Feb
09
In the winter time I find trouble breathing especially in the dry morning air. It also helps me to have something to suck on. But instead of buying cough drops this winter, I decided to make some of my own, in a sort. I have made candies before and that’s pretty much what this is. …
Jan
20
A lot of people like to associate lemons with summertime. A nice, cold glass of lemonade is the official drink of the summer. Yet when I think of lemons, I think winter. It is in the winter when lemons are in season. And it’s the only time of year when you can find my favorite …
Dec
27
I loved citrus – oranges, mandarins, lemons, limes. All have their place in my kitchen. They represent a group of the most versatile fruit out there. The only downside for me is that they prefer a bit warmer climate than the one I experience in the Great Lakes state. So I have to turn to …
Dec
07
Christmas time is a good excuse to make boatload of cookies. A homemade Christmas cookie is always welcomed as a present. I always have my eyes peeled for the next great cookie recipe. I have already made some cookies with chocolate and peppermint this year, so I was looking for a different flavor. I decided …
Aug
30
Lemonade is a wonderful thing to drink in the summertime. Unfortunately most people take the easy and less enjoyable way out, by making lemonade from some sort of powdery mix. But even when they don’t do that and opt for a already made lemonade in the grocery store that too ends up coming up short. …
Dec
01
As the calendar turns to December and I watch a few snow flakes float to the ground outside my window here in Michigan, I say goodbye to the growing season. No more fresh fruit to enjoy from the farmer’s market, besides those apples varieties that have long shelf lives. However the good news is that …
Oct
14
Yesterday I was out all morning enjoying the beautiful fall colors. I planned a picnic lunch with my 2 1/2 year old daughter. I needed a drink to go along with my lunch. So I headed into a Kroger store to find something cold and that I haven’t tried before, and was cheap. So I …
Sep
15
Two of my favorite things to do with fresh in-season fruit is to make ice cream (or sorbet), and lemonade! You can’t get that fresh fruit taste out of bottle or from a powdered mix. Making your own lemonade is not that hard to do, and with lemons available year around, you can combine them …
Aug
11
Do you have a bunch of blueberries on hand and are looking for something to do with them? A great idea is to use them in some homemade lemonade. Adding blueberry flavor to lemonade, gives it an extra note of flavor that is pleasing to the tongue. It’s a very simple process to make this …
Jul
27
Earlier today I wrote about one of the most exotic lemonade flavors – Triple Melon. Now I am going to write about one of the most common – raspberry lemonade. Raspberries and lemons go very nicely together. So how did the King Juice Company, makers of Calypso lemonade do at creating this classic combination. Surprisingly, …
Welcome to my blog! My name is Eric. I live in Saline, Michigan with my wife (Donna) and two daughters, Hannah (4) 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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