Like a lot of people I pass by the T-bones, Porterhouses, and Ribeyes of the world because I just can’t afford to buy them. But I still want to have a good steak. So what do I do? I reach for the Chuck Eye Steak. Now normally you hear about chuck eye being used as …
Monthly Archive: October 2009
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Oct
28
Book Review – Alton Brown’s Gear For Your Kitchen
To be an effective cook in the kithen you need the right tools. Alton Brown’s Gear For Your Kitchen will help you to pick out the tools that will make your life in the kitchen most efficient and easier. In this beautifully layed out book, Alton explains not only what you need but why you …
Oct
27
How to Grow Garlic
The past two seasons, I have attempted to grow garlic and the results were not pleasing. The biggest mistake was when we planted it. To get the best results in growing garlic you must plant it in the fall for a harvest the following summer. Not knowing this at first, we planted it in June …
Oct
27
Seckel Pears
Last fall, I made a discovery while on a mission to find the perfect pear. I discoverd “Seckel”. They are a green pear that can have little to a lot of “red blush”. They are smaller than any other pear. In fact the bag they come in claims that they are the smallest commercially grown …
Oct
21
Book Review – I’m Just Here For the Food by Alton Brown
If someone asked me how they could learn to cook, I would encourage them to buy “I’m Just Here For the Food” by Alton Brown. This is a book that will teach you the science behind cooking. I love how the book is divided into sections based on type of cooking: Searing, Grilling, Roasting, Frying, …
Oct
21
More Cabbage Please?
I am going to take a wild guess here, but I bet most of you who are reading this have never uttered the title of this post. But my wife has. In fact she has wished that she didn’t get full so she could eat some more. So yes, there is actually a way to …
Oct
19
Shopping for Apples
Prime Gold When one shops for clothing, often they look for what looks the best. Comfort is also a factor, but looks is definately #1. When it comes to food, you can’t really apply that same principle or you will end up with a bag of red delicious apples. If you were making a pie …
Oct
17
Book Review – Great Garden Companions by Sally Jean Cunningham
If you are having trouble deciding how to set up your garden, then I recommend reading this book. “Great Garden Companions” by Sally Jean Cunningham provides information on how to pair plants together for the best growing results. For each vegetable it lists what you should grow nearby to bring benefits to your veggies. One …
Oct
17
Book Review – Grow Vegetables by Alan Buckingham
As someone who is only in his 2nd year of gardening, I found “Grow Vegetables” by Alan Buckingham to be a great resource. It lists a wide variety of vegetables with great pictures and all the basic information you would want to grow something for the first time. Everything I grew this past season was …
Oct
16
Book Review – Cookwise by Shirley O. Corriher
The best cooking books shouldn’t just give you recipes but should teach you how to cook. The saying goes, “give a man a fish he will eat for a day, teach a man to fish he will eat for a lifetime.” When it comes to cookbooks I want to know why I am using an …
Welcome to my blog! My name is Eric. I live in Saline, Michigan with my wife (Donna) and two daughters, Hannah (3 1/2) and Autumn (1). I started this blog in October 2009 to share my culinary experiences from making my own food from scratch to what I find at farmer's markets and grocery stores.
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