If you could only eat one food the rest of your life, what would it be? Steak? Eggs? Homemade bread? Chocolate pie? For me, I’d have to consider bacon. You can’t go wrong with bacon, but it sure is a pain in the wok to cook. It takes forever to fry, it makes a huge mess with grease splattering everywhere and then, as it is finishing, smugglers smell the alluring aroma and come in and pilfer … [Read more...]
The Fish Are Here
It’s time to roll. The fish are biting! Speckled trout are around, but good luck finding someone to share the location of his or her hot spot. Try the shallows around Rudee and Lynnhaven Inlets. Tautog fishing is excellent around the rock islands of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, at the Kiptopeke Concrete Ships and on near shore wrecks. Dr. Ken Neill and crew fished a couple of inshore … [Read more...]
Waiting for the Azaleas to Bloom
By Capt. Steve Chaconas Like clockwork, when my 60-year-old red azaleas bloom, it’s time for the bass spawn.The length of day and warm weather makes these events concurrent...almost. The water in the Potomac is holding around 60 and rising. Nice weather week ahead, 70s by the weekend. One issue: muddy water. Surprise torrential downpours in our area and especially in the West … [Read more...]
Lewisburg: O’er Those Beautiful Hills
(This is the third in a series of growing up in Lewisburg, West Virginia, perhaps the greatest town and in the best time to grow up that a young man could ever ask for.) Describing Beckley, WV as hilly would be like saying that Warren Buffet has a little money. Beckley was not “hilly”. It was a town perched among mountains. Streets went vertically, not horizontally. There was one road … [Read more...]
More Asparagus Recipes
Asparagus is good and good for you, but some find it boring. A couple weeks back, I printed an Asparagus/Green Pea recipe that many tried and enjoyed. Yummly, a great on-line recipe source, offers this version. Asparagus With Bacon & Mushrooms 1 tablespoon oil 5 bacon slices (chopped) 4 garlic cloves (peeled and … [Read more...]
Red Bellied Woodpeckers
Looks like we’ll have a pair of Red-bellied Woodpeckers nesting in a cavity of an old white maple in the back of our yard. I saw them swoop that way this morning and there are lots of hollow places in that old tree from which to choose a nesting site. Many people confuse the Red-bellied Woodpecker with the less common Red-headed Woodpeckers. Red-bellied Woodpeckers do have red heads, but not … [Read more...]
Spring Turkey Season Underway
It’s time to gobble! The Virginia Spring Gobbler Season opened last Saturday, April 14 and runs through May 19. Hunters may harvest one bird daily and a total of three for the entire year. Only bearded birds are legal game – some hens have beards. Turkeys may be hunted with any modern firearms, plus archery tackle and muzzleloaders. Hunters may employ decoys and blinds but it is unlawful to … [Read more...]
Dogwood Festival Spring Concert
Mother Nature is not quite certain that it’s spring yet – with 80 degree afternoons one day and light snowfall the next. But the Charlottesville Municipal Band has declared it to be spring. They are performing their annual Dogwood Festival Spring Concert on April 22 from 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM. The performance is free and will be held at the Dickinson Theater, Piedmont Virginia Community College, … [Read more...]
Creasy Greens: A Southern Specialty
Here’s a crash course in “Suthern”. “Bless your heart, dahlin”, “Y’all come back, heah”, “Wudden that be nise?” “Can you innerduce me to Bee-hill?” and “Please pass the Creasy Greens.” Creasy Greens? Absolutely. It’s a Classic Suthern dish, and by gum, Nancy and I are going to plant creasy greens in our garden this spring. For you Yankees out there who have never heard of creasy greens, … [Read more...]
“Hoochy” Cucci’s
A great Italian restaurant in Covington? No way! Yes, way! It’s called Cucci’s. I’ve eaten there on several occasions and the food is authentic Italian and very good. Cucci’s is a popular local hangout. The one-acre parking lot stays packed, except on Sundays, when they are closed. Cucci’s prepares their food fresh and daily, including fresh breads. They offer a wide selection of Italian … [Read more...]
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