Hamtramck Star

[lightbox http://defcode.com/wiki/images/thumb/1/15/Gallon.jpg/800px-Gallon.jpg][/lightbox] Hamtramck never ceases to amaze me with it's diversity and abundance of interesting, inexpensive, high-quality food. Right in our neighborhood, for sale are big… more »

For some reason, bacon is a common topic of conversation amongst our peers in Hamtramck. The September/October issue of Cook's Illustrated includes an article about the differences between artisanal and mass-produced bacon that I thought some of you, bot… more »

Found in the street at Commor and Sobieski. more »

Since moving to Hamtramck we've talked about making a trip to Mexicantown for fresh, local tortillas. Saturday we found ourselves with some free time so we examined a street map and plotted our course. Hillary spotted Euclid, a residential street, wh… more »

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The Friends of the Hamtramck Public Library is selling cookbooks to benefit programs like the Summer Reading Program. At left is a portion of the table of contents so you can see some of the great food you've been missing, like Ethel Fiddler's Vodka Slus… more »

I haven't had much time to post these past few days in the rush to finish projects before it's snowing. I've already canned eleven quarts plus six pints of tomatoes, and three kinds of jam. Before I start the applesauce, here's an update on some other… more »

What happened to the vendors on the bridge? "A rich guy didn't like the way it looked and made some noise downtown." more »

Pierogis are my new favorite fast food. They take less than 10 minutes to prepare and nearly every Polish grocery in town makes them. So far, potato pierogis from Stan's on Joseph Campau are the best. I think they may even beat those served at Polish Vil… more »

This recipe was probably Agatha Viola Avery's, my great-great-grandmother. She was born in 1869 on a farm in Jamestown, Michigan. The recipe has been modified slightly -- shortening has been substituted for lard. She was also known to use bacon grease in… more »