Mar
23
Last fall, I planted some garlic (read my post on that), hoping that come spring time I would be seeing some action in the pot. Sure enough by mid March I am seeing my first sprouts. I live in the southern part of the lower peninsula of Michigan, which is considered growing zone 5. So …
Mar
23
If you plan on starting anything from seed this year in your garden, the book “Gardener to Gardener Seed-Starting Primer and Almanac” is the resource book that will make your life easier. It helped me in learning how to grow seeds indoors (hopefully I will be successful!). The book goes month by month to provide …
Mar
23
I recently purchased a small block of Murry Bridge Sharp Cheddar cheese at Whole Foods in Ann Arbor, MI (it should be available at other Whole Foods stores). This cheese was imported from Australia, so of course the company had to throw a koala bear onto their package. This cheese has been aged for a …
Mar
22
I have read a lot of books that recommend starting broccoli seeds indoors. Why would I want do this instead of just planting them in the directly in the ground? Broccoli is a cool season crop. You can start it before the final frost free day. Although since the soil is cold, germination will take …
Mar
22
(This is my 2nd review for a Meijer Gold product, check out my review on their Blood Orangeade.) “Handcrafted by the Geyer family in France’s Lorraine province, this original family recipe blends a natural berry flavor with the finest lemons.” This is how the bottle describes this sparking lemonade. Coming in a curvy 33.8 fl …
Mar
22
Yesterday I made my first outdoor planting of the season – I planted 1 packet (1 oz) of Burpeeana Early peas. I have a ton of containers that were left by the previous tenant where I live, so I decided to plant these peas in a container. Since peas grow upward on vines and they …
Mar
22
Over the last month, I have gotten a lot of hits on the topic of the electric skillet. One question that has come up more than once, is can you bake in an electric skillet? Can I turn out a batch of chocolate chips cookies in such a device? In order to answer the question …
Mar
21
Tomorrow night (Monday, March 21st), Alton Brown will host a brand new episode of Good Eats entitled “Don’t Be Chicken of Dumplings”. As the title would suggest he will be preparing chicken and dumplings. I am excited about this episode and will have a review of it on Tuesday morning. Tune in to Food Network …
Mar
21
For all you Good Eats fans out there that have searching the web to find out whatever happened to episode the Curious Case of Curry that was suppose to air several weeks ago: Tonight I found out that that episode will be airing on Monday, March 29th at 8pm. It is suppose to include a …
Mar
17
Dublin is the largest city in Ireland. It is also it’s capital. Over half a million people call it home and it’s one of the fastest growing cities in all of Europe. So naturally why not name a cheese after it. That is what the people at Kerrygold did with their Dubliner cheese. The package …
Welcome to my blog! My name is Eric. I live in Saline, Michigan with my wife (Donna) and two daughters, Hannah (4) 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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