Sep
11
Garlic is one of the cooks greatest tools. It can bring life to any dish it comes in contact with. But how does one pick out a good head of garlic? I am here to provide you with some tips that will make your garlic purchases better. First off, repeat after me. I will not …
Aug
19
Yesterday, I picked up some Coral Star peaches at the Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market. These large, pretty peaches are a member of the Stellar family of peaches (all of which have the word “star” in their name). These peaches ripen about 12 days after Red Haven, around the same time as Canadian Harmony. Like Canadian …
Aug
05
When you are up against the dog days of summer, there is a sign that relief is coming – the first appearance of apples at the farmer’s market. I picked up some transparent apples at the Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market, grown by Nemeth Orchards. These apples may look like a golden delicious with their yellow/green …
Aug
02
One of the most wonderful things about a farmer’s market is finding varieties of produce that you would never find in the super market. At the Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market, I discovered the Red Astrachan variety of apples. This mostly green apple with red streaks, originated in Russia. There were introduced to England in 1816 …
Jul
29
Another trip to the Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market, produced another variety of peach to talk about. The Sugar May is dark red skinned peach with a white flesh. You might think that white flesh is something different, but actually all peaches use to be white-fleshed. The orange-fleshed varieties were created and became the dominant peach …
Jul
21
Another day, another peach variety to try. I was shopping at the Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market this morning, when I spotted some peaches labeled Candor. So of course I had to try them for the sake of my readers (as well as for the sake of my taste buds). The Candor peach is an early …
Jul
01
I love blueberries! They have a great texture, great flavor, and are packed full of antioxidants. And it’s now time for blueberries to begin ripening across my home state of Michigan. Yesterday I got my first taste of Michigan blueberries at the Saline Farmer’s Market. Kapnick Orchards in Britton, MI just began picking their first …
Jun
21
Last week, I was shopping at the Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market, and one of the vendors there was selling Queen Anne cherries. What are Queen Anne cherries? They are a sweet, light colored cherry, who also go by the name of Royal Ann(e). They are cherries that you can eat out of hand or cook …
Jun
21
Click here for the most recent update. I have been looking into doing some cherry picking this season. Unfortunately the news I have gotten from local farms has not been good. I checked with Kapnick Orchards in Britton, MI and they said they will not be doing U-Pick cherries this season. I also heard from …
May
21
This past Wednesday was another beautiful day at the Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market. It seems there were more vendors this time than last time I was here on a Wednesday, 2 weeks ago. At the market you could find arugula, asparagus, and lettuce a plenty. Now is the season for these crops, so get out …
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.
