Michigan Monday | feasting with friends

Michigan Monday: Traverse City Cherry BBQ Sauce

July 25, 2016 by Nancy

The state of Michigan has many good things going for it… the Great Lakes, the 2 peninsulas, the auto industry, Motown… but one of the things it’s most famous for is cherries. The shore of Lake Michigan is lined with cherry orchards. Michigan’s cherry production is over 250 million pounds and accounts for approximately 75% of the tart cherries and 20% of the sweet cherries grown in the United States each year. Not too shabby! Here are a few cherry facts to contemplate… There are about 7,000 […]

Categories: Condiments, Dressing, Sauce & Rubs, Michigan Monday, Miscellaneous Recipes • Tags: bbq sauce, feasting with friends, Michigan Recipe, salad dressing recipe, sauce recipe, Traverse CIty cherry recipe

Michigan Monday: Pimento Cheese & Pinwheels

May 2, 2016 by Nancy

You’re probably thinking, “Pimento Cheese is NOT a Michigan thing”. And you’re right….sort of… I’m well aware Pimento Cheese is a true Southern thing! But…yes, there is a “but”… the adapted recipe I’m featuring today (1) comes from a Michigan restaurant…Zingerman’s Roadhouse in Ann Arbor, Michigan and (2) I’m using Pinconning Super Sharp Cheese…a Made in Michigan product. See… it’s a Michigan post through and through … A double Michigan Monday post {wink, wink}. Even though I’ve lived in Michigan my entire […]

Categories: Appetizers, Condiments, Michigan Monday, Miscellaneous Recipes, Sauteed Eats, Snacks • Tags: appetizer, feasting with friends, homemade condiments, Michigan Monday, pimento cheese pinwheels, pimento cheese recipe

Michigan Monday: Sander’s Bumpy Cake {Copy-Cat}

March 21, 2016 by Nancy

If you’ve spent any amount of time in Michigan, you’re probably familiar with Sander’s. Sander’s was a made in Michigan classic. I say “was”, because Sander’s is no longer an independent company. The brand still exist… just under the ownership of Awrey’s. In fact, most of their products are available in just about every grocery store in our area. Sander’s line of products is all things sweet and delicious. Cakes, candies… fudge toppings for ice cream. In fact, I posted a recipe for […]

Categories: Cakes, Pies & More, Michigan Monday, Whipped Up Sweets • Tags: Bumpy Cake recipe, chocolate cake recipe, copycat recipe, dessert recipe, feasting with friends, Michigan Monday, Sander's Recipe

Michigan Monday: The Detroit Coney Dog

February 23, 2015 by Nancy

If you’re from Detroit (or southeastern Michigan…or Michigan for that matter) you are probably well aware of Coneys. For the uninitiated…a Coney dog is a beef hot dog (in the natural casing), in a steamed bun, topped with an all meat, (no bean) chili, diced white onions, and yellow mustard. A true Coney dog uses made-in-Michigan products. Contrary to popular belief, Coney Dogs do not originate from Coney Island, New York. They are, in fact, from Michigan. I’ve always been […]

Categories: Condiments, Entrees, Meat, Michigan Monday, Sauteed Eats • Tags: coney sauce recipe, Detroit coney island hot dog, Detroit coney sauce recipe, feasting with friends, Michigan Monday recipe

Michigan Monday: Lelli’s {Copy-cat} Minestrone Soup

January 19, 2015 by Nancy

Located in the heart of downtown Detroit for many years (opened in 1939), was a deliciously classic Italian restaurant, Lelli’s. It was an intimate setting with curved and somewhat private booths lining the walls. Tuxedoed waiters (typically of the male species over a certain age). Strolling musicians. It had it all. Their six-course meals were legendary. A fire (?) forced the closing of the Detroit location years ago. They did relocate to the suburbs. Though the food is still great…this […]

