Dec
14
Click here to see other Michigan grocery stores or markets I have reviewed. About a month ago, I saw an ad on TV for a place called Cattleman’s. It was a basic, low-budget, no-frills ad, but what got my attention were their great deals on meat. Finally this past Saturday with a cooler in the …
Dec
14
Meat can be one of the most expensive things in one’s food budget every month. But a way to stretch your dollars to the max, is to buy in whole cuts or bulk. This can save you a ton of money. When you buy meat that has been already cut into portions and packaged, you …
Dec
10
This is part of a series of posts on tools that have made my life in the kitchen easier and more productive. Cast Iron cookware isn’t anything new, it’s been around for hundreds of years. The Lodge company, makes of cast iron cookware, have aren’t new either. They have been around since 1896, making them …
Dec
01
Last time I bought an entire eye of round roast from the supermarket, I divided it into 1 roast (see my post on cooking an eye of round roast), and 6 steaks. I thought that I would need all six steak to perfect my recipe, but the first time was the charm. The problem I …
Nov
19
I think the one question that most cooks have whenever they are cooking meat, whether it be chicken, beef, pork, or whatever animal is when is it is done. They open the oven door, poke the meat, stare it trying to determine if it looks done, and then pull the meat 30 minutes after it …
Oct
29
Like a lot of people I pass by the T-bones, Porterhouses, and Ribeyes of the world because I just can’t afford to buy them. But I still want to have a good steak. So what do I do? I reach for the Chuck Eye Steak. Now normally you hear about chuck eye being used as …
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.
