Category Archives: Recipes

M is for Monday … and Midwest, MCS, Michigan Agriculture and MORELS!

May 4, 2009 – 8:51 am

Morels ! by cedarkayak
The latest issue of Midwest Living feature on the Best Midwest Food Towns served up a platefull of restaurants in our region that might entice the culinary tourist. Their editors selected Traverse City as the #2 town and Ann Arbor #3. Also featured were a collection of recipes from Traverse City including [...]

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Michigan morels and the Boyne City Mushroom Festival

April 20, 2009 – 7:30 am

morel mushroom by Latitude 45
The Boyne City National Morel Mushroom Festival takes place May 14-17, 2009. This year is the 49th annual*, and the 4 day celebration of the morel mushroom includes a morel seminar and guided mushroom hunt on Friday and of course the Boyne Valley Lions National Mushroom Hunt on on Saturday (be [...]

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Fat Tuesday is Paczki Day in Michigan

February 24, 2009 – 8:29 am

Comedian and commentator Mo Rocca traveled to Hamtramck last year for CBS Sunday Morning to get this report on Pazcki Day 2008.

Hamtramck's Pazcki Day page gives you all kinds of lore and legend on these traditional Polish doughnuts which are also known as Bismarcks or plain old jelly doughnuts. They explain:
Pączki is the plural form [...]

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Celebrate Valentine's Day the Michigan Way

February 11, 2009 – 1:40 pm

love from detroit by n.elle
The day for lovers, sweethearts and paramours is drawing close. Like it, love it, or hate it, Valentine's Day has become an annual tradition. Such a tradition, that according to the Greeting Card Association, over one billion valentines will be given out, and eighty five percent of those by women.
As you [...]

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Library of Michigan's 2009 Michigan Notable Books

December 16, 2008 – 12:49 pm

Every year the Library of Michigan selects their Michigan Notable Books, 20 books published over the last year that highlight Michigan history, people, places and events.
The 2009 group features many historic views of Michigan's past including the famous rivalry between Bo Schembechler and Woody Hayes, a powerful first-person account of the Students for a [...]

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Setting the Table Thursday: Chestnuts, Turkey & Michigan fixings (and football)

November 20, 2008 – 11:50 am

Wild Turkey October by incaseofme
The Freep reports that many stores like Southfield-based Hiller's Markets are cutting prices on turkey and the fixings.  CEO Jim Hiller: Yes, we are going to make less money, a lot less. At the end of the day, I hope it will permit people to shop at Hiller's and still enjoy [...]

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Setting the table Thursday: take a bite out of Michigan this fall!

October 23, 2008 – 10:59 am

Allegan Sunset 2 by raddad!
Autumn is when Mother Nature packs the boards with a feast for the eyes. AAA Michigan says that the best viewing conditions are being reported in the Southwest and Southeast Lower Peninsula with fair to good fall color conditions are reported in Holland, Jackson, Milford, St. Joseph, Tipton, with color development [...]

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Ready to Pick: Michigan Plums!

September 10, 2008 – 7:52 am

Michigan's Plums by PhotoLab507
Taste the Local Difference says that plums are ready to pick. Janice Benson, TLD's dynamic coordinator writes:
Last summer, our friend Angel took us for a ride to see all of the fresh fruit he so proudly had grown at his farm. Apples, pears, peaches, and plums! I had never picked plums before [...]

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Traverse Epicurean Classic video

September 4, 2008 – 7:49 am

Scott Allman & Eric Villegas of the TV show Fork in the Road visited the Traverse Epicurean Classic in 2006 - you can visit in 2008 if you enter Absolute Michigan's Epicurean Classic Giveaway! The winner will be announced on Friday so be sure to get your entry in now! (click to YouTube to see [...]

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Epicurean Classic Giveway!

August 25, 2008 – 6:59 am

Our giveaway winner is Matt Stangis of Grand Rapids who added a note saying:
Wow, a view of the bay & good food, crikey! It's certainly all that!!
Thanks everyone for your entries and stay tuned for more opportunities to dig into Michigan from Absolute Michigan!

Get a taste of what awaits you at the Epicurean Classic with [...]

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