There is nothing like summer in Michigan. As a Michigan transplant, from a place where you avoid going outside and run your air-conditioner for the entire summer, I can say I choose this. I love it, and I start day-dreaming about it in January. I may get a bit annoyed by the mosquitos, but I won’t […]
I grew up in a large family and both of my parents worked, sometimes more than one job, so meal-time was about convenience. I am a product of the quick and easy processed food generation of Tyson Chicken Breasts, frozen pot pies and succotash. I consumed a whole lot of frozen prepared foods and partially […]
Grilling lettuce sounds pretty strange, I know. I thought the same thing until I tried it. There is something about grilling it that intensifies the flavors in the lettuce and takes lettuce from being just a bed or vehicle for other things to center stage. Now is the time to do it since lettuce, such […]
Ever wonder how maple syrup is made? Well, I did. Luckily, just down the road from my house, is Hudson Mills Metropark and they have tours on the weekends in March to show you just how the process works. When I called to reserve a spot in one of the tours, I explained that I […]
