pancakes, you can flip crepes.
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For a pretty spring brunch, pop the cork on a bottle of bubbly, and set up a self-serve crepe station with a variety of fresh fillings.
Available in thousands (really) of variations, dahlias bloom well into fall-and with just a little post-frost work, can survive for an encore come spring.
Patty Pinner's childhood in Michigan was all the sweeter thanks to the soul her family baked into desserts. Try 9 of her recipes, including oatmeal cookies, sweet potato cheesecake, apple butter pie and bourbon balls.
These 10 recipes will inspire you to pull a cast-iron pan-yours, your mother's or your grandmother's-off the shelf.
Embrace winter's arrival with seasonal produce, hearty homemade tamales, creative cakes and more recipes from our issue.
One has conquered the world of plant-based baking. Another runs a microbakery from her home. Two own businesses with their spouses. And the fifth is a James Beard finalist chef. The common thread? Absolutely delicious cakes.
For many Midwesterners, holiday feasting kicks off with a relish tray. We dare not mess with an icon—at least, not too much.
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"The older I've gotten, the more my heart and my identity reside in Mexico," Jorge says.
Tamales are a project, but many hands—even tiny ones—make lighter work.
A three-generation camping trip takes our executive editor to the far reaches (oh, Canada!) of Minnesota's rugged North Shore.
What would it look like to tell the Midwest's story through Christmas cookies? The author of a cookbook celebrating the Midwest's baking heritage finds out—and shares 9 of her recipes.
Join the residents of Grand Marais, the artsy hub of Minnesota's Lake Superior shore, as they greet autumn with song.
Our all-time favorite drives deliver memorable scenery, towns, restaurants and lodgings. You'll see familiar routes, plus a few surprises.
Fireflies flash, kids toss dough and community thrives.