Sep
29
Chocolate, strawberry, vanilla – these are flavors of ice cream that you find pretty much everywhere you find ice cream. One flavor you might have trouble finding is sweet corn. Unless you were looking in my freezer right now. Yes I made sweet corn ice cream. Seems strange doesn’t it. I was motivated to make …
Apr
19
Ever get tired of the same old pancakes? Do you make pancakes from a box? If your answers are yes, then you should give this recipe for Blue Cornmeal Pancakes a try. This is a Bobby Flay recipe. This is the first time I have given one of this recipes a try. Below I will …
Nov
16
A recipe that has become a stable in my house is for Honey Cornbread Muffins. In fact it was part inspiration for my honey cornbread cracker recipe. Thank you to the Neeleys of Food Network fame for coming up with the original cornbread muffin recipe. Click here for the full recipe. Last week, I found …
Nov
13
As you prepare for the big turkey day, there are some things that you can get for your kitchen that will make your life so much easier. Time is important when preparing for a big meal. So having the right tools at your disposal will save you time and stress. Some of these things are …
Aug
26
If you wish to read my all my posts on growing peaches & cream corn, click here. Due to the hot and muggy weather this summer, my corn was ready to harvest 9 weeks after I planted it. I originally estimated my corn would be ready on Tuesday, September 5th, but I picked my first …
Aug
26
If you wish to read my all my posts on growing peaches & cream corn, click here. Eight weeks after planting my corn in the ground, the plants were tall with tassels on top and ears of corn beginning to form further down the plant. This is the most important part of the growing process. …
Jul
27
If you wish to read my all my posts on growing peaches & cream corn, click here. Good news, if you read my last post on my corn (click here if you didn’t) my corn has bounced back from being bent over by strong winds last week. More tassels are coming up and I saw …
Jul
27
On Friday, July 23rd, a strong storm hit my town, knocking down trees and power lines all over the city. The storm attracted the news from Detroit to my small little city. Many people were without power for over 24 hours (including me). Another victim of the storm was my corn crop. The strong winds …
Jul
18
If you wish to read my all my posts on growing peaches & cream corn, click here. It’s been two weeks since I posted a picture of my corn. If you look at the previous entry, you will see quite a bit of growth has taken place. Then it was just about knee high and …
Jul
02
It’s now been about 2 1/2 weeks since I have planted my corn and the plants are doing wonderfully. If things go well I should have a good crop with plenty of ears to enjoy. The animals have pretty much left my plants alone, besides just a few nibbles on a couple ones, which was …
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.
