Feb
02
Lemon curd is custard gold. It is so good and there is so much to do with it. I thought it might be good in a pie. But instead of making one traditionally sized pie, I decided to make 8 mini versions. That way everyone could have their own whole pie (or two) to themselves …
Jan
20
A lot of people like to associate lemons with summertime. A nice, cold glass of lemonade is the official drink of the summer. Yet when I think of lemons, I think winter. It is in the winter when lemons are in season. And it’s the only time of year when you can find my favorite …
Dec
27
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 other day I received a holiday care package from my family that included some delicious roasted pecans that had been tossed in cinnamon and sugar. Knowing that I’d …
Dec
27
Whenever I think of Christmas cookies, the basic sugar cookie always comes to mind. The perfect canvas for some serious Christmas artwork. This year I wanted to jazz up some of my sugar cookies. Last year, I came across someone using pink peppercorns in their sugar cookies. That may sound strange, but pink peppercorn aren’t …
Dec
07
Christmas time is a good excuse to make boatload of cookies. A homemade Christmas cookie is always welcomed as a present. I always have my eyes peeled for the next great cookie recipe. I have already made some cookies with chocolate and peppermint this year, so I was looking for a different flavor. I decided …
Nov
20
This afternoon, I watched Food Network’s Thanksgiving Live! a show where fans could ask questions to Food Network personalities via Twitter, Facebook, commenting on their website, phone, or Skype. After the show was over, my wife and I looked over the list of recipes from the show. We wanted to try one of the recipes …
Sep
29
Chocolate, strawberry, vanilla – these are flavors of ice cream that you find pretty much everywhere you find ice cream. One flavor you might have trouble finding is sweet corn. Unless you were looking in my freezer right now. Yes I made sweet corn ice cream. Seems strange doesn’t it. I was motivated to make …
Jul
12
One of the biggest reasons why people don’t branch out and buy more different types of fruits and vegetables is because they don’t know what to do with them. I didn’t let that stop me when I picked some fresh red currants at Wasem Fruit Farm. Their sour cherries is what brought me to the …
May
11
This year for Mother’s Day, I wanted to come up with a special dessert to cook for my wife. My wife’s mom recently had at s’mores pie at a restaurant. This winter, I learned how to make my own homemade marshmallows, thanks Alton Brown. So I decided I want to try to make my own …
May
02
It’s amazing how many different things you can do with flour when you combine it with some liquid, some eggs, and some dairy. One thing I had not done with this combination of ingredients yet is to make crepes. So as I do quite often I turned to Alton Brown. I followed his recipe for …
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.
