Jun
06
I have always been a fan of cottage cheese. What is not to like about these little creamy curds. A long time ago I saw Alton Brown making a batch of homemade cottage cheese on an episode of Good Eats. I put that recipe on my to do list but didn’t get to it until …
May
11
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
11
Asparagus is one of the first green crops to hit the market each year. People rush to pick up the first asparagus of the season. But I have never seen the draw. I have always thought that asparagus was disgusting. It had this bitter, awful flavor I have always hated. But in the interest of …
May
02
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
27
For some reason for years, cauliflower never appeared in my home. I always though of cauliflower as being inferior to it’s cousin broccoli. So I never bothered to do anything with it. Finally yesterday I cooked with fresh cauliflower for the first time. I decided to do so after watching a new episode of Good …
Apr
26
You can never go wrong when serving some homemade yeasty rolls. I have made Parker House rolls before, but for Easter I decided to give Alton Brown’s recipe a try. The technique for Parker House rolls was invented at a hotel in Boston, MA. It’s basically a roll that is folded over with a pat …
Apr
26
When it comes to cauliflower, I have never given that vegetable much thought. It is the first time it has been mentioned in any way on this website. I am a big fan of some of it’s cousins like broccoli and cabbage. But cauliflower has been largely ignored in my household. But that is all …
Apr
25
Two more episodes of my favorite food related show, Good Eats are scheduled to air this season. The subjects covered will be cauliflower and Asian noodles. Here are the air dates for the episodes: The Caul of the Flower | Check out my review of this episode Monday, April 25, 2011 @ 11:30pm ET/PT on …
Apr
19
Last night, I watched a new episode of Good Eats, entitled “Roll Call“. I was waiting for quite a while for Alton to make rolls and was eager to try out his recipes. I decided to give his butter flake roll recipe first. These rolls are made by rolling out your dough into a square …
Apr
19
Another Tuesday morning, another Good Eats review. Last night aired one of the most anticipated episodes of the season (at least for me). An entire show dedicated to delicious, soft, yeasty rolls! I have been waiting for Alton to do a roll show. I have gathered a great deal of my cooking knowledge from him, …
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.
