May
06
When it comes to frying, it isn’t something I do too often. But when I choose to fry something it’s normally seafood. One of my favorite things to fry is cod. When I first made cod, I just used a bread crumb batter. But texture wise, I prefer a liquid batter. So I searched to …
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 …
Apr
27
For some reason for years, cauliflower never appeared in my home. I always though of cauliflower as being inferior to it’s cousin broccoli. So I never bothered to do anything with it. Finally yesterday I cooked with fresh cauliflower for the first time. I decided to do so after watching a new episode of Good …
Apr
26
You can never go wrong when serving some homemade yeasty rolls. I have made Parker House rolls before, but for Easter I decided to give Alton Brown’s recipe a try. The technique for Parker House rolls was invented at a hotel in Boston, MA. It’s basically a roll that is folded over with a pat …
Apr
26
When it comes to cauliflower, I have never given that vegetable much thought. It is the first time it has been mentioned in any way on this website. I am a big fan of some of it’s cousins like broccoli and cabbage. But cauliflower has been largely ignored in my household. But that is all …
Apr
25
Two more episodes of my favorite food related show, Good Eats are scheduled to air this season. The subjects covered will be cauliflower and Asian noodles. Here are the air dates for the episodes: The Caul of the Flower | Check out my review of this episode Monday, April 25, 2011 @ 11:30pm ET/PT on …
Apr
19
Last night, I watched a new episode of Good Eats, entitled “Roll Call“. I was waiting for quite a while for Alton to make rolls and was eager to try out his recipes. I decided to give his butter flake roll recipe first. These rolls are made by rolling out your dough into a square …
Apr
19
Another Tuesday morning, another Good Eats review. Last night aired one of the most anticipated episodes of the season (at least for me). An entire show dedicated to delicious, soft, yeasty rolls! I have been waiting for Alton to do a roll show. I have gathered a great deal of my cooking knowledge from him, …
Apr
12
Last night marked the 5th Monday in a row with a brand new Good Eats episode. This time the topic was bread pudding. I have never had bread pudding before. I always thought that the idea of eating soggy bread wasn’t too appealing. But if I will ever try to make a bread pudding, it …
Apr
11
When it comes to sour citrus, usually people think of lemons or limes. But not oranges. Oranges are sweet. It is probably the most common adjective advertisers use when they are selling oranges. But there oranges out there that aren’t sweet at all. Case in point, the Seville orange. This orange is very sour and …
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.
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