My favorite son-in-law, Brent Ham, cooked dinner for us last week and it was really good. So good that I asked for the recipe and pretty much followed it, which is highly unusual for me. I call it Brent’s Chicken in Lemon Sauce. If you try this, it will become a regular entrée in your home menu arsenal. The recipe calls for 2 (adjust the recipe amount proportionately for 4 or 8) chicken breast … [Read more...]
Shrimp’s On
Not stoves. On hooks. There is nothing a speckled trout craves more than a live, fresh shrimp. Dangle one in the creeks feeding the Chesapeake Bay, and if there is a trout around, he’ll eat it. Trout fishing is picking up as the infusion of freshwater from rains subside, and a surge in salty water has them on the move. If you can’t net or buy fresh shrimp, topwater lures and popping corks … [Read more...]
A Certified Pyromaniac
We have a new Fire Pit. My old one literally fell apart. The top fell off from a combination of rust and out-of-control blazes. I haven’t fired the new one up yet. Too hot. But September will soon bring cool weather and I am ready to start some fires. I come from a long line of pyromaniacs. One of my earliest ancestors, Grog Brewer, was a Southern Neanderthal. It is written on some cave walls … [Read more...]
BBQ in Hot Dog Buns
I just discovered something that will change the way I eat BBQ, and I eat a lot of BBQ. I had some pulled pork in the fridge, but no buns. I thought about putting the pork on some Texas Toast and nixed that idea. But I had just bought some hot dog buns. Why not? It turns out that I truly believe hot dog buns are far better for eating pulled pork BBQ than are traditional hamburger … [Read more...]
Emeril Lagasse French Door Air Fryer
I have sort of tip-toed my way into the world of air fryers. My daughter swore by hers. I saw a small one on sale at Aldi’s for about $30, so I bought it. I found it extremely handy for warming things up – like meat, breads, and fried foods – things that might get “wimpy” in a micro-wave. The little air fryer was quick and efficient and saved having to heat up the entire oven. A couple months … [Read more...]
Royal Farms for Great Chicken
Boy, I wish we had a Royal Farms here in Charlottesville – not only for inexpensive gasoline, but also for some really delicious Fried Chicken. We first came upon a Royal Farms Gasoline/Convenience Store on the Eastern Shore, not far from Cape Charles. I bought some gas at a great price and went inside for a coke and smelled their chicken frying – and I ordered some and it was spectacular. Last … [Read more...]
Great Food: Awful Ambience
We went out to eat with my daughter, Angelin, and her husband Brent, near their new home on High Rock Lake in Denton, NC. This is in the heart of Carolina, the original home of classic Southern cuisine and we had it in spades. We went to the afternoon buffet at a place called Classic Family Restaurant. The food was outstanding – Fried Okra, perfectly Fried Chicken, Fried Salt Pork, Homemade … [Read more...]
Catfish Are Golden at Lake Orange
I have caught Golden Trout before, but I have never caught a Golden Catfish. The gentleman pictured above caught two Golden Catfish in Lake Orange within a few minutes of each other. These Golden Catfish are really just albino channel cats. The taste the same, bite the same things, fight just as hard, but they are a beautiful yellowish gold color. I don’t know how any more there may be in … [Read more...]
Huge Redear Sunfish
We were fishing off the dock at High Rock Lake in NC where my daughter and son-in-law have a new home. The wind was blowing and the waves from the jet skis were crashing against the bank, stirring up the mud and the fish were biting. We caught catfish up to 5-pounds, but we also caught some huge redear sunfish, sometimes called shellcrackers. My daughter, Angelin, caught a monster, weighing maybe … [Read more...]
Flowers on the Wall
Countin' flowers on the wall That don't bother me at all Playin' solitaire 'til dawn with a deck of 51 Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo And so sang the Statler Brothers. Maybe, they didn’t watch Captain Kangaroo, but millions upon millions of kids did from 1955 though 1984 – 29 seasons and 6,090 episodes. For three decades, Captain Kangaroo was America’s babysitter. In the early … [Read more...]
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