Mar
31
Easter is fast approaching us, and what most Americans find on the dinner table that day is ham. But not every ham has been created equally. The first thing you need to know about ham is where it comes from. Ham comes from the backside of the pig, hence it’s round shape. Just as on …
Mar
31
Pomegranate has been all the rage lately in the United States. We are now seeing it included in many juice drinks, including one made by Nantucket Nectars – Pomegranate Cherry. This drink is 100% juice and contains the following juices: apple, cranberry, pomegranate, and cherry. I was surprised to see cranberry included on this list. …
Mar
30
This post is a part of my What is ____ Cheese Series? featuring | Muenster | Brick | Gouda | Colby If you shop at any grocery store in America, you are sure to find a block of Colby cheese somewhere in the store. So what is Colby cheese all about? First, it is named …
Mar
30
One of the best summer time treats is eating a fresh peach purchased from the farmer’s market. Problem is that window, at least in Michigan, in which you can get fresh Michigan peaches is so narrow. Most of the year is spend waiting for it. And during the waiting time, one looks for other ways …
Mar
29
I made a trip to Nino Salvaggio on Hall Road in Clinton Township, MI to review the store for this website. This is a beautiful store. The store front is very welcoming. As you head in you are greeted by a huge selection of fresh produce. I took advantage of their sale on a 1/2 …
Mar
29
Above is a picture of what my broccoli looked about 1 week after starting it indoors (read my post about starting broccoli inside). Once the broccoli has established a second set of leaves (or the first true leaves), then I will plant it, peat pellet and all, into a larger container with seed starting dirt …
Mar
26
Calypso promises to offer it’s drinker a “Taste of the Islands”. And what makes you think more of an island, than the color blue. It’s that beautiful ocean blue, everyone is attracted to. So why not come up with a Ocean Blue Lemonade to bring you to that tropical paradise. Just as all their lemonades …
Mar
25
I have reviewd quite a few products from Nantucket Nectars on my site. I have had some people searching to find out where to purchase Natucket Nectars. Below is my list of places that I know of where you can get their juices. Most of my locations are in Michigan, because that is where I …
Mar
24
This past Monday aired a new epsiode of Alton Brown’s “Good Eats” entitled “Don’t Be Chicken Of Dumplings”. It was the 7th episode in series on American Classics. Alton told the store of two dumpling recipes, one from his mother, and one from his mother in-law. The making of the dumplings is very different. Alton’s …
Mar
24
One of the old fashioned sodas, that I recently purchased from Cost Plus World Market, was Pig Iron Cola. The 12oz glass bottle, with a scary looking gray pig on it, gives a website to visit. So I learned that Pig Iron BBQ is a restaurant in Seattle, Washington. It’s a BBQ lovers paradise, that …
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.
