Aug
26
If you wish to read my all my posts on growing peaches & cream corn, click here. Due to the hot and muggy weather this summer, my corn was ready to harvest 9 weeks after I planted it. I originally estimated my corn would be ready on Tuesday, September 5th, but I picked my first …
Aug
26
If you wish to read my all my posts on growing peaches & cream corn, click here. Eight weeks after planting my corn in the ground, the plants were tall with tassels on top and ears of corn beginning to form further down the plant. This is the most important part of the growing process. …
Aug
26
Orange & cream, their names just flow so well together. Most companies that make soda pop will almost always have an orange flavor and that is no different with Virgil’s. The bottle comes with this message upon it’s neck : “Virgil’s Orange Cream is a twist on a classic cream soda recipe using the finest …
Aug
26
As the peach season continues, the peaches seem to be getting bigger and bigger. I found some of the biggest peaches I have ever had at the Saline Farmer’s Market, recently. The vendor said the variety was called Lawrence, which is a type of Loring peach. Flaming Fury peaches are similar in that there are …
Aug
24
The other day I got the Niman Ranch Cookbook from my local library. I was looking at the recipes, when I spotted one for cider-glazed pork chops and thought that would be a great fall meal. I then was looking for something to make for dinner on this summer night, I remembered I had pork chops in …
Aug
24
For information regarding the 2011 crop, click here. The hot item of this upcoming fall season has got to be the SweeTango apple. It is a new apple developed at the University of Minnesota. SweeTango is a cross between a Honeycrisp (also developed at Minnesota) and a Zestar. Last year this apple was released in …
Aug
22
Today I picked my first Michigan grown grapes of the season – Marquis Grapes. They were grown by Spiech farms in Lawton, Michigan and found their way to the shelves of my local Meijer store. They are green colored grape, or what would be called a white grape is juice or wine where being made …
Aug
22
When one thinks of grape juice, the name concord may come to mind. One variety of grape that has a similar flavor to a concord grape is the Niabell table grape (table grapes are grapes meant for eating, not wine making). This grape is often called the “California Concord”. They grow the best in mild …
Aug
22
Typically when you go to a grocery and see the grapes on display there are only three things you see: red, green, and black. But grapes are so much more than just a color. Most grapes that you buy that come just with a color label are just balls of sugar water, without a lot …
Aug
21
Question: When to Plant Broccoli for the Fall? Answer: RIGHT NOW! If you wish to grow broccoli for a fall crop, you need to be planting those seeds in the ground in the month of August at the latest. I planted my broccoli this month and I live in Michigan. Broccoli grows well in the …
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.