They were first discovered in the Potomac River in 2004 - the infamous snakehead fish, imported from Asia and illegally released into our public waterways. The Game Department went on a snakehead safari, trying to eradicate the invasive species, but to no avail. The menacing looking snakeheads spread throughout the Potomac and then to the James and Rappahannock rivers and even into Lake Anna and … [Read more...]
Mexican Muffins
Kids, and adults as well, enjoy eating “personal size” dishes – like small apple pies (apple tarts), personal pizzas and eggs, bacon and cheese quiches baked in muffin tins. Recently, I concocted a personal size Mexican Muffin, basically a Burrito baked in a muffin tin. What made all this possible was my discovery of a larger size muffin tin. I didn’t know they made them. The large size is about … [Read more...]
Goat Cuddling
There is a new sport gaining in popularity. Goat Cuddling. It has not yet been approved for Olympic competition, but it may soon be. But a warning from the Surgeon General: Goat Cuddling can be quite contagious. On Tuesday this week, my wife and daughter, Laura, went on a Goat Cuddling expedition to Waynesboro. Their mission was to cuddle with as many baby goats as possible. They came back with … [Read more...]
Carolina Cobia
Cobia. One of the most splendid game fish in all of saltwater. They winter as far south as Florida, then make their way up the coast in the spring, slamming baits off of Charleston and Myrtle Beach before reaching Hatteras waters and heading north. Last week, the cobia arrived en masse at Oregon Inlet and skipper Reese Stecher and clients were on hand to take advantage. “At first we could see … [Read more...]
Biking Around Lewisburg
(This is the seventh in a series of growing up in Lewisburg, West Virginia in the 1950’s, perhaps the greatest town and in the best time to grow up that a young man could ever ask for.) Lewisburg was a Mecca for young bikers. Other than Washington Street, a fairly steep incline, most streets were level or close to it. We went everywhere on our bikes - in traffic and along the back … [Read more...]
Plant For The Butterflies
Besides bluebirds, the most welcomed guests in my backyard are Monarch butterflies. They are like miniature, fine-art paintings flitting from bush to bush and flower to flower. They are magnificent creatures and they are threatened. Their fiercest enemies happen to be human beings, who are rapidly destroying meadows and the milkweed plants that Monarchs must have in order to survive. One of my … [Read more...]
Basnight’s in Nags Head
Many of us are now making, or have already made, plans for a summer vacation and Nags Head on the Outer Banks of North Carolina is a popular destination. Nancy and I like Nags Head because it’s more of a family beach, than the much-commercialized Virginia Beach. There are scads of things to do, the fishing is usually excellent and the food – ahhh, the food. There are some exceptional restaurants … [Read more...]
Meadowcreek in Prime Condition
Most larger cities have a municipal golf course or two, but few have one to rival the overall quality of Meadowcreek Golf Course here in Charlottesville. My golf amigos and I teed it up at Meadowcreek last Wednesday and the course is in excellent shape as it prepares to host the City Championship in a few more weeks. But the best part? We played our round in just over three hours. That makes … [Read more...]
Starting Plants in Plastic Cups
Nancy loves to can pickles. Well, I’m not sure if she loves to can them but I know everybody in my family loves to eat her sweet, crunchy homemade pickles. My wife has a work-out friend at the gym that in seasons past has grown enough cucumbers to supply the Vlasic Company. Really. She has a big garden supplemented with lots of manure and it’s been all-we-want cukes from her plot for at … [Read more...]
Company’s Coming: Make it Tenderloin Tails
Company’s coming. What to have? You want to have something special, but you would also not like to be confined to the kitchen while preparing an elaborate entrée. Twice in the past few months we’ve faced this scenario and twice we have served Tenderloin Tails – a delicious and versatile choice. The first company dinner, two guests were coming and we thought about a prime rib. But … [Read more...]
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