Category Archives: Food, Health & Nutrition

Michigan Asparagus is Ready to Pick!

May 13, 2008 – 1:46 pm

YUCK/YUM - Pick a Side by Rudy Malmquist
Taste the Local Difference says that asparagus is ready to pick!
It's a member of the lily family and can grow as quickly as 10 inches in one day! Michigan ranks third in the nation for asparagus production (behind California and Washington) and the Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board says [...]

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Michigan morels and the Boyne City Mushroom Festival

May 6, 2008 – 10:30 am

morel mushroom by Latitude 45
The 2008 Boyne City National Morel Mushroom Festival takes place May 15-18, 2008. This year is the 48th 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 [...]

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Happy Valentine's Day, Michigan!

February 14, 2008 – 10:08 am

The photo above is georgia | graffiti alley 2 by nicole, finder of Georgia the duck and founder of the detroit ducks & beyond group on Flickr are getting into the spirit
Clouds, leaves and even the deer are getting into the holiday spirit and you can also check out the Valentine slideshow in the Absolute [...]

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February is Dining Month on Absolute Michigan

February 1, 2008 – 9:16 am

Crab Rangoon by Shawn Botruff
(chef who made this at the Bluebird)
For the month of February, we'll be focusing on dining in Michigan. Starting Monday, we'll be offering daily profiles of restaurants. We'll begin with diners and dives, check out some casual and family restaurants, dress up for fine dining and sample some of the great [...]

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Michigan Books: Fork in the Road with Eric Villegas by Eric Villegas

January 9, 2008 – 9:59 am

The cookbook Fork in the Road with Eric Villegas by Eric Villegas from Huron River Press (publisher's page on Fork in the Road) is based on chef and restaurateur Eric Villegas's award-winning PBS cooking show, Fork in the Road. From the author's site:
The 192-page, hard cover, book is filled with gorgeous food & other [...]

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Blogs We Dig: Neurotic Mom

December 12, 2007 – 9:47 am

Helping with dinner by Karen McG.
Neurotic Mom is a blog at mLive that has been online since at least January 2004. Three years later, author Jen Eyer is still kicking down a unique blend of informative articles, useful links along with some good old-fashioned fretting.
Some of her posts (Non-toxic Toys, Vacation Stress) fit right into [...]

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Five things you need to know for Tuesday, November 27, 2007

November 27, 2007 – 10:09 am

They said it: Dana Johnson, chief economist for used-to-be-Detroit-based Comerica Bank in forecasting modest 1-2% growth for Michigan's economy in 2008. We'll finally have the sense, after four years of a downturn, we're on a rise again. Roy Williams, on the I don't want it, you take it NFC playoff race: Yeah, we’re in this [...]

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Michigan Word of the Week: Turkey

November 19, 2007 – 11:29 am

turkeys by The Amazing Mr. Keebler
The fall turkey hunting season ended yesterday (November 18th). The spring season is from April 23 to March 31 (so that means you'll have to continue the hunt for your holiday feast below). The Michigan DNR's wild turkey page has more info about Michigan's turkeys and there's more from Michigan [...]

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Shop Michigan: Sugar Scrub & Jump Start Soap from Fionnar

November 14, 2007 – 9:57 am

I suppose we can feature 2 items here. For the women, Fionnar Sugar Scrub balances the body and is made from essential oils of clary sage, geranium and fennel. For men, check out their Jump Start soap for a morning wake up call for your skin!
Fionnar Skin Systems make products that make skin look great [...]

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Five Things You Need to Know for Tuesday, November 6 2007

November 6, 2007 – 7:35 am

It's an off-year Election Day edition of Five Things You Need to Know about Michigan. Despite the lack of big name offices to decide, there's a lot of the nuts and bolts decisions to make about schools and local government. The Secretary of State reminds you to bring your photo ID to the polls for [...]

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