Nov
11
A couple weeks ago, I was in the grocery store, and I saw some bags of marshmallows claiming to be pumpkin marshmallows. They were pumpkin shaped marshmallows, but that was the only pumpkin thing about them, they were just the same old generic store bought marshmallow. But it got me thinking, pumpkin flavored marshmallows sound …
Jan
06
Bulk food stores are a treasure in any community. They offer the consumer a chance to purchase as much or as little of a product as they want. I recently got to visit one of the best bulk food stores I have been to. Bulk Food Marketplace has two locations, one in Clinton Township, the …
Oct
10
It’s fall (even though it didn’t fell like it with the 80 degree weather today) and I am going full force with pumpkin recipes galore. Earlier I reviewed a recipe for Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls. Now I am going to talk about another breakfast treat, Pumpkin Waffles. I got the recipe from the The King Arthur …
Oct
10
Our Christmas morning tradition in our house is to make our own cinnamon rolls. Well this week, Christmas came early. I found a recipe online for Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls that I wanted to give a try. The recipe was created by a fellow blogger, Katie Goodman from Good Life Eats. You can visit her site …
Aug
27
As we near the end of August, my thoughts are turning towards fall. I love the fall season. The colors, the cooler weather, and especially the apples! So I thought today would be a good day to review an apple drink. Reed’s Spiced Apple Brew was one drink I couldn’t wait to get my hands …
Mar
09
This is a recipe review, which means this is a recipe that I did not personally come up with, but that I tried out and am giving my opinion on how the recipe turned out. For legal reasons I cannot post these recipes, but I can tell you where you can get them yourself. There …
Mar
05
This is a recipe review, which means this is a recipe that I did not personally come up with, but that I tried out and am giving my opinion on how the recipe turned out. For legal reasons I cannot post these recipes, but I can tell you where you can get them yourself. Recently, …
Mar
04
Apples are a fruit that can be enjoyed many ways. You can bake them in a pie, dip them into caramel, or just eat them as it. I like to melt some butter, add some sugar and spice, and cook some slices to perfection. Below is my recipe for fried apples. Ingredients 1/2 stick butter …
Feb
22
Alton Brown refers to the peppercorn as “the King of Spices”. And it truly is. What is the most commonly used spice in American kitchens? There is no competition to the peppercorn. The sad truth is that most American kitchens are full of a pre-ground black pepper that long ago lost it’s spice. If you have never …
Feb
22
Pepper is one of the most common spices in all the world. It’s been in uses for thousands of years. But many Americans don’t get to experience it’s true power, because they buy ground pepper. That is why I think every American kitchen need to trade in their pepper shaker for a pepper mill. Whole …
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.
