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Douds, IA · Food & Drink
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This Local Amish Restaurant In Iowa Serves Fresh Pies That Everyone Loves
You drove to a small town in Iowa for a slice of pie. You told yourself it was just curiosity. Three slices later, curiosity has a new name and it lives on First Street. Iowa has a funny way of surprising you. You expect flat roads and cornfields and then...
ottumwaradio.com
A Sweet Thank You to The Flour Shoppe Bakery!
Ottumwa Radio would like to send a big thank you to our listener, Sherelyn Hornick, owner of The Flour Shoppe Bakery, for spoiling us with some delicious homemade treats!. Sherelyn brought in pumpkin-flavored and salt-and-butter homemade pretzels for the Ottumwa Radio team, and they were absolutely delicious!. We truly appreciate...
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This Iowa Salvage Grocery Piles Your Cart High With Brand-Name Staples for Just a Few Dollars
A single shopping cart in rural Iowa can hold a surprising amount of math. Shoppers here regularly roll out with carts stacked with cereal boxes, sauces, cleaning supplies and paper goods, and the total at the register looks like a typo. The secret is a no-frills salvage grocery near Kalona...
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Chili Cook-Off Fundraiser Set for October 10
Chili lovers are invited to enjoy a delicious day of food and friendly competition during the upcoming Chili Cook-Off Fundraiser benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). The event, hosted by Ottumwa Fire Department Local 395, will feature several chili chefs preparing their best recipes for attendees to sample. Guests will...
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This Missouri Country Store Is Packed With Bulk Foods, Fresh Produce, And Discounted Groceries
A grocery cart can get surprisingly ambitious in a place like this. This Missouri country store combines bulk foods, fresh produce, pantry staples, and discounted groceries in a setup that makes it easy to keep adding one more thing. The bulk section is useful for stocking up, while the produce...
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These Iowa Dutch Food Shops Are Must-Visits For Fresh Bread, Meats, And Pastries
I have learned one thing about exploring Iowa’s Dutch food shops: showing up with an empty trunk is usually a mistake. A quick bakery stop in Pella can turn into Dutch Letters for the road, a loaf tucked under your arm, and a cooler suddenly filling up with Pella bologna.
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This Buffet Was Just Named The Best All-You-Can-Eat Destination In Iowa
My first mistake was grabbing a plate too quickly. I had barely made it past the first station when I realized this Iowa buffet required a little more strategy than I had planned. So I put the plate down and took a lap. That turned out to be the right...
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8 Eastern Iowa Buffets That Locals Say Still Do Things Like It Is The 1980s
You know those restaurants that seem completely happy doing things the same way they always have? I have a soft spot for those, especially when a buffet is involved. Across eastern Iowa, a few places still feel like they found a good formula years ago and decided not to overthink it. You grab a plate, find a seat, and settle in without much fuss.
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Iowa’s Amish Bulk Foods Store Has So Many Country Store Finds You’ll Be Glad You Made The Drive
The best country-store finds are sometimes tucked far beyond the usual shopping stops, where the road itself becomes part of the experience. Near Kalona, Iowa, open farmland and quiet backroads lead to Stringtown Grocery, an Amish bulk foods store at 2254 540th St SW where shelves hold everything from pantry staples to old-fashioned favorites.
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This Amish Bakery Inside An Old Barn Has People Driving Hours For Fall Pies
I have learned that stopping at a country bakery “just to look” is a very expensive form of self-deception. That became obvious on a gravel road in rural Iowa, where an old barn packed with fall pies, glazed twists, fresh bread, and country-store finds quickly ruined my plan to buy only one thing.