Sara Diekelmann Sara Diekelmann, a former assistant home and garden editor at Midwest Living, works as a freelance writer and editor specializing in home, health, food and travel content. She lives in Des Moines. About Midwest Living Midwest Living, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is an award-winning resource for stories of travel, culture, food, garden and home readers can't find anywhere else. As the definitive voice of the region, Midwest Living reaches 3.2 million readers and 2.2 million pageviews a month. Our inspirational, authentic content is smart, playful, diverse and loudly, proudly Midwestern. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines.