My Dad was a child of the Depression. As such, nothing went to waste in our house, especially food and especially at Thanksgiving. My earliest memories of Thanksgiving at our modest two-bedroom home in Beckley, West Virginia were of a huge roasted turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy (Daddy made amazing gravy), succotash, collards, cranberry sauce, home made yeast rolls and pumpkin pie … [Read more...]
Really Thin Crust Pizza
Sunday is often the night to chill out at the Brewer house. Many times we have entertained or have been entertained over the weekend and we want a simple, Sunday night meal. For Nancy and I, Sunday is a great night for pizza. But that presents a problem. Both of us are watching our weight and pizza is not a very accommodating dish when it comes to shedding calories. The opposite is true because … [Read more...]
Lake Anna Forecast
PJ Cox with an 8 pound 3 ounce Lake Anna largemouth Lake Anna November Forecast by Chris Craft Bass - Look for fish to be aggressive and chasing pods of baitfish (Threadfin Shad & Blueback Herring) at anytime throughout the day. Top water baits are an exciting way to catch these feeders. My choices are a Paycheck Baits Repoman, Damiki Rambler, Don Iovino Spash It, … [Read more...]
More Nags Head Stripers
The stripers in the sound are still biting, says Capt. Reese Stecher of Beach Bum Guide Service, but the powers that be won’t report it. The thinking goes that if more anglers knew about the inshore bite, fewer would take the bluewater trips offshore. Regardless, CvilleBuzz is happy to report the good news and to urge anglers interested in catching a quick limit of stripers to head for the sounds … [Read more...]
Columns To Remember
I have been writing outdoor columns for over 30 years. I thought it would be fun to go back in the archives and print a few of the oldies. Below is the first in this series. Go Easy on the Scent Wafers It was my annual bow hunt in Bath County, an opportunity to fell a deer with a deadly shot to the heart. Trouble is, for the past couple seasons, my arrows have remained … [Read more...]
Mastering the Flop Shot
On occasion I’ll hit a decent drive on a short par 4, followed by an iron that is just right in distance, but a little left of the green. Like many average golfers, I tend to pull short irons. The problem I now find myself in is being within sniffing distance of the pin, but looking into the bowels of the nastiest sand trap this side of the Sahara. Even worse, the green is sloping away and I only … [Read more...]
A Pile of Leaves
Are colors more vivid when you are young? It certainly seems so to this Ol’ Boomer. I remember a pair of red maple trees in our front yard in Lewisburg, WV. I was 11 the first year we lived in that house on Court Street. There was nothing unusual about those two trees in the spring and summer, other than the grass beneath them was always a good spot to catch a few night crawlers for fish … [Read more...]
Skyline Graphics
In the past year, I have established two new businesses, and as with any new adventure, how you brand your business and how inviting your logo is will often make a big difference in the success of the new venture. Fortunately, finding a good graphics person was easy for me since my good friend, Sue Overton, is one of the most talented graphic artists I have been associated with – and I have … [Read more...]
Brown Bagging Tomatoes
We had a bumper crop of tomatoes this summer – both large tomatoes and the smaller, cherry tomatoes. Our vines were still producing as the first frost approached, so we picked each green tomato that night and brought them indoors. We have since been eating these tomatoes on tossed salads as they ripen in the house. Brown paper bags work great as incubators for the green tomatoes. Simply clean … [Read more...]
The Right Pot
Sometimes it’s not what you put in the pot that makes a terrific dish. Sometimes, it’s the pot you put the food in that makes all the difference. Cooking oysters, for example. It’s hard to screw up an oyster. They’re even good if you drop one on the floor and scoop it up quickly and eat it raw. They are not so good, however, if you try to fry them and you put too many in a pan, or if you don’t … [Read more...]
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