Sunday dinner was over and Brad Stuart was outside. He had rounded up enough kids for a 4-on-a-side baseball game. But I couldn’t play. Yet. I had to do dishes. Mom had used every pot and pan in the kitchen to fry her chicken, bake her homemade yeast rolls, boil and mash potatoes, fix two bowls of vegetables and cook a chocolate cake. It was a great Sunday dinner (we called a fancy lunch … [Read more...]
On Golden Pond
This time tomorrow our “Golden Pond” will be complete. The hole has been dug, the liner is down, the rocks are in place and the goldfish and tadpoles will have new homes. I have not been this excited since the Dodgers swept the Yankees in the 1963 World Series. We will now have “waterfront” property. Goldfish ponds are a little like open fires. You can’t take your eyes away. It’s … [Read more...]
Janet’s Lentil Andouille Soup
It’s May. Who would want soup? Everybody. It’s the coldest May ever. Two nights this week were down in the 30’s. Global warming, I guess. But with soup on chilly May nights in mind, faithful reader Janet Gore sends us her world-renowned recipe for Lentil Andouille Soup. Say’s Janet: We have fond memories each time we have had it. We served it for a dinner party one … [Read more...]
Hummers on the Way
Break out the hummingbird feeders. The little fellows have arrived. Perhaps I should at least one has arrived. I saw him in the back yard Monday, snooping around. We have lots of blooms in the yard, but no feeders out – yet. Hummingbirds are usually late arrivals in our yard, sometimes June or July, so this was pretty early for our area. In and around Orange, hummers fly through … [Read more...]
Yummy Chicken Fingers
Chicken tenderloins represent one of the best buys in the grocery store. The tenderloins are those small pieces on the whole chicken breast. The chicken tender or tenderloin is a strip of breast meat attached to the ribs, that is part of the breast, but it’s not really connected so that it can be separated and used as it is. They are generally removed by the butchers when they make … [Read more...]
A Clover Lover
For the past few weeks, as I mowed my lawn, I have noticed beautiful flowers growing where they probably shouldn’t be growing - like violets and buttercups. This week I saw clover blooming. Clover is not at all a weed, but many consider the delicate plant to be invasive. Not me. I actually plant clover whenever I have a patch in my yard that may be in need of some grass seed. Clover is one of … [Read more...]
Mr. McGregor’s Garden
Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail and Peter - the four little bunnies from the tales of Peter Rabbit, one of my favorite childhood books. Rabbits are wonderful – in books, but not so much in gardens. For the past two seasons, rabbits have had their way with much of my garden. They are death on peas, beans and they even mowed down most of my cucumbers vines last summer. We were able to stop the deer … [Read more...]
Nags Head Now Open
Virginians who often spend summer vacations on the Outer Banks are now welcomed back. For the past month, Nags Head and Hatteras have been closed to all but homeowners. No longer. Nags Head is now open for business and the fish are hungry. Guide Capt. Reese Stecher (beachbumfishimng.com) looks forward to one of the best seasons ever. He reports lots of trout, puppy drum and stripers … [Read more...]
Counting Meal Worms
Having too much time on your hands is not a good thing. For example. I had ordered 5,000 meal worms for my bluebirds and they came in a vented box with a bunch of cardboard to separate the layers. I inspected the contents and all looked well, except…. How do you know if they really sent you 5,000 mealworms? If they only packed 4,900 that would be a 2 percent shortage and if some … [Read more...]
Grilled Cheese Hot Dogs
Certainly, nothing is better than a gooey, grilled cheese sandwich. Buttery, rich, decadent. But how about hot dogs? How can you beat a fat hot dog smothered in mustard, catsup and all the fixing’s? But what if you had a Grilled Cheese Hot Dog? Well, they are good, they are easy and everybody loves them. I picked up this recipe from Yummly and want to share it. Start with fresh … [Read more...]
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