Jun
03
Tonight I watched the latest episode of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. One of the things he talked about is what ingredients are included in ice cream and ice cream toppings. He offers a class of high students some ice cream to make sundaes. One of their choices was cookie dough ice cream. He then revealed …
Jun
03
Recently on an episode of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, he showed some students some of the ingredients used in ice cream and ice cream toppings. One of those ingredients was shellac (pronounced like shelack). This ingredient is gathered from the secretions of the female lac bug. It is commonly used in candies to make them …
May
19
Yesterday on the site I spoke of a website (Real Time Farms) whose goal is to show you where your food is coming from. It’s important to know what conditions your food was grown under. Case in point, this week’s story of exploding watermelons in China. Watch the AP new story below about these watermelons. …
Apr
20
In the last week, the topic of what is ground beef has been a hot one, thanks to Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. This show airing on ABC, brought up the topic of pink slime. Pink slime is pieces of meat that were once considered only good for animals, but now is used as a filler …
Apr
03
Honey in one of the most unique foods on the planet. It’s been around for years, it even made the Bible, bet you can’t say that about anything else in your pantry. It’s a product that is completely made by an animal – bees. They do the work and we harvest the results. Honey is …
Mar
15
Looking to cook some corned beef for St. Patrick’s Day this year? It’s great if you can make it completely from scratch with your own seasonings. But if must by a pre-seasoned brisket, the company Wellshire offers the best option. They sell packaged corn beef that does not contain sodium nitrate, which is why it …
Feb
14
This morning, I just completed a cross country journey aboard an Amtrak train. One of the challenges of traveling long distance by train is the food. You can buy food in their dinning car, but you are going to pay through the roof for it and the quality is said to be equal to that …
Dec
20
Ham is a choice of many households, whether it be for Christmas or Easter dinner. What is not to love about something that will feed a lot of people and can be had for $1-2 per pound. The supermarkets are packed full of different types of ham. You may see them advertising a ham that …
Dec
14
If you are looking for something extra special for your Christmas meal this year, why not try a rib roast. It’s got great flavor, can get a lot of people, and it’s that hard to cook. In fact I think it’s less work than a turkey. In order to cook one you need to find …
Dec
13
Click here for prices for Easter Hams for 2011 Whenever planning for a big meal like Thanksgiving or Christmas, one thing you may be looking for is that best meal to serve as the centerpiece of your meal. Or you might be looking to save a few bucks. Or maybe both. One food that will …
Welcome to my blog! My name is Eric. I live in Saline, Michigan with my wife (Donna) and two daughters, Hannah (3 1/2) 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.
