Eating Our Way Through the States

This is our favorite part of our state studies! We use Geography Matters Trail Guide to U.S. Geography.

Geography Matters

I love this curriculum! There are questions to answer, mapping, topics to research and projects to do. Everything is laid out so that it is easy to follow. Most importantly, my son loves it! It's his favorite thing to work on and he always wants to start the day with 'the states'. 

A few weeks ago we decided to add something fun to our study of the states by adding Eating Our Way Through the States. 

I have not received my cookbook yet, but we decided to start this week. I let CJ choose a state, he picked Hawaii. Then I let him look up so Hawaiian inspired foods and drinks.

He picked Hawaiian Pizza (not sure how authentic Hawaiian that is, but that's what he wanted!) with pineapple, chicken and Canadian bacon. We had pineapple cake and a drink with pineapple juice, lemon juice, club soda and simple syrup. Everything was so yummy!

CJ had so much fun finding the recipes, shopping for ingredients and cooking the meal. It's going to be a great addition to our study of the states and I can't wait to see what we get to eat next!

What food comes to mind when you think about the state you live in? Got any good recipes we should try?