Now is not a good time to be a dog or cat outside sunning on the porch. Birds, you see, are quite fond of animal hair as nesting materials and will swoop down, grab a beak-full of fur from your pet and fly off to build their nests. Chickadees, especially, employ this kamikaze tactic. The next few weeks are the busiest time of the real estate year for birds as they construct nests to … [Read more...]
Roasted Carrots by Laura
When my daughter Laura is home from California, I let her cook the vegetables. She has a magic touch and can change green beans to haricot vert. One of her secrets is roasting at a high temperature which she says helps caramelize the veggies, bringing out their natural sweetness. One of the veggie dishes I most enjoy from Laura is roasted carrots. Laura says never use those peeled and prepared … [Read more...]
Frozen Pizza?
We had just returned from a long drive home. It was Monday night and we needed something to eat, but not much. UVA was playing and we didn’t want to go out. Since I had to run to the grocery store anyway, I decided to just pick up a frozen pizza. How bad could it be? It turned out to be delicious. It was a DiGiorno. I can’t tell you the last time I bought a frozen pizza. Probably 30 years ago … [Read more...]
Ahhh-Chooo!
We were at Lake Norman near Charlotte this past weekend and Nancy got the sniffles. “Ahh tink ahm ketchin a code!” she said. I looked out at Lake Norman, saw a bunch of yellow pollen on the lake and diagnosed her with an allergy. She took a couple of antihistamine tablets and squirted Flonase, but she still had a “code.” On the way home, I saw why. We were driving up I-85 near Durham … [Read more...]
Cracker Barrel
We were on the road, needed a place to stop and eat and decided against fast food. One place beckoned. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. Cracker Barrel is to travelers what honey is to Winnie the Pooh. They are known for good food, friendly service and reasonable prices. Cracker Barrel was founded in 1969 with a menu based on Southern Cuisine. Today, Cracker Barrel has over 600 stores in 42 … [Read more...]
Cville Buzz
Hopefully, because you have subscribed and are reading this now, you enjoy CvilleBuzz. Many write and say they do. I’d like a favor. Please forward a copy of CvilleBuzz to friends or family who you think might enjoy it. To subscribe, all they have to do is pull up CvilleBuzz.com, hit the subscribe key at the top center right and I’ll put them on my list. And thanks for … [Read more...]
Welcome, Black Drum!
Like the swallows of Capistrano, the black drum are coming home. With the water temperature at Thimble Shoal now at 51, the drum are starting to show up along the bayside of the Eastern Shore. Good locations are the Cabbage Patch, near the Concrete Ships, Buoy 13, near the high rise of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, around 36A and off of Cape Charles. Look for boats anchored close together in … [Read more...]
A Spring Fling for Shad
By Dr. Peter Brookes The shad run starts around the beginning of the spring calendar, marking the official end of winter and the unofficial beginning of the fishing season in the Commonwealth. As VDGIF fisheries biologist, Alan Weaver, puts it: “Fishing for shad in Virginia is a rite of spring.” Some may be unaware that shad have a storied history. For instance, it … [Read more...]
Stewball Was a Racehorse
In the fall of 1962, folk music reached its peak. Joan Baez, the Kingston Trio, Brothers Four, The Limeliters, The Chad Mitchell Trio, The New Christy Minstrels, The Highwaymen, and Peter, Paul and Mary filled the airways with their folksy music and sold albums like they were going out of style. I was a freshman at UNC and by the time Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey and Mary Travers came to … [Read more...]
BLT Pasta Salad
Entrees are usually no problem for a Home Chef. There are hundreds of things you can do to a chicken and more than that with beef. It’s the sides to go with the entrees that often confound this chef. I tend to get in a rut and serve the same-old, same-old. Recently I saw a recipe for a BLT Pasta Salad. I like pasta and love BLTs, so how could I go wrong? I made a batch and ate enough to gain … [Read more...]
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