Apr
02
In case you haven’t heard I am on a kick now with making internationally theme pot roasts. I am taking an American classic and infusing it with flavors from around the globe. My first attempt was a Moroccan style pot roast with chickpeas and couscous. That was a huge success. So I decided it was …
Mar
22
The pink slime issue continues to rage on. In case you have been outside of the loop, check out my post on What Pink Slime Is. The public’s outcry against the beef filler, called lean finely textured beef has lead several grocery stores to discontinue using it. Here is a list of the latest stores …
Mar
06
I am open to trying different things in my kitchen. I have wanted to give couscous a try for while now. In doing some research on it, I came across the idea of serving it with pot roast. Since couscous is popular in Morocco, I though it would be appropriate to create a Moroccan inspired …
Feb
24
Ever been to the grocery store and saw a big chunk of beef on sale and threw it in your cart because it was the best deal? Then you went home and cooked that hunk just like you always cook hunks of meat. But the end result wasn’t what you were anticipating. This is why …
Feb
09
My blog has bee dedicated to helping the home cook, shopper, or gardener. Chef Robert Irvine has been dedicating a lot of his time to helping the local restaurant. I have been watching his show “Restaurant Impossible” since it’s debut. The show does a wonderful job of showing the difficulties in running a restaurant and …
Jan
28
Last summer, chef Jamie Oliver shared with the world the fact that American’s ground beef supply is full of a meat that is treated with ammonia in order to make it “safe” for consumption. This meat he called pink slime. This pink slime was made by Beef Products Inc, the leading ground beef producer in …
Jan
23
Selecting beef is the grocery store can be an overwhelming task. What can be even more overwhelming is trying to figure out what to do with that cut once you get it at home. Hopefully I can decrease your anxiety today by giving you some ideas on what to do with a flank steak. What …
May
25
When it comes to selecting a steak, the grocery store can be a confusing place. There are so many different names. My goal is to teach you what these steaks are and how to prepare them. Today I will look at the ranch steak, also known as the more complicated boneless chuck shoulder center cut …
Apr
20
In the last week, the topic of what is ground beef has been a hot one, thanks to Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. This show airing on ABC, brought up the topic of pink slime. Pink slime is pieces of meat that were once considered only good for animals, but now is used as a filler …
Apr
20
Question: What is Angus beef? Answer: You may seen a restaurant advertising they have burgers or steaks made from Angus or Black Angus beef. So what does this exactly mean? Angus is a breed of cattle. Just like there are breeds of dogs, there are breeds of cows. Some people feel that the meat of …
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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