May
17
This is a recipe review, which means this is a recipe that I did not personally come up with, but that I tried out and am giving my opinion on how the recipe turned out. For legal reasons I cannot post these recipes, but I can tell you where you can get them yourself. If …
May
15
Click here to read all my posts regarding this variety of pea. My Burpeeana Early peas have now reached the top of the support I set up for them. But I am not concerned about them exceeding it as the pea plants are close enough together to grab each other for more support. At this …
May
15
I was watching an episode of the History Channel’s Modern Marvels. The episode was on soft drink companies. One of the companies they looked at was Hansen’s. During that segment, they showed them producing their Mandarin Lime flavor. I was intrigued by it, so I went out to search for some to have my own …
May
15
I am once again here to review another “Taste of the Islands” Calypso’s Black Cherry Lemonade. This beverage bottled by the King Juice Company contains real cherry juice concentrate. No fake cherry flavor that tastes like cough medicine in this product. I think is one of the best flavors in the Calypso lemonade line. The …
May
13
On Sunday, April 25, I planted my Round Romeo carrots seeds (click here to learn more about this type of carrot). On Thursday, May 6 I noticed that the carrots have begun to sprout. These carrots take 10-20 days to germinate, so at 11 days I did pretty good. As the seedlings grow, I will …
May
13
I began some broccoli seeds indoor this year, but I didn’t have very good results. So I thought it would be a wise decision to buy a pack of plants to make sure I ended up with something. I picked up a pack of 4 Packman broccoli plants at my local farmer’s market. Here is …
May
13
Thought it was time to add another electric skillet recipe to the site. This one is for one flavored by the power of garlic. This basic recipe is for two, but you can easily double or triple it for whatever you need. Ingredients 1 large or 2 medium sized boneless skinless chicken breasts 1/2 stick …
May
11
Click here to read all my posts regarding this variety of pea. These peas have been growing good lately. The rain and cool nights have been a gift to these peas. Tendrils are shooting out everywhere. Since the plants are so close together they are even using each other to reach for the sky. If things …
May
11
Click here to read all my posts on Mammoth Melting Sugar Snow Peas. I am now at week 4 of growing my mammoth melting sugar peas and wow, have they taken off. They are about the same height now as my burpeana early peas that I planted weeks before. They are gripping my mesh netting …
May
11
Last week I was traveling from my home in the Ann Arbor area to northern Indiana for my wife’s cousin’s wedding. As we were driving down US 12, we were looking for a quick snack, that is when we came across Sugarbush Farms in Allen, Michigan. The farm has a little store located on site. …
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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