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 …
Tag Archive: Chocolate
Nov
09
Jeff’s Amazing New York Egg Cream Sodas
I was shopping at Hiller’s in Ann Arbor, Michigan a while back, when some bottles of soda pop caught my eye. The thing that first got my attention was the fact that the bottles said 97% fat free. But wait isn’t all soft drinks 100% fat free? I had to go in for a closer …
May
11
Mother’s Day Dessert – Homemade S’mores Pie
This year for Mother’s Day, I wanted to come up with a special dessert to cook for my wife. My wife’s mom recently had at s’mores pie at a restaurant. This winter, I learned how to make my own homemade marshmallows, thanks Alton Brown. So I decided I want to try to make my own …
May
02
Alton Brown’s Sweet Crepes
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
10
Making Chocolate Like No One Else – Mindo Chocolate Makers
This afternoon, my local library hosted a talk with one of the founders of Mindo Chocolate Makers. They are one of the most unique chocolate makers in the country. They over see the process of making chocolate from beginning to end. This means starting with the cocoa beans. They get these directly from Ecuador. Ecuador …
Mar
31
Alton Brown’s Chocolate Pudding
Chocolate. The one word brings comfort to many. One of it’s best forms is in pudding. There is a lot chocolate pudding out there, but much of it lacks in one important area – chocolate. For a true, rich, deep chocolate flavor you don’t need a box or a 4 pack. Making chocolate pudding from …
Mar
22
Alton Brown’s Devil’s Food Cake
We made a cake for my daughter’s 3rd birthday at the beginning of the month. It was a chocolate cake and it didn’t come out as well as I would have liked. A couple weeks later, Alton Brown came out with a new Good Eats episode entitled “Devil of a Cake“. The show obviously featured …
Mar
15
Review of Good Eats: Devil Of A Cake
When it comes to cake, I always choose chocolate. For me it’s far and away the best flavor of cake. A lot of people make chocolate cake, but most of those cakes start with a box. Alton Brown showed in last night’s new episode of Good Eats entitled “Devil Of A Cake” that you can …
Feb
16
New Good Eats Episodes to Air in March 2011
I have heard reports of 3 new episodes of my favorite cooking show, Good Eats will be airing next month. Here are the names of the episodes and when they will air. March 7, 2011 : Pantry Raid XIII: Destination Chickpea | Hummus, Falafel March 14, 2011: A Bird In The Pie Is Worth Two …
Dec
08
Giada De Laurentiis’s Peanut Butter Granola Bars
Granola bars are a great snack food. I have used several granola bars recipes, trying to come up with the perfect bars. My wife was watching Giada’s show this afternoon in which she made peanut butter granola bars. We had all the ingredients on hand (except for the almonds, which I don’t like). Most problems …
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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