Are you ready for a history lesson of yumminess? Granola or granula (as it was first called) has been around in some form since Dr. James Caleb Jackson started making at his sanitarium in upstate New York. That was around 1863, right in the middle of the Civil War. It wasn’t until 2009 that granola […]
Costco Food Finds for September 2017
It is time again for another edition of Costco Food Finds. This month’s post is going to be Sweet! and Spicy! I am going to talk about a few sweet items from the produce department. We are going to talk spicey as well including some foods with spices in them, and a quick lesson on […]
Apples I Have Eaten in 2017
If a certain old saying is true, I should never have to go to the doctor’s in the fall. I eat a lot of apples. Not only do I eat a lot of apples, I eat a lot of varieties of apples. How many? Well I decided to keep track of that here on the […]
I Want Your Cotton Candy Grape Story
I have written a lot about Cotton Candy grapes. I mean a lot. A bunch even! Talked about my first taste, where to find them, how they came into existence, I have visited their vineyards (twice), and I have talked about them coming from south of the border. There is a good reason I have […]
Amazon Lowers Whole Foods Bulk Prices
Sometimes plans change. I was getting ready to do an installment in my new Whole Foods Market Bulk Finds series and then Amazon happened. Amazon proudly claimed they were going to immediately begin trying to shed the label of Whole Paycheck at Whole Foods by reducing prices. Yesterday, I spoke of the many prices they […]
What are the Price Drops at Whole Foods via Amazon
On Thursday last week, Amazon announced that the deal was done and Whole Foods was officially there. They promised changes would take place on Monday starting with the reduction of prices on several products (such as bananas, ground beef, salmon, organic apples, eggs, etc.). Monday has come. How has Amazon fulfilled these price drop promises? […]
Where to Buy Cotton Candy Grapes in 2017?
It is upon us. Cotton Candy grape season has arrived. I am not talking about those Mexican grown ones many of us saw earlier in the year. This helped tide over our lust for Cotton Candy grapes and it also confused a lot of people who heard that the season was already over. No worries […]
Costco Food Finds for August 2017
I am going to begin this Costco Food Finds by taking a moment to look over the past year. It was one year ago I began this epic (or not so epic) journey of searching the shelves of Costco to find the readers of this blog the very best Costco has to offer. Here is […]
Where People are Finding/Buying Tear Drop Grapes (2017)
I love seeing people excited about food. Especially fruit and especially grapes from Grapery. What they been doing thee past couple years has really turned the produce world on it’s ear. The shapes and flavors of grapes that have come out with has changed the way people are looking at table grapes. Different wine grape […]
Where to Find/Pick Gravenstein Apples
That moment you bite into a perfectly at it’s peak apple after suffering through summer without any good apples to eat. Let me pause for a moment….ahhhhhh. My first good apple eating experience of the year comes with one of the best apples period. I speak of the Gravenstein apple The famous botanist and horticulturist, […]