Mar
18
This article was written exclusively for Eat Like No One Else by Pearson Farm, a fifth-generation family-owned business dedicated to growing Georgia Peaches and Georgia Pecans. The peach is one of the quintessential summer fruits and its arrival is marked by eager anticipation every year. Throughout the summer months, the peach can be found in …
Mar
12
The Gala variety has become one of the most popular apple varieties in not only the U.S. but the entire world. When I worked for a farm at my local farmer’s market, Gala was apple that feel off our table. Now I am starting to see more new apple varieties that use Gala as one …
Mar
07
Some companies like to claim they are the best. This is a difficult claim to live up to. It’s hard to be the best. I found one soft drink that may not be claiming it’s the best, but it certainly claims it’s better. Reed’s Inc has come out with a Dr. Pepper type soda called …
Mar
05
Even if you don’t want to admit it, we all have those childhood sweet cereals that we still love. We may not buy them all the time because we are too embarrassed but we would glad eat a bowl if we were offered. For some people Cocoa Pebbles may be one of those cereals. Fred …
Feb
29
About once a week we have breakfast for dinnner. The kids love it. We pick out a different pancake or waffle recipe that we serve along with bacon. Since homemade pancakes and waffles are so cheap, we are able to spend a little more money on the bacon and go for the good stuff. Last …
Feb
27
When it comes to canned goods, I typically won’t even consider them. The only exception I make is tomatoes. Canned tomatoes are canned at their peak. The tomatoes you find in the grocery store are often picked early, and then treated to turn them red, so their sweetness and flavor aren’t as developed. So when …
Feb
27
Whenever I think I spotted my last new apple variety for the season, I end up coming upon another. I found Sierra Beauty apples at Plum Market in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This variety has actually been around for quite a while. It was originally discovered in the 1890s in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. …
Feb
25
This past week on facebook, I heard a lot of hype about this new variety of mandarin called the Sumo. So of course when I spotted some last night at my local Whole Foods Market, I just had to buy them. The Sumo has an interesting back story. It was developed over a 30 year …
Feb
22
My kids love their fruit. I never have a problem with them eating enough fruit. The only issue ever is having too much fruit to finish as in an apple or pear that is too big for them to finish. Stores seemed to be attracted to selling large sized fruit, particularly with most of the …
Feb
21
It’s been a while since I reviewed a new apple variety on my site. I have had all the newer varieties available in the winter time with the exception of the one I am speaking of today. At the Fresh Market in Toledo, Ohio, I discovered the Aurora Golden Gala apple. It is a large …
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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