Category Archives: Recipes

Ready to Pick: Leafy Greens

Salad by by jpwbee Taste the Local Difference says that leafy greens are ready to pick! Greens are an excellent source of iron, calcium, Vitamins A and C, and folic acid and also very high in dietary fiber and low in calories and sodium. What’s not to love?? Here’s a few fun facts about greens: [...]

Memorial Day Weekend Michigan Style 2009

Happy Memorial Day by lorainedicerbo Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial beginning of the summer season in Michigan and the weather forecasts around the state look to be favorable. Businesses in sleepy towns are waking up, and community plans for festivals and ongoing summer fun are taking shape after weathering [...]

Live from the 2009 Boyne City Morel Festival

Editor’s Note: We originally planned for this to be a post-event feature, but Cherie was having so much fun that she wanted to give folks a chance to check out the rest of the festival today! morel spring 2008 by baldo1man When an avid morel mushroom hunter stands before 250 people recounting a time when [...]

Michigan Morel Hunting Season

Article courtesy Leelanau.com… The Mighty Morel by Pine Photography It’s springtime once again in Michigan, and not only have daffodils broken through, confirmations of morel mushrooms are arriving daily. For a few short weeks, folks flock to the woods in search of this elusive, edible mushroom. Morel mushroom taste delicious, this is no secret, but [...]

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

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 [...]

Michigan morels and the Boyne City Mushroom Festival

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 [...]

Library of Michigan’s 2009 Michigan Notable Books

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

Ready to Pick: Michigan Plums!

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 [...]