I poached a chicken last week. And, no, I didn’t snatch up a loose bird, even though a neighbor a few blocks away has a small flock of chickens with an especially loud and early rising rooster. I would like to poach him, but I didn’t. I poached some chicken breasts for a chicken salad. Scanning through some of my recipe sources, I was looking for a different way to make chicken salad. … [Read more...]
Global Wetting
I’m not too concerned about global warming, it’s global wetting that bothers me more. Usually, this time of year, I send my lawn mower on a 4- to 6-week sabbatical while the grass in my yard lies dormant. Not this year. Global Wetting has me out there as often as twice a week cutting grass, and before I can recharge the battery on the mower, the grass is at it … [Read more...]
Tick-Tock
The clock is ticking. It’s the time of the year for Lyme disease and it’s nasty. Some sturdies report close to 300,000 new cases of the disease each year and many cases go unreported because they were not properly diagnosed. Lyme disease is transmitted from infected ticks. Deer are most responsible as carrying hosts, but other mammals such as bears, mice and other small animals may … [Read more...]
Squirrel Plantings
Maybe I should let the squirrels plant my garden. They seem to do a better job. Every spring, stuff pops up in our yard and garden beds that we didn’t plant. We find dozens of baby sunflower plants and if I didn’t mow my grass, my backyard would be a cornfield. If I toss out a hundred corn kernels for the squirrels, they will eat 10 and bury 90. One year we had a mysterious plant in one … [Read more...]
Texas Roadhouse: Our New Go-To Place
Years ago, when Outback was still in Albemarle Square, it was our go-to restaurant. Frequently, at the last minute, we went to Outback, pulled up two stools at the bar and enjoyed a meal out. When Outback moved to Seminole Square and expanded, it was never as good – still good, mind you, but not the same. Now, our last minute go-to place is the Texas Roadhouse. It is consistently … [Read more...]
Flags Are Flying
The flags are flying. Billfish flags, that is. When a charter lands and/or releases a blue or white marlin, a sailfish, a spearfish or swordfish, they proudly run a flag up the pole. We are now in prime time for catching billfish as well as Mahi, Wahoo, and tuna. They are out there, and they are biting. Inshore, outstanding cobia catches are reported throughout the lower bay. Some … [Read more...]
Remembering the Milkman
You could hear him coming a block away - the engine chugging on the old, white truck and hundreds of glass bottles clinking inside. He was the milkman. Believe it or not, there was a time when you didn’t go to the store to buy milk. Rather, the milk came to you in the milkman’s truck. In the 1950’s and 60’s, most families engaged the services of the local milkman. With a note left in … [Read more...]
Rhett’s Bar & Grill: As Good as Ever
Rhett’s Bar & Grill was one of our go-to restaurants for a Friday night out. It was certainly convenient, about a mile from our house and the food was always spot on. Then Rhett Craddock loaded up his cloth napkins, pots, pans, and cookbooks and moved to Louisa, at Zion Crossroads. Lots of friends – some who live in Spring Creek – have since been often and rave about it. Last … [Read more...]
Seeds: I Should Pay More Attention
I do it every year and I ought to know better. I either buy seeds or young plants and don’t read the fine print, or I’ll plant something, throw away the pack and then can’t remember what it is I planted. Then I don’t know what to buy or not to buy the next year. This happens with tomatoes a lot. Some varieties don’t produce well, and some do. Some have lots of flavor, some don’t. But … [Read more...]
Meatballs: Southern Style
Go to any church picnic, family reunion or funeral in the South and there will be meatballs. Beef meatballs swimming in a rich sauce. But when you leave the affair, there will be no more meatballs. They vanish like roaches when the light turns on. Meatballs are simply a southern tradition, a staple. They are often reserved for appetizers, but a big helping over some egg noodles makes a killer … [Read more...]
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