My Grandmother, Mama Ida, rarely used the word “potatoes.” Rather, she always said “Irish Potatoes”. I didn’t think much of it until a few weeks ago when I was in Wal-Mart and needed some potatoes. While poking around, I saw a 5-pound bag of White Potatoes. Maybe this is what Mama Ida meant by Irish Potatoes. White Potatoes. My recent potato buying experience has been limited to – in no … [Read more...]
A “Slap Ya Mama” Catfish Fry
One of my daughter’s friends, Rene Fay from New Orleans, gave me a box of Slap Ya Mama Cajun Fish Fry mix for Christmas and I knew immediately what would happen next. A catfish fry at the Brewer house. Fresh catfish are hard to beat. They are raised in small farms and delivered to grocery stores fresh and ready for the frying pan. They are usually, but not always, available in the Kroger’s … [Read more...]
Save Money with a FoodSaver
Have you been to the grocery store recently? If so, you have noticed that many of the shelves are empty and the food on those non-empty shelves are at higher prices. Sometimes, significantly. If you’d like to save about $2,700 a year for an average family, buy -or dust off - your FoodSaver. I had a FoodSaver a number of years ago and used it fairly often, then it went ka-putt. I bought … [Read more...]
My Pillow.Com
“Hi, I’m Mike Lindell, the Pillow Guy.” Who doesn’t know Mike Lindell? He’s on TV every 15 minutes hawking his sheets and pillows, mattress toppers, robes… and slippers. Yes, slippers. “I guarantee these will be the most comfortable slippers you’ve ever owned,” Mike promises. And he’s right! I now have a pair of his slippers and they really are the most comfortable slippers I’ve ever … [Read more...]
Pyro Gloves
I am a pyromaniac. I go to their meetings. “My name is Jim and I like to poke around in fires and watch things burn.” If there is a campfire around, I am attracted it to it like a moth to a glowing candle. Fires, especially outdoor campfires, and fire pits are fascinating. I drive my wife, Nancy, crazy because I can’t leave a fire alone. I am forever adding more logs and poking … [Read more...]
Parker Barbeque: East vs West
The state of North Carolina is clearly divided between East and West. A boundary as distinct as the Berlin Wall separates the two. The Tarheel State population is split – those who prefer Eastern North Carolina BBQ and those who think the Western style is the real deal. The dividing line is somewhere near Raleigh and the battle for bragging rights as to which is best has been raging for … [Read more...]
To Brine or Not to Brine
There is Good Fried Chicken and there is Great Fried Chicken. Our good friend, Janice Kaltenbach, known to many as Aunt Remus for her ability to tell tall tales, cooks Great Fried Chicken. Aunt Remus once gathered us around the fireplace and told us that Br’er Flounder had only one eye on each side of his head when he was a baby, then his Momma spanked him, and suddenly he had both eyes on the … [Read more...]
Famous Dave’s Corn Bread Mix
I thought I was buying Mexican Corn Bread. I saw “jalpeno” on a box, but then I picked up the wrong box. It wasn’t Mexican at all. It was Dave’s Famous Corn Bread Mix, but I made it anyway. Eating this cornbread is like pulling into a barbeque joint down in Rocky Mount, piling your plate with BBQ, Collards, Black Eyed Peas and buttering up a piece of sweet corn bread. It was … [Read more...]
Christmas Gift Ideas
Now is the time that many of us go into pre-panic mode, trying to find a Christmas gift for Mr. or Mrs. Very-Hard-To-Please. Don’t panic. Take a chill pill and may I suggest a mini, hand-held, electric chainsaw? I am serious. This is a neat gift for anyone that likes to putz around in the yard. I actually gave one to my wife Nancy, and she loves it. The little saw is cordless … [Read more...]
Brookwood Farms BBQ
Nancy said she was going to heat up some oyster stew, so I had to fend for myself as far as dinner was concerned. But I also had to pick up my daughter from the airport at 6:30, so I either needed to do a fast-food pickup or cook something that I could just heat and eat. I had to go to Kroger’s anyway, and decided to buy some pre-made BBQ, but Doughties, the brand I like, was not in … [Read more...]
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