Tag: nutty

Celebrate Michigan’s cherry season with these tangy, nutty cornbread muffins

Cherry season, which starts in late May and ends in August, is nearly here. To celebrate Michigan’s prized fruit, we’re sharing our recipe for Cherry Flaxseed Cornbread Muffins. As the country’s leading producer of cherries, Michigan harvests more than 90,000 tons of tart cherries each year. Sweet Bing cherries and other varieties are also grown […]

How to prepare Jerusalem artichoke, a nutty alternative to potatoes

Tired of all the mashed potatoes over the holidays? Now is the time for sampling some fresh Jerusalem artichoke. From October to March, the plant’s yellow tubers resembling potatoes are available in shops or at your local farmer’s market. Despite their name, Jerusalem artichokes are not native to the Middle East but from North America, […]