What a great way to use one of fall’s greatest treats (apple cider) to add some serious flavor to some pork chops.
Monthly Archive: September 2010
Sep
23
Sep
23
Peaches and (Ice) Cream Pie
Fresh fruit and vanilla ice cream were made for each other. As the peach season comes to an end, I wanted to make sure I got a chance to combine peaches with ice cream. And to add a little contrast in texture, the additional of some pie crust pieces. It’s another way to eat peach …
Sep
23
AJ Stephans Sarsaparilla
Nothing hits the spot, when your thirsty like a good sarsaparilla. They aren’t as readily available as their root beer cousins. So when I find a new one that I haven’t tried before, I quickly snatch one up. Recently I was able to try one made by AJ Stephans. They make their old fashioned style …
Sep
18
Michigan Apple Cider Prices (2010)
One of the best things about the fall season is the apple cider. Michiganders flock to the many cider mills and orchards across the state, to get their fill of this sweet/tart nectar. Below you will find a list of some of those places that have cider and what they are charging this season. I …
Sep
17
Southeast Michigan U-Pick Apple News (9/17/10)
Click here for the latest update. We are now in the midst of prime apple season. Orchards across the state have trees packed full of apples waiting for the picking. Here is a list of what is going on at u-pick apple orchards across the metro Detroit/Ann Arbor area. Counties include Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw, …
Sep
16
Jackson Hole Soda Company Outlaw Orange Cream
Today I am going to review a drink perfect for an outlaw – Outlaw Orange Cream from the Jackson Hole Soda Company. The label on his drink contains two rather tough looking characters playing a game of cards, probably planning their next bank heist. Inside the bottle, we have the following ingredients: Carbonated filtered water, …
Sep
15
Homemade Peach Lemonade
Two of my favorite things to do with fresh in-season fruit is to make ice cream (or sorbet), and lemonade! You can’t get that fresh fruit taste out of bottle or from a powdered mix. Making your own lemonade is not that hard to do, and with lemons available year around, you can combine them …
Sep
15
Lakemont Grapes
Tonight I write to you live from Whole Foods Market! One of the things I like about this store is that they have free wireless internet. I can walk around the store looking for inspiration for articles for this site. This evening I discovered a variety of table grapes that I have not tried before …
Sep
14
Ginger Gold Apples
When you think of hurricanes, you think of flooding, house being destroyed, etc. Those things of course are all bad. But in the case of the ginger gold apple something good came out of a hurricane. In 1969, Hurricane Camille did a number on the Virginia coast. It damaged much of Clyde and Frances “Ginger” …
Sep
13
Martha Stewart’s Concord Grape Sorbet
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. Grapes …
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.
Book of the Month
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.