Jan
24
One of my favorite sources for citrus is Plum Market in Ann Arbor, MI. They are the second best thing to go directly to California and buying mandarins directly from a farmer’s market (which I did in 2011). So when my food budget started over again for the month of January, I headed over to …
Dec
30
Planning to make a trip to Florida during the winter this season? Why not come back with more than a tan? Why not come back with some freshly picked oranges, that you selected off the tree yourself. As a resident of a non citrus grower state and a big fan of u-picking, I have always …
Dec
28
As a citrus lover living in a Midwestern state, I keep my eyes peeled to what’s going on to the west and south of me. Yesterday, I took a look at the California citrus crop for this year from the perspective of one farm. Tonight I am going to look at the Florida crop from …
Apr
28
Whenever I think I have run out of citrus to try this year, I get surprised and something else pops up. While do some shopping at the Produce Station in Ann Arbor, MI, I came across Jaffa oranges. I grabbed a sample to take home to try. Jaffa oranges are named after the ancient city …
Apr
22
Mandarins have been increasing in popularity in the US, ever since Clementines became a big hit. One of the issues mandarin growers have been working on is having mandarins that can go to market later in the season. The peak of Clementine season is right around Christmas. The University of California-Riverside has been working on …
Apr
19
Earlier this year, I got to go on a cross country journey. One of the places I found myself in was St. Louis, Missouri. I heard that St. Louis was the home of Vess Soda. So when I spotted some Vess soda at a gas station just outside of St. Louis, I was more than …
Apr
18
California gets all the press for it’s naval oranges. Florida is seen more of an orange juice kind of state. But they too have a citrus variety that is getting a lot of press – the Honeybell Tangelo. This piece of citrus is a cross between a grapefruit and a tangerine. It got it’s name …
Apr
11
When it comes to sour citrus, usually people think of lemons or limes. But not oranges. Oranges are sweet. It is probably the most common adjective advertisers use when they are selling oranges. But there oranges out there that aren’t sweet at all. Case in point, the Seville orange. This orange is very sour and …
Apr
11
One of the most interesting members of the orange family is the blood orange. Just the name itself, brings intrigue. What most people don’t know is that there are multiple varieties of blood oranges, each having their own unique characteristics. For the most part, Moro Blood Oranges are the ones you will find the majority …
Apr
05
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 …
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.
