by Jim Brewer
Corny Cornbread Muffins
Cornbread is one of those things we don’t cook enough. We – or at least I – get in a rut with breads and do rolls, hard bread, biscuits, etc. Recently, I decided to do some cornbread muffins with a tiny twist. I added some actual corn. I was inspired when I passed by the cornmeal section and saw those familiar blue Jiffy Corn Muffin boxes. I bought a couple and went by the standard … [Read more...]
A Caylorized Cantaloupe
On numerous occasions I have bitched about the unripe cantaloupes the supermarkets pawn off on unsuspecting customers – like me. One of my readers, Steve Caylor, a lighting salesman extraordinaire, said if there’s a will, there’s a way to insure ripe cantaloupes every time. “Wrap the cantaloupe in a brown paper bag and put it in the closet for a week. When you take it out, it will be … [Read more...]
Plant Me
My little backyard garden called my name the other day as I walked to the rear to feed the birds. “Plant me,” it said. Not yet, little garden, not yet. One of the most enjoyable things I do – next to playing golf and penciling in a 3 on a par 4 hole, which seldom happens – is planting and tending to my garden. My garden is just the right size – any larger and it would be work, … [Read more...]
Carmello’s Ristorante Italiano
Went to a movie last weekend – “Little Women”. My wife owes me big time, maybe two war movies. Normally when we go to the movies, we make an evening of it, often stopping in at Travinia’s, the restaurant right beside the theater. Except there is no more Travinia’s. They closed this past fall. So I had suggested Carmello’s Ristorante Italiano in the Steinmart (Twentyninth Place) … [Read more...]
Fishing Reg Changes
There are a few changes to the fishing regs for 2020. The Sportsman’s License, a combo license, has been reduced from $133 to $100. In addition, Lake Merriweather, a 450-acre impoundment owned by the Boy Scouts and located in Goshen, is now open to the public on a. seasonal basis. In addition to an appropriate fishing. License, a Public Access Lands for Sportsmen ()PALS) is also … [Read more...]
Dried Meal Worms
I had a recent inquiry as to my thoughts on dried meal worms for feeding birds. My thoughts are that my bluebirds won’t touch them, therefore I don’t buy them. But it’s possible I have not been doing it correctly. Meal worms are the larvae of a black beetle. Most birds relish a live mealie – full of protein. Dried mealworms are simply the result of freeze-drying or heat-drying real … [Read more...]
My Space.com
“And do you, Jim, promise to have and hold, in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, and do you promise to give up all your personal space for so long as you both shall live?” “I do.” And did I ever. While you gain a wonderful, lifetime partner in a marriage, you lose space. Your house or apartment is taken over completely. Walls where you would normally hang a mounted … [Read more...]
Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen
Dallas is a little far for a Central Virginian to travel for a dinner out, but if you did, you wouldn’t regret it if the restaurant was Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen. Each January, Nancy and I attend the Lighting Show at the Dallas Trade Mart and each year, we “Uber” our way out to Pappadeaux on Oak Lawn for what is always a wonderful dining experience. Pappadeaux is based in Louisiana, but has … [Read more...]
The Dallas Safari Show
Last week at the Dallas Lighting Show, I struck up a conversation with a group of men decked out in camo guide shirts, cowboy boots and Stetsons at our hotel. They said they were in Dallas to attend “the show”. “The Lighting Show,” I asked? “Oh no,” they said. “We came from Kentucky and Indiana for the Dallas Safari Club Convention, one of the largest outdoor shows on the planet.” And … [Read more...]
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