I’m a southern boy and I like okra. Yankees look at this amazing vegetable as a slippery, slimy, oozy pod monster. That’s because, one, they don’t know how to cook it, and, two, they don’t know good food when it’s in their mouths. My favorite way to eat okra, and I’ve taught all my kids and grandkids to enjoy this dish, is fried okra. Cut young pods into 1-inch sections, roll in cornmeal and … [Read more...]
Flickering Out
We originally had 17 trees on our lot when we bought our home in 1973. Many have since been relegated to the woodpile, but we still have 6 of our original silver maples, now over 50 years old. As such, there are lots of missing limbs and holes in the old trees – and that draws woodpeckers. My son Jimmie called them “woody-peckers” when he was a small child. We still use that name. Through the … [Read more...]
Summertime Trout
Here it is, almost August, and trout fishing is holding up despite the recent heat wave. Virginia has been blessed with regular rainfalls and cooling-off periods throughout the summer. Harry Murray of Murray’s Fly Shop reported that the stocked and delayed harvest streams on the western side of the Blue Ridge are in decent shape, with normal levels and temperatures running around 68. The brookie … [Read more...]
Eastern Shore Tourist Fishing
The Ham family – Brent, Angelin, Ben, Brendan and Berkley - spent last week at Cherrystone Campground on the Eastern Shore, doing a little “tourist fishing.” The Greensboro family had lots of fun and caught a bunch of fish. Fishing near Cape Charles in a small boat, the Carolina crew caught flounder, spot, croakers, grey trout, speckled trout, puppy drum, hogfish, whiting, puffer fish, pin fish … [Read more...]
Fishing Heats Up at Nags Head
The flounder bite is on at Nags Head where Ben Morris caught an 8.35 citation flatfish while dunking minnows at Oregon Inlet. Pier anglers and surf fishermen also reeled in some nice flounder. Here is TW's report on Nags Head area fishing since Monday of this week. Surf anglers beached sea mullet and blues along with some spot and ever present sharks. A few Spanish mackerel showed up at Duck. … [Read more...]
Stripers at Buggs Island
The bass are pouting with the arrival of hot water and the crappie have moved to deep brush in up to 30 feet of water, but the striper fishing now at Buggs Island Lake is on fire. Bobby Whitlow at Bobcat’s in Clarkesville said that recent striper action has been the best of the year, but anglers are having to go deep for their catches. The stripers are being caught at depths of 40 to 50 feet in 80 … [Read more...]
Move Better With Move Better
I had a pain in my neck, literally. I had been fishing with Capt. Dick Whitehill and had reeled in numerous stripers on a pleasant day last November. Unfortunately, the fishing rod and reel out I was in charge of had a one-pound, ball sinker at the business end and it was a beast to reel in. After our trip, my neck hurt like the dickens. Later that week, I went to my primary care doctor to make … [Read more...]
Grilled Marinated Ham Steaks
As a cook, it’s easy to get into a rut. You find a few staples you enjoy and then it’s steak, pork chops, chicken and fish; steak, pork chops, chicken and fish. At the market, I was looking for a change of pace and thought about ham. But when there are only two to cook for, ham is not a meal, it’s a commitment. It’s almost like “till death do us part.” Even if you eat ham for a main course and … [Read more...]
A Road Trip to Yoder’s
If you’re on a diet, this is a road trip you may not want to take. That’s because Yoder’s Country Market in Madison has the most incredible homemade pies, cakes and goodies you’d ever want to put in your mouth. But they also have lots of healthy foods, and gifts as well. Yoder’s recently moved to a larger, more convenient location at 2105 S. Seminole Trail in Madison, Setting the store apart … [Read more...]
Have You Lost Your Marbles?
Yes, Mom, I did. Jimmy Ray Smith used a steely and wiped me out. But I just bought a whole bag of marbles two days ago. I know, Mom. Can you buy me another bag, and a big steely to go with it? Next time, I’ll win all the marbles. Many Boomers will recognize the above conversation because there was once a childhood sport called marbles that was as popular as football, baseball or … [Read more...]
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