Dec
31
Pizza can be done is so many ways. There is the standard pizza pie you order from the countless pizza joins across every American town. You can turn bagels into pizza (see my post on when I did this). You can eat pizza as a pocket pie or calzone. Now I am bringing you yet …
Dec
31
This is part of a series of posts on juices and unique drinks that I have come across. Everyone knows the Pepsis and Cokes of this world and many sites cover the wines and beers, but I am bringing to you the rest of the beverage world The Berghoff is a resturant in Chicago that …
Dec
31
This is part of a series of posts on grocery stores that I have been to and would recommend to those that live in the area to check them out. My wife got a two night stay at a hotel as a Christmas gift this year, which is how we ended up in Fort Wayne, …
Dec
30
Beef tenderloin steaks (some people call them filet mignon) sound like an expensive luxury. Stores sell them for $16.99 a pound. But you don’t need to pay that much to enjoy beef tenderloin. If you buy an entire tenderloin, (also called a pismo) you can have a tenderloin steak as low as for $4.99 a …
Dec
30
The people at Hawaiian Punch have come up with yet another new flavor, Berry Bonkers. It is suppose to be a berry flavored fruit punch (5 % is actually really fruit juice). The berry flavor itself is artificial as it is not listed among the concentrated juice listed on the side of the bottle. I …
Dec
30
This is part of a series of posts on juices and unique drinks that I have come across. Everyone knows the Pepsis and Cokes of this world and many sites cover the wines and beers, but I am bringing to you the rest of the beverage world Since 1939, Frostie soda pops have been on …
Dec
29
This is part of a series of posts on grocery stores that I have been to and would recommend to those that live in the area to check them out. One of the greastest finds in my 2 1/2 years in Ann Arbor is our local bulk food store, By the Pound. It has a …
Dec
29
One of my favorite soups growing up was Campbell’s Bean with Bacon soup. So naturally when I began learning how to cook more things for myself, relying less on prepared food, this is one thing I wanted to replicate. It took a couple times to get it right but I believe this to be at …
Dec
29
This is part of a series of posts on juices and unique drinks that I have come across. Everyone knows the Pepsis and Cokes of this world and many sites cover the wines and beers, but I am bringing to you the rest of the beverage world This is one of several unique carbonated drinks …
Dec
20
This is part of a series of posts on grocery stores that I have been to and would recommend to those that live in the area to check them out. Fruit and vegetables are critical part of one’s diet. Or at least they should be. For great prices on fruit and vegetables, check out Joe …
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.
