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Many Reasons For the Westside Farmers’ Market

You have many reasons to know and love Zingerman’s Roadhouse. There is the barbeque, with the amazing smelling smoke that gets your stomach growling.  Beef and pork that are home grown and butchered in our … Continued

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Recipe: Classic Pesto

For tips on making pesto, see this post.  For the recipe I like to use when I make pesto, read on! 2 packed cups of fresh basil leaves, preferably less than 1 ½ inches long … Continued

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Three Tips for Better Pesto

I love going to the farmer’s market this time of year, when the warm breeze jostles the big, leafy bunches of fresh basil and inundates the market with their sweet, spicy aroma.  When the scent … Continued

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The making of a Sharon Hollow: Cheese maker and Creamery managing partner Aubrey Thomason walks us through the steps to creating an artisan cheese

The Legend of Sharon Hollow Sharon Hollow is a little town (pop. 7,067) 26 miles Southwest of Ann Arbor and just up the road from Manchester, MI which was the first home of the Creamery. … Continued

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Marmalade Miscellany

Over the last few days, I’ve been reading The Book of Marmalade by C. Anne Wilson. It’s a good read: comprehensive, engaging, witty. Here are a few of the best things I’ve learned: In the … Continued

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Is Fresh Pasta Better Than Dried?

Fresh or dried, which is better? Is America concerned about this? Are you talking about it at dinner, arguing one for one pasta style over the other? Frankly, I don’t know if this is a … Continued