Categories: Michigan Monday, Sauteed Eats, Soups/Stews • Tags: feasting with friends, Michigan Monday, minestrone soup recipe, pasta-free minestrone soup, soups & stews, thick minestrone soup, vegetable soup

Michigan Monday: Frankenmuth Hot Buttered Noodles

December 15, 2014 by Nancy

Willkommen to Frankenmuth… a sign, stating this message, greets visitors upon entering this small town. It is located in the mid-section of the lower peninsula of Michigan. Frankenmuth is known as “Michigan’s Little Bavaria” and is rich in German history. Frankenmuth has much to offer it’s visitors… dining, shopping, a brewery, entertainment, German culture and… Are your ready for it?… The world’s largest Christmas store. That’s right, Frankenmuth is home to Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland, billed as the worlds L A R G […]

Categories: Michigan Monday, Sauteed Eats, Sides • Tags: feasting with friends, Frankenmuth MI, German style noodles, hot buttered noodles, Michigan dining, Michigan's Little Bravaria

Michigan Monday: Sanders Milk Chocolate Hot Fudge {Copy-Cat Recipe}

December 1, 2014 by Nancy

Like many Detroit area residents, I grew up on desserts and confections from Sanders Chocolates. Sanders was first opened by German born Fred Sanders on June 17, 1875. The business, in it’s hey day, numbered close to 60 stores in the Great Lakes Region and elsewhere. Sanders retailers sold candy, fudge toppings, and baked goods, as well as light meals and an assortment of desserts at fountain counters (ice cream sodas, sundaes and hot fudge cream puffs). It was always […]

Categories: Condiments, Michigan Monday, Whipped Up Sweets • Tags: cream puff recipe, feasting with friends, homemade hot fudge, milk chocolate hot fudge, profiterole recipe, Sanders copycat hot fudge recipe

Michigan Monday: Detroit Style Pizza

November 17, 2014 by Nancy

Glenn and I both grew up in the greater Detroit area…Glenn in the City of Detroit, and me in the suburbs. Though we grew up in different parts of the city, we both grew up on Buddy’s Pizza. In the spirit of carrying on traditions, our kids have also grown up on this pizza. Legend says that Detroit-style pizza, a descendent of Sicilian-style pizza, can be traced back to Gus Guerra. In 1946, Gus owned what was then a neighborhood […]

Categories: Entrees, Michigan Monday, Sauteed Eats • Tags: Buddy's Pizza, Detroit style copycat pizza recipe, Detroit style pizza, feasting with friends, Michigan Monday, Sicilian style pizza recipe

Veggie Strudel & Fiesta Friday #41

November 7, 2014 by Nancy

I feel like I need a siesta this Friday morning…nothing a cup (or two or five) of coffee won’t heal though. Being fully caffeinated is just the jolt I need to head over to The Novice Gardener’s and partake in a fiesta instead. A Fiesta Friday, that is. Click on the link below to join the party and submit your own offering! Food, fun, photography, stories, poems or crafts…we love to see it all! Now […]

Categories: Entrees, Fiesta Friday, Meatless, Michigan Monday, Sauteed Eats, Vegetables • Tags: feasting with friends, Fiesta Friday #41, meatless entrees, recipe with phyllo, Strudel recipe, vegetarian recipe, veggie strudel

Michigan Monday: Broccoli Soup

October 13, 2014 by Nancy

In the last few weeks, the idea of a Michigan Monday series of posts jumped into my head. I have several different cookbooks based on Michigan specialties, products and restaurants. And, of course, every region of the US claims specialty products or the fact they have “the best” of something or another. Earlier this year, I did a post on Michigan Pasties – a food more prominent in the UP (Upper Peninsula) of the state, yet equally loved by us […]

Categories: Michigan Monday, Sauteed Eats, Soups/Stews, Vegetables • Tags: Broccoli soup, feastingwithfriends, Healthy Broccoli Soup, Meatless Monday soup, Olga's copycat broccoli soup, soup recipe, Vegetarian soup recipe