Feb
02
Here is my 2nd recipe combining meyer lemons and chicken. Last time we baked our chicken, this time we are going the grilled route. The recipe here starts out the same as the baked chicken, with a 1 hour lemon juice bath for the chicken. Ingredients boneless skinless chicken breasts 1 Meyer lemon per 2 …
Jan
26
Citrus & chicken make a wonderful duo. Especially when that citrus is in the form of a Meyer lemon. For more on these lemons check out a previous post. Here is what you will need to make this recipe. Ingredients 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts 2 Meyer lemons 1/2 cup chicken broth or stock dried or fresh …
Jan
07
We are in the heart of winter now. So what’s better to warm up with than a nice bowl of soup. The book “Soup Galore” by Elisabeth Luard provides a lot of different recipes to try. The book begins with sections on traditions, seasonal ingredients, equipment, and how to make stocks. The section on stock …
Jan
04
It’s easy to see from my blog that I am a huge Alton Brown fan. So as a huge Alton Brown fan, I cook a lot of his recipes. I decided today to list some of my favorite recipes that I have tried with great success. Clicking on the title of the recipe will take …
Dec
14
Click here to see other Michigan grocery stores or markets I have reviewed. About a month ago, I saw an ad on TV for a place called Cattleman’s. It was a basic, low-budget, no-frills ad, but what got my attention were their great deals on meat. Finally this past Saturday with a cooler in the …
Dec
14
Meat can be one of the most expensive things in one’s food budget every month. But a way to stretch your dollars to the max, is to buy in whole cuts or bulk. This can save you a ton of money. When you buy meat that has been already cut into portions and packaged, you …
Nov
19
I think the one question that most cooks have whenever they are cooking meat, whether it be chicken, beef, pork, or whatever animal is when is it is done. They open the oven door, poke the meat, stare it trying to determine if it looks done, and then pull the meat 30 minutes after it …
Nov
18
Ever cooked up some chicken and discovered that you cooked it a bit too long and you now need to drink a gallon of water with every bite? You don’t have to throw that chicken out. Instead of drinking a gallon of water with it, why not turn to something more flavorful – chicken and …
Nov
16
When you go to the store, do you expect to come home having paid for some salt water? That is what you might end up doing when buying meat at a big grocery store. A lot of places are adding a water-salt solution or a broth to the meat you are buying. The purpose is …
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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