What is it about a Cheeto that if you eat just one, you would sacrifice your first born for the rest of the bag. If cocaine is as addictive as a handful of Cheetos, I now know why there are so many addicts. My best friend, the late Dave Gladwell, was a certified Cheeto-aholic. To Dave a large bag of Cheetos and a cold Miller Beer was a two-course feast. Dave ate so many Cheetos that he had an … [Read more...]
Seed-zes
When my oldest daughter, Angelin, was just a toddler, she loved to collect small objects from the ground and gather them in her little hands – small rocks, pebbles, fruits, nuts, squirrel droppings – whatever small things she could find. She called them all “seed-zes” and carried them in her tightly clinched fists wherever she went – even to Church and Sunday School. “What do you have in your … [Read more...]
Apple Pie Cupcakes
I like making muffins as a breakfast side but recently decided to switch gears and make cupcakes instead. I made Apple Pie Cupcakes, to be exact and they were yummy – and “easy as pie” to make. There are only 4 ingredients – a can of apple pie filling, three eggs, a box of yellow cake mix and a jar of cinnamon sugar (or blend your own). Start by opening a can of apple pie filling, then chop … [Read more...]
Signs of Our Times
Squirrels, Beware!
I have one squirrel in my yard who has figured out how to bypass the baffles on my bird feeders. I don’t know how he does it. I’ve never caught him in the act. He either somehow shimmies up and over the baffle or takes extraordinary leaps from the ground or the bushes and cover nearby. But somehow, this one squirrel finds his way up and into to my pricey sunflower hearts. But in my ongoing … [Read more...]
Born to Fish
I was born to fish. Really. Fishing has always been in my blood. One of my earliest memories, before I had once wet a line, was sitting in Mama Ida’s lap as she read me the Sunday comics. One of those strips was “Henry”, a bald-headed kid who also loved to fish. Henry would often be depicted walking down the street with a rod in his hand and a stringer of fish over his shoulder. Those fish … [Read more...]
Bluefin Time
Giant bluefin are now prowling the waters off the Carolina coast and dozens of charter captains are eager to put you on a fish that weighs as much as a Mini Cooper automobile. One such outfit is Phideaux Fishing Charters out of Wanchese. Contact them at 252-473-8051. There were good numbers of winter drum beached at Ocracoke over the holidays along with a few sharks. Speckled trout, puppy drum … [Read more...]
Lucky Black-Eyed Peas
We had corned beef, cabbage and black-eyed peas for our New Year’s supper. If that doesn’t bring us luck, what will? Eating black eyed peas on New Year’s Day is a long-established symbol for good luck, stemming back to West African culture where the natives believed that little legumes not only brought prosperity, but also warded off evil spirits - and I’m all for that.An interesting story … [Read more...]
Gasoline – $2.17 a Gallon
On our drive to and from Atlanta over the holidays, we saw gasoline as low as $2.17 a gallon, and it’s trending even lower. Currently, gasoline is the cheapest it’s been in five years. As a reminder, in 2022 under Biden, gas was nearly $5 per gallon. Affordable? Hardly! In other tidbits of good news, the Gross Domestic Product was up 4.3% last month, nearly 50% higher than predicted. The Dow … [Read more...]
Hash Brown Potato Soup
I think I’ve printed his recipe before, but it’s Soup Season, so repeats are in order. On a recent chilly night, I had a hankering for some tummy filling Potato Soup and went to my old standby - Hash Bown Potato Soup. It was delicious, as usual, easy to put together and we wolfed it down. Here’s how. Combine 1 (30-oz.) bag of frozen hash browns, 1 C diced onion, 4 C chicken broth, 1 can … [Read more...]
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