It what is truly a bittersweet announcement, the final episode of Alton Brown’s Good Eats will be airing on Food Network on February 10th @ 8pm. The episode entitled “Turn on the Dark” will be an hour long show on the subject of dark chocolate. This will be the 4th chocolate themed episode in the …
Category Archive: On TV
Jan
09
Recap of The Big Waste – How We Waste Food in America (Food Network)
Food Network is full of cooking competitions, they almost overwhelm the channel. But last night, might have been the most important competition they have ever aired. It pointed out what we are doing wrong as a country, and it’s not just the fault of the big companies, it’s something that every American needs to examine …
Jan
05
The Big Waste Airing on Food Network this Sunday
***UPDATE***: Check out my review of the Big Waste. It will be airing again on Janaury 14th at 4pm ET/PT. I was watching Food Network last night, when I saw a commercial airing for an interesting special called the Big Waste. It’s a food competition that is meant to show how we waste food in …
Dec
06
Zingerman’s Bacon of the Month Club on Food Network
Before I begin, this is my 1000th post!!!! Thank you for everyone that has read any of my 999 other posts. It’s taken 2 years to get to this point. How appropriate that this milestone post is concerning a company near and dear to my heart – Zingerman’s. I am currently working for Zingerman’s Bakehouse …
Nov
20
Review of Good Eats – Alton’s Countdown to T-Day
For any Good Eats fan, Romancing the Bird, Alton’s original 1 hour Thanksgiving special is a classic. A classic that is hard to follow up, but as the Good Eats series is coming to an end, Alton tries one more time to produce another Thanksgiving classic. This time with a different approach. It’s all about …
Nov
12
Review of Giada at Home – Thanksgiving Favorites
I have been busy today watching and reviewing Thanksgiving food shows. The last on my last for the day was an episode of Giada at Home, entitled “Thanksgiving Favorites”. In this show she offers up some Cranberry-Orange Glazed Turkey, Pumpkin and Goat Cheese Risotto, and Roasted Root Vegetable Salad. Cranberry-Orange Glazed Turkey | Click here …
Nov
12
Review of Barefoot Contessa w/Ina Garten – Thanksgiving 2.0
This is Ina Garten’s second Thanksgiving episode. In this show she makes up a turkey with truffle butter, uses leftover turkey for turkey hash browns, roasted Brussels sprouts, and sausage-stuffed mushrooms. She offers some unique spins on classic Thanksgiving dishes, so let’s dig in. Roast Turkey with Truffle Butter | Click here for the recipe …
Nov
12
Review of 30 Minute Meals w/Rachel Ray – Keep on Giving
So for the sake of reviewing some Thanksgiving Food Network shows, I watched an episode of Rachel Ray’s 30 Minute Meals. I admit I am not a fan of her cooking, she never seems to make anything that I would really like. In this episode, she is focusing on using Thanksgiving leftovers with her turkey …
Nov
12
Review of Down Home with the Neelys – Giving Thanks
For the most part I have just done review of Good Eats episode. But for Thanksgiving, I decided to expand my horizons and do a review of some other shows with a Thanksgiving theme. First up on the list is an episode of Down Home with the Neelys, entitled Giving Thanks. In this epsiode the …
Nov
07
Food Network Thanksgiving Show Guide 2011
It’s the best time of the year in the culinary world. And if you are looking for some ways to show off your culinary skills, then you might want to tune into Food Network this month. There will be a lot of shows dedicated to turkey and all the fixings, including a brand new 2 …
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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