Dec
28
The day after Christmas I used some of my Christmas money to purchase a popover pan. I found the best deal I have ever seen on one of these pans. It costed me only $8.99 at Cost Plus World Market. It is a non-stick pan, that is pretty sturdy. I have made popovers before, but …
Nov
09
Julmust is a very popular Christmas time drink in Sweden. It is a carbonated non-alcoholic drink. Click here to read my review of it from last year. It actually outsells Coke by a long shot during this time of year. It is also available in the United States for those looking to enjoy a European …
Aug
20
Question: Where to Buy Boylan’s Soda in Michigan? Answer: Quite a few places carry Boylan Soda in Michigan. They don’t all carry the same flavors, it depends on the store. Whole Foods for example only carries the flavors that do not contain sodium benzoate. Here is my list: Busch’s (they recently started carrying single 16 …
Mar
24
One of the old fashioned sodas, that I recently purchased from Cost Plus World Market, was Pig Iron Cola. The 12oz glass bottle, with a scary looking gray pig on it, gives a website to visit. So I learned that Pig Iron BBQ is a restaurant in Seattle, Washington. It’s a BBQ lovers paradise, that …
Mar
15
I recently purchased a bottle of Old Town Root Beer Company root beer at Cost Plus World Market. I attempted to find some information about the company, but the website listed on the bottle did not work. The bottle says that it was brewed and bottled by the Old Town Rootbeer Co. and then lists …
Mar
11
This past week I found a sale at Cost Plus World Market on vintage sodas. One of them was NuGrape. NuGrape was first bottled back in 1921. The producers formed the National NuGrape Company. Since then several different companies have held the NuGrape license. It is now bottled under the control of Big Red Ltd, the …
Mar
11
Have you been looking at where to find some classic soda from when your youth? Well I stopped into Cost Plus World Market, the other night, and found they were having a sale on classic or vintage soda pop. You could get 6, 12 ounce glass bottles for $6. The normal price of each bottle …
Jan
09
This is part of a series of posts on juices and unique drinks that I have come across. Everyone knows the Pepsis and Cokes of this world and many sites cover the wines and beers, but I am bringing to you the rest of the beverage world I was browsing through different soda pop selections …
Jan
05
This is part of a series of posts on juices and unique drinks that I have come across. Everyone knows the Pepsis and Cokes of this world and many sites cover the wines and beers, but I am bringing to you the rest of the beverage world This blue cream soda by Frostie was one …
Jan
03
This is part of a series of posts on juices and unique drinks that I have come across. Everyone knows the Pepsis and Cokes of this world and many sites cover the wines and beers, but I am bringing to you the rest of the beverage world I like to try unique soda pop flavors …
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.
