Nancy and I were headed to Urbanna for the Oyster Festival and passed through West Point about 1:30. It was perfect timing for a little lunch, and I pulled into Diggs Seafood located just east of West Point. I ordered Deviled Crab and Nancy got a Crab Muffin. Both were out of sight delicious. My first experience with Diggs Seafood came years ago on a croaker fishing trip to the … [Read more...]

  I was tired of baking the same-old, same-old cookies for the kids in the family I cook for: though the young’uns never seem to tire of fresh baked cookies. But for a change of pace, I found a recipe and for Raspberry Crumble Bars, perfect for desserts or healthy snacks. Sometimes raspberries are a little pricey, so I stopped by Sam’s Club and bought two containers for about eight bucks … [Read more...]

I’ve printed this recipe before, but some things are worth repeating and this is one of them. We were considering which dessert to serve company recently, and Nancy suggested my “Blueberry Stuff.” I had forgotten about it. So I made it and was great as usual. Everybody loves it. We call it Blueberry Stuff because that’s the name some lady friends of Nancy called it when I fixed it for … [Read more...]

  Spaghetti is hard to beat. It’s easy to cook and everybody loves it. My only gripe with spaghetti is that every time I eat it, I gain weight. But how can you have just a little portion of spaghetti? I saw a recipe recently that looked interesting. They called it Million Dollar Spaghetti. I don’t know if it’s worth a million dollars, but it is both easy and delicious – almost a cross … [Read more...]

  My late friend Bev Kokatos loved Venison BBQ. Back when I owned Jim’s Fly & Tackle, we would occasionally put a venison roast in a crock pot and dish out sandwiches for our customers. One day, Bev stopped by for something and smelled the BBQ and asked what I was cooking. I gave her a sandwich and she was smitten. She said anytime I ever cooked BBQ to call her, she was quite taken … [Read more...]

I do a little personal chef work for a busy family with 3 kids. I have discovered that if I can please the kids, and they eat what I cook, the parents are eternally grateful. It’s pretty easy, actually. The kids love comfort food, they love Italian, and they could eat Mexican every meal. The youngest boy thinks Tacos are Manna from Heaven. So this week, I made a Taco Pie. I was never a big … [Read more...]

  I ate some great food at the beach this week, but one of the best things I put in my mouth had nothing to do with fish or crabs. It was a slice of Pimento Cheese Grits I ordered as a side dish at Basnight’s Lone Cedar Café. I love grits and I love a good, spicey pimento cheese. Why not mix the two for a match made in southern heaven? Here is the recipe from the Cookie Rookie, one … [Read more...]

  I needed something quick, easy and healthy for dinner as we were leaving town early the next morning. Probably chicken. Yawn!!!! But I saw an interesting package in Kroger’s Poultry section. It said Chicken Breast Tenderloin Trimmings. The pieces were long and thin, like strips. I suppose that as they were trimming and paring down whole chicken breasts, and these were the extra parts. … [Read more...]

Wow! Are they good! I saw a recipe for Zucchini Potato Pancakes recently and decided to give it a try. I was in the mood for some Squash Fritters anyway and figured this would be close. It was better. One of the best things I’ve put in my mouth in quite a while, It’s a little labor intensive, but not terribly and it cooks quickly so you can get it from the fridge to the table in about 30 … [Read more...]

  I was going back through some past CvilleBuzz issues and saw this recipe for Cabbage Steaks. Nancy Jackson, premiere Realtor in Saluda and Master Chef, had sent me the recipe as a means to use the extra part of a cabbage head you may have left over from a batch of cole slaw. I had totally forgotten about it but went out immediately and bought a fresh head for exactly this recipe. It’s a … [Read more...]