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 …
Jan
19
I have been cooking a lot of whole chickens as of late. A local grocery store had a sale on several Saturdays in a row on whole chickens for $.69/lb. That was a deal I do not want to pass up, so I would always head off there and get my max allowed 2 chickens. …
Jan
06
There are some things people just don’t ever think of making themselves. We have gotten so used to just going to the store and getting something we need already made up for us. Give mustard for example. How many people make their own mustard, let alone would even know how to begin. As usual Alton …
Nov
21
Mashed potatoes are turkey’s best friend, so you must have them at Thanksgiving. Most people don’t think much about the potatoes. They just grab some at the store and boil them up at the last moment. But potatoes can be so much more. I decided to try a couple new recipes this year. The first …
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 …
Nov
17
Looking for a fast side dish for your Thanksgiving meal? A great choice would be Brussels sprouts. They are in season right now. I was watching an episode of Down Home with the Neelys – Giving Thanks. One of their side dishes was Shredded Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Walnuts (on in our household without …
Nov
11
A couple weeks ago, I was in the grocery store, and I saw some bags of marshmallows claiming to be pumpkin marshmallows. They were pumpkin shaped marshmallows, but that was the only pumpkin thing about them, they were just the same old generic store bought marshmallow. But it got me thinking, pumpkin flavored marshmallows sound …
Nov
04
I am not a big fan of salad dressing myself. Mainly because I don’t like mayo, which is a key ingredient in most dressings. But that doesn’t mean I won’t make a batch for my wife who does like it. She was craving some blue cheese dressing, so I went on a search for a …
Oct
10
The following words bring a fear to the hearts of many people: brussels sprouts. Kids and adults alike run for the hills when the see these little green balls of slime being prepared. Like many green vegetables they have been given a bad rap because people just didn’t know how to prepare them right. If …
Oct
05
The fall time is my favorite time of year for cooking. Apples, squash, and pumpkins, and let’s not forget at the end of fall is Thanksgiving. We have certain recipes that are becoming a fall tradition in my household. One of them is Alton Brown’s Butternut Squash Dumplings or Gnocchi. It is a combination of …
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.
