Iowa’s Simple Summer Food…BLT

The foods of my youth come back to me more than I realize. I’ve cooked foods from around the world, and relish spicy Indian, exotic Vietnamese, and gourmet French food whenever I can. But…when all comes down to it, and when I just need a taste of home, it’s always the foods that my mom made. Iowa is sometimes called “The Pork Capitol of the World”, so it’s not odd that I love bacon. I’m not alone in that…even if you’re not from Iowa! With the first vine ripened