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. …
Jul
05
One of the most fantastic treats of the summer season is all the berries at your fingertips. This summer is extra exciting with the introduction of Sunshine raspberries. These raspberries grown by under the Driscoll’s label are a combination of red and golden raspberries. They are a beautiful berries contains hues of both red and …
Dec
22
You don’t find a lot of straight raspberry soda pops on the market. But for the second day in a row I will be reviewing a carbonated raspberry drink. This soda comes labeled as a “northwest natural”. Orca Beverages is housed in Mukilteo, WA, hence why this is a Cascade Raspberry. They say their sodas …
Dec
21
I love being able to pick my own fruit. One of the fruits I pick every year is raspberries. HOTLIPS Soda out of Portland, Oregon is trying to capture that fresh picked raspberry flavor in a bottle of soda pop. Their raspberries soda, like all their drinks contains real fruit. The ingredient list is pretty …
Sep
04
A couple weeks ago, I was shopping a local farmer’s store, and was looking for something to drink. I found a bottle of Mistic Bahama Blueberry in the refrigerated section. It has been a long time since I have a Mistic drink. I remember when I was in college, having bought a bunch of Mistic …
Aug
20
This is my third and final review of the Jones Naturals line of drinks. I found them at my local Big Lots store for a steal of a deal (70 cents per bottle). One of the flavors I bought was the Strawberry Manilow. The label on the 14 oz glass bottle says towards the bottom: …
Aug
19
We are fast approaching the peak raspberry season in Michigan. Some farms have fall berries ripe for the picking and some farms are still waiting. If you haven’t gotten your raspberries yet this year, you still have plenty of time. Raspberry season lasts until the first frost (around the start of October). Washtenaw County (Ann …
Aug
04
Question: When is Raspberry season in Michigan? Answer: There are actually two seasons of raspberries in Michigan. There are summer berries and fall berries. The summer berries are available from early July to early August. Not a lot of farms have summer berries for u-pick, so they aren’t a plentiful in the state. Fall berries …
Aug
04
Click here for the most up to date news on u-pick raspberries in Michigan. Now that we have entered the month of August, the summer raspberries are almost gone now in farms across Michigan. However in a couple weeks most places will be opening up for u-pick fall raspberries. Here are a list of farms …
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 (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.
