Jun
24
If you don’t know what a tip sizzler steak is, check out my post on that topic. Before you cook this steak, it’s best to marinade it first. Ingredients 2 tip sizzler steaks 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce 2 cloves garlic (minced) kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper canola …
Jun
24
Click here to see the pictures of my corn as it grows. Nothing says the taste of summer more than fresh sweet corn on the cob. It’s only in the summer time can you get the freshiest, sweetiest kernels known to man. The experience is even better if you can grow it yourself, so you …
Jun
23
This year I wanted to try out several different types of peas. I choose two shelling types: burpeeana-early and wando. I choose the wando peas, because they are said to withstand the heat better than other varieties. I planted to plant these peas later than my other ones, so they made the perfect choice. The …
Jun
23
One of the best treats from your garden are the peas, particularly the sugar snap variety (actually mine are super sugar snap peas). There is a sweetness that you get that you will never find down at the supermarket where you spend over $3 a pound for peas shipped from Guatemala. I planted mine at …
Jun
22
Green Apple is one of my wife’s favorite flavors of soda pop. So when choosing which flavors I was going to buy from the new Jelly Belly gourmet soda line, I picked the green apple. This soda contains only natural flavors and is sweetened with cane sugar. For a good green apple soda, you expect …
Jun
22
Jelly Belly has been turning out flavor rich jelly beans for decades now. So when I saw Jelly Belly gourmet soda I figured that they would be able to transfer that flavor to a carbonated drink. The first flavor I tried was their strawberry jam. This drink is sweetened with cane sugar and contains only …
Jun
22
One of my all-time favorite fruits is blueberries. Each year I look forward to when they are in season. So when I saw that Blumers made a Blueberry Cream soda pop, I just had to try it. You do not find a lot of true blueberry carbonated beverages on the market. This drink was “created …
Jun
22
I never get tired of trying new root beers. I was excited to give the Jackson Hole Soda Company’s version a try. The bottle has an interesting picture of a bull with a man flying through the air as if he was just nailed by the bull. I think it gives off the idea that …
Jun
22
The Rainier cherry is a sweet, light-colored (some call them golden) cherry that is white on the inside. They are considered a “premium” cherry so you will find them to be more expensive at your local supermarket (I got some on sale at Meijer in Michigan for $3 a pound). They are a great cherry …
Jun
21
Last week, I was shopping at the Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market, and one of the vendors there was selling Queen Anne cherries. What are Queen Anne cherries? They are a sweet, light colored cherry, who also go by the name of Royal Ann(e). They are cherries that you can eat out of hand or cook …
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.
With 200 recipes for making and using your own soda, this book is the best source I have found on making your own carbonated treats at home.