Feb
17
The Vegetable Dishes I Can’t Live Without by Molle Katzen is a book packed full of various mixed vegetable dishes. Although most of the recipes are not something that appeals to me, I still think people who like mixed vegetable dishes would get a lot of ideas from this book. Some of the recipes include …
Jan
31
When I first bought my ice cream maker, this is one of the first books I checked out at my local library. “The Ice Cream And Frozen Yogurt Cookbook” by Mable & Gar Hoffman is a collection of more than 220 recipes that include ice cream, frozen yogurt, sorbets, sherbets, granita, and gelato. The book …
Jan
25
Baking can be one of the biggest challenges in the kitchen. But do not fear, you can know the hows and whys to all your baking questions with Shirley O. Corriher’s follow-up to Cookwise, “BakeWise“. I was first introduced to Shirley on Alton Brown’s Good Eats. She is a food scientist. This book is as …
Jan
22
When it comes to how I cook and shop for food today, there has been two major inspirations. If you have read a few posts on my website you might get the idea that I am an Alton Brown fan. His show, Good Eats, is what really inspired me to take another look at what …
Jan
16
One of the best things you can do with your kids is share some time together in the kitchen. William-Sonoma has a book called Kids Baking that will give you plenty of ideas of what to make with your kids. All the recipes are pretty basic. Each one lists what tools you will need, so …
Jan
07
We are in the heart of winter now. So what’s better to warm up with than a nice bowl of soup. The book “Soup Galore” by Elisabeth Luard provides a lot of different recipes to try. The book begins with sections on traditions, seasonal ingredients, equipment, and how to make stocks. The section on stock …
Jan
01
Several years ago while in Southern California, I got to taste the Italian treat known as gelato. So of course when I first got an ice cream maker, I wanted to make my own gelato. But so far I haven’t been able to make anything that matches what I had those many years ago. For …
Dec
07
One of the best things about Christmas, is the cookies! Jennifer Darling knows that and has beautifully laid out her book “Cookies for Christmas” with all sorts of unique and artistic creations. The book contains colorful pictures of each creation. It seems like she included every time of cookie imaginable. The cookies that are great …
Dec
07
Betty Crocker is an American icon in the kitchen. They have published countless cookbooks over the years. The one you want for this of year is their Christmas Cookbook. If you are looking for a ton of recipes than this is the book for you. If you are looking for more of a teaching book, …
Dec
07
Bob’s Red Mill is known for the line of whole grain products (I particularly like their stone ground corn meal). If you ever wanted to know what to do with these products, then Bob’s Red Mill Baking Book was the answer. It contains more than 400 recipes for whole grain yeast breads, muffins, sourdough, flatbreads, …
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.