America went through some really wacky periods. One was back in the 70’s with the CB (citizen’s band) radio craze. It started during the Oil Embargo years under Jimmy Carter when you never knew when, where or if you could get gasoline. Truckers used their CB radios to advise one another and all of a sudden, average Americans imagined themselves as would be truckers hauling logs in their … [Read more...]
Oven Bag Pot Roast
Oven bags are possibly the most overlooked kitchen tools of all. Sometimes we remember them when we get a turkey, but usually the bags are stuffed to the rear of the drawers and go unwanted. This week, I was going to cook a hen with stuffing and found myself out of all sizes of oven bags. A quick trip to food Lion corrected that faux pas. I generally go to my oven bags only with chicken or … [Read more...]
Wild Carrots: Queen Anne’s Lace
Roadsides across Virginia are now adorned with the splendid beauty of Queen Anne’s Lace. Some are as white as a January snowfall. I have written about Queen Anne’s Lace previously and received many responses from others who also admire this delicate plant. Some advised that the lace-like flowers could be dyed and placed in art frames. Queen Anne’s Lace is often called a wild carrot. It … [Read more...]
Bubba’s is the Best
I asked Nancy what she wanted for her recent birthday. She said she wanted me to book a hotel room in Virginia Beach, drive there, spend the night and eat at Bubba’s Restaurant for lunch the next day. And we did. We drove to Virginia Beach following a friend’s funeral on Saturday, stayed in a waterfront room at the Wyndham Hotel that night, then drove to the north end of Virginia Beach the next … [Read more...]
First ‘Mater Day
It should be a National Holiday, a day of celebration knowing that after 6 months of eating tasteless Roma and Big Boy tomatoes from the grocery store, the first tomato from your garden has turned red-ripe enough to pick. It’s the First ‘Mater Day, and for the Brewer’s it was celebrated on Tuesday of this week. Nancy’s above-ground garden came through with a beautiful tomato. It was perfect, … [Read more...]
Soccer Explained
There is something called the World Cup taking place right now. It is like the Super Bowl for the entire world, except for the United States, which only accepts a long-pointed ball as a real football, and not a black and white volleyball. The World Cup is a soccer championship, and soccer is a strange game. I’ll try to explain it to you. For starters, in order to play soccer, young men have to … [Read more...]
Game Department Busted
The Division of Wildlife Resources – I still call them the Game Department – is broke, busted, penniless. They had to borrow nearly $7 million from the state to make ends meet at the end of the fiscal year. The Pooh-Bahs in Richmond said, “We’ll loan you the money, but you’ve got to raise license fees.” The DWR is responsible for enforcing fishing, hunting and boating laws and managing all the … [Read more...]
Spanish Armada
Some nice Spanish mackerel are being caught from the coast off Virgina Beach and well up into Bay waters. Trolling techniques with Clarke Spoons are most effective. Water temps are now around 70 in the Bay where bluefish, flounder, stripers, spot and croakers are all biting. The cobia season is in full swing, and some big boys have been landed. Some impressive bull drum have been caught recently, … [Read more...]
Only God Can Make a Tree
My life is dotted with the memories of certain trees. Yes, trees, those so beautifully described by Joyce Kilmer.The first tree that had special meaning was a huge oak tree on Grandview Avenue in Beckley, WV. I was about 7 or 8 and played with two slightly older boys – Dicky Guy and Billy Richmond. We played three things back then – Army, Navy and Air Force. We shot attacking German … [Read more...]
Butter Corn
The corn’s a’coming. Fresh corn on the cob. Tis the season for sure. There are dozens and dozens of ways to cook corn on the cob, and I’ve never tried a recipe that wasn’t good. Baked, boiled, steamed, grilled? Fresh, sweet corn on the cob? How can you go wrong? But recently I saw a recipe from Spicey Southern Kitchen that is likely to go to the front of the line in my recipe cards. It’s … [Read more...]
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