Every Christmas my son spoils me with a few hand-selected cigars from a high quality shop in Atlanta. These aren’t like my two-bit stogies, they are really good cigars. Each one is an experience to itself. Jimmie’s friend, the Cigar Meister, carefully selects a half dozen or so of some of his finest smokes and tucks them neatly in a wooden cigar box sprinkled with a few cigar leaves … [Read more...]
Winter Cardinals
There are two types of cardinals – the spring, summer and fall cardinals and they are beautiful. And then there are the winter cardinals and they are spectacular. I had 4 winter cardinals in my yard during the recent snowstorm. Of the dozens of birds at my various feeders, the winter cardinals simply exploded with beauty. The contrast between the cardinal-red feathers and the fresh, white snow was … [Read more...]
Fresh Salmon Cakes
I have been struggling to purge my mid-section of the extra inches that I have put on since Thanksgiving, with another boost over Christmas. I am almost there, but in order to get over the hump – or perhaps I should under the hump – fish was required. Lean, healthy fish meals, not deep-fried, artery-clogging fish (which tastes best). So I decided on salmon cakes. I like salmon cakes. I used to … [Read more...]
Lonely Golf Clubs
I keep my golf clubs on the back seat of my car. That’s because my wife Nancy doesn’t like it when I stand them in their bag in the living room and it’s too much work to take them down to the storage room after every round. So they stay in my back seat. And they are lonely. My loyal and lonely clubs have not had the opportunity to pop a drive high in the air and fall short of the ladies’ tees … [Read more...]
Erma Sue
By Nancy Brewer Adult children are the best. They give such wonderful gifts. Our daughter Angelin and her husband Brent gave me a Roomba for Christmas and her name is Shirley Mae Roomba. You were introduced to her recently when Jim wrote about her. She and I have become fast friends and she promised not to disturb the small coals around the gas logs again. She still bumps into … [Read more...]
Sea Bass Season Now Open
Several years ago, I fished with my son and grandson out of Topsail, NC. We were looking for Spanish Mackerel, but they didn’t cooperate. So we bottom fished and caught sea bass – really nice sea bass. Later, on the dining room table, I came to the conclusion that a black sea bass is the best-eating fish in the ocean – better even than flounder. When I visit, Whole Foods Market, I always to check … [Read more...]
Pass The Cereal
I poured myself a bowl of cereal the other day and immediately turned the box around to read the back cover. Instead of a puzzle, a game or the adventures of some cartoon character, I read only about fiber, saturated fats, calories, various vitamins, niacins, calciums and sugar content. According to the backs of modern boxes, cereals today are heart-healthy, gluten free, whole grain, … [Read more...]
Mexican Sides
Mexican dishes are good, most everyone enjoys a taco or burrito and they are easy to cook. I like the “easy” part. More and more, I am cooking and enjoying Mexican food, but I always struggle with sides. Some think that refried beans is a side, Maybe for dogs, but not humans. So I am always pressed when it comes with what to serve along with enchiladas. Corn is good, rice is good, black … [Read more...]
Blue(bird) Eyes
I saw him perched on a limb near the feeder, not 10 feet from the kitchen window. He is our resident male bluebird and he was keeping a close (bluebird) eye on things. He watched the feeder as his potential mate for this spring had her breakfast. Then he watched as she sailed over to the birdbath for a quick drink. I noticed that he cocked his head occasionally, but was often looking off to the … [Read more...]
Slice It Up
Americans spend a lot of money to pay a butcher to slice and package meats – especially chickens. Why not save some of that money and slice and butcher the meat yourself? Case in point. I felt like barbequing some chicken and thought that a couple leg quarters would be perfect for the two of us – plus, I like dark meat best when push comes to shove. The butchers at Kroger’s were not very … [Read more...]
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