Question: Does Honey Really Help with Seasonal Allergies? Answer: This is an issue that is debated. Your local beekeeper will most likely agree that they do help with seasonal allergies, that’s good for business. My biggest food inspiration – Alton Brown, wrote in his first Good Eats book, that it’s a bunch of nonsense. Sorry …
Tag Archive: Farmer’s Market
Apr
06
Temecula Valley Honey Co. Avocado Blossom Honey
One of the main reasons I love farmer’s market is they offer unique produce and products that I have never seen on a grocery store shelf. Back in February, I discovered something truly unique, avocado blossom honey. This honey was collected by the Temecula Valley Honey Company. You don’t find this honey alot because orange …
Apr
05
Temecula Valley Honey Co. Orange Blossom Honey
Out of all the varietal honeys available on the market, it seems orange blossom honey is amongst the most popular. Even in places far away from orange trees, like here in Michigan, you can find orange blossom honey on grocery store shelves. When I was last out in California, I visited a farmer’s market in …
Apr
03
Where To Find Great Honey (Shopping Tips)
Honey in one of the most unique foods on the planet. It’s been around for years, it even made the Bible, bet you can’t say that about anything else in your pantry. It’s a product that is completely made by an animal – bees. They do the work and we harvest the results. Honey is …
Mar
14
Fuerte Avocado
When it comes to produce there is so much variety out there. But you will miss out on most of that if you keep your shopping strictly to the grocery store. Farmer’s markets offer varieties that you will never find on stores shelves. That is especially true with avocados. Now I live in a state …
Mar
10
What is a Pomelo?
My mission last month was to discover and taste varieties of citrus I haven’t before. One of the things I tried for the first time is a pomelo. I purchased one to try at a farmer’s market in Laguna Hills, CA. The fruit is huge. It is the largest member of the citrus family. A …
Mar
10
Page Mandarins
Comparing different varieties of mandarins isn’t like comparing apples. Difference in appearance are hard to detect. That is why I was happy when I noticed a circle at the bottom of some of the mandarins I purchased at a farmer’s market in Irvine, CA. This mandarin would be the Page mandarin (also listed as being …
Mar
07
Murcott Mandarins
Growing up the only thing I knew about mandarins where that they came in only in a can. On how little did I know the true amount of variety in this form of citrus. In the last month, I discovered a couple new variety I had not tried. One of them is the Murcott Mandarin. …
Mar
05
Review of Orange County (CA) Farmer’s Markets
Last month, I visited 4 different farmer’s markets in Orange County, California. Each market had it’s unique advantages and disadvantages. Below you will find my list of those. Click the the title of each market for my full review. Irvine Farmer’s Market (Historic Park at the Irvine Ranch) Size: Small Easy to Get To: Near …
Mar
02
Irvine Farmer’s Market (at the Great Park)
This was the last of the four markets I got to visit during my time in California. This was took place at the new Great Park in Irvine, California. The Great Park is on the former El Toro military base. They are turning it into a huge park. As of now they only have a …
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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