If it was Saturday morning, that meant one thing. Cartoons on the television. Our family had only had a TV a few short weeks, but we quickly learned about the great programs for kids on Saturday mornings. Quick Draw McGraw, Gumby, Mighty Mouse, Crusader Rabbit and at one time or another all our Looney Tunes Friends – Buggs, Elmer, Porky Sylvester, Tweety, The Road Runner and Daffy. Then, mixed … [Read more...]
Microwave Your Eggs
If you are an egg lover like me, you’ve got to try this. Cook your eggs in the microwave. It’s quick with an easy cleanup and you can adjust the time to cook your eggs just like you like them. For super easy poached eggs, place one or two eggs in a microwave-safe mug or cup (like a measuring cup), and barely cover them with water – about a half cup. Gently prick the whites and the yolks of … [Read more...]
Snows Are on the Way
You read correctly. It’s not “snow is on the way”, it’s “snows (as in snowbirds) are on the way.” I saw a small flock of snowbirds (juncos) in Deltaville last weekend – probably a southern migration from New Jersey or New York. Each fall, snowbirds head south. I expect them to arrive in my yard in the next few days. I have a small flock of snowbirds every year. They show up with little … [Read more...]
It’s Time for Soup
It’s fall, and that means raking leaves, football Saturdays, Halloween, and soup. Nothing beats the celebration of a crisp, fall afternoon like a bowl of hot soup. I made some last week. Really good Creamy Potato Soup. Like most everything I make, it was super easy, and it all fit nicely in my crock pot. Here’s how. First, put a liner in your crockpot for easy clean-up. Add one 30-oz. … [Read more...]
Order To Go, Eat To Stay
We make frequent trips to Deltaville to fish and relax but a major drawback about the small town is that there are hundreds and hundreds of residents and visitors and only three restaurants. And often 1 or 2 of those three will be closed on a given day. We ran into that familiar problem last weekend when there was a one hour wait at the Deltaville Raw and Oyster Bar and cars were piled up like a … [Read more...]
Tips For an Air B&B
Nancy and I have been fortunate enough to do a little more travelling these days and we frequently stay at VRBOs or Air B&Bs. We have found them all to be quite satisfactory in most every area except one. They never have sharp knives. Most of these vacation spots have very good knives, but they are generally as dull as a tooth ache. Since we do a lot of cooking on our stays, I always bring … [Read more...]
No More Digg’s Seafood
One by one, they’re dying off – great places to eat. Anna’s Pizza, Chandler’s Bakery, Flaming Wok, Lord Hardwick’s, and now – Digg’s Seafood. For those unfamiliar, Digg’s Seafood was a little hole-in-the-wall seafood eatery in West Point. They sold and made the best Crab Muffins and Deviled Crabs you’ve ever tasted, by far. In our travels to fish or vacation on the middle Peninsula, we would … [Read more...]
Strawberry Jello & Chicken Gizzards
No, this is not a recipe I am recommending for dinner tomorrow night. It’s a bait for catfish that some say is so effective that it should be outlawed in fairness to the fish. Catfish, as all fishermen are aware, have a keen sense of smell. They use the barbels on their chins to pick up any scents that might lead them to food. The word on the catfish streets is that this blend of Strawberry … [Read more...]
Black Drum and Red Drum
The lower Bay has been giving up black drum and red drum, especially back in the inlets. The best bite is on a falling tide as bait is flushed from the grass flats. A few flounder, mostly undersized, are still around. Speckled trout are the most cooperative species now for Virginia’s saltwater anglers. The Rappahannock has been giving up some nice fish as have Lynnhaven, Little Creek, the … [Read more...]
Fill ‘er Up?
Who remembers those words? I do. There was a time, believe it or not, when a well-dressed attendant would meet you at the gas pumps. “Fill ‘er up?” he’d ask. “No, let’s see how much I’ve got.” Two one-dollar bills and 2 quarters. “Let’ me have two dollars and fifty cents worth,” I’d answer. That much wouldn’t take you far these days, but in 1962 gasoline sold for around 31 cents a … [Read more...]
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