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. Have you ever wondered where your pecans come from? How much work does it actually take to cultivate a pecan tree? Most likely orchards started small and grew into …
Category Archive: Snacks
Nov
11
Pumpkin Spice Marshmallows
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
08
The Pecan Harvest and the Weather
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. In this post you will learn when pecans are harvested, how they are harvested, and how the weather affects the crop. Typically harvested between October and December, pecans are …
Dec
08
Giada De Laurentiis’s Peanut Butter Granola Bars
Granola bars are a great snack food. I have used several granola bars recipes, trying to come up with the perfect bars. My wife was watching Giada’s show this afternoon in which she made peanut butter granola bars. We had all the ingredients on hand (except for the almonds, which I don’t like). Most problems …
Oct
19
Can You Roast (Bake) Butternut Squash Seeds?
Every Halloween when people finish carving their Jack o’Lanterns, tons of people save the seeds and roast them in the oven for a salty snack. But what some people don’t think about is doing the same thing with squash seeds. Last night, I cooked up some butternut squash and instead of throwing the seeds out …
Jan
27
Honey Cornbread Crackers
I recommend you check you my post on how to make crackers before attempting this receipe. I have been making crackers are just over a year now. I thought it was time I came up with my own recipe. I have a recipe for honey cornbread muffins that has been popular with those I have …
Jan
12
How To Make Your Own Crackers
Whatever there is a party or an occasion in which snacks are laid out on a table, you can bet there will be crackers. What you can also bet the only thing host did to prepare the crackers for their guests was to take them out of the box and onto the plate. Many Americans …
Jan
06
Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bars
I have long been a fan of the Quaker Chewy Granola Bars. I have been striving to make my own homemade version. After trying different combinations and recipes, this is the recipe I came up with the most closely resembles the ones from Quaker. Ingredients 3 cups rolled oats 1 1/2 cup crisp rice cereal …
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.
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