Saturday, I proudly carried what I was sure was the winning entry in the Baked Bean Taste Off into the Wytheville Library and plunked it down on the counter. I had soaked two cups of dried navy beans overnight in cold water. I simmered them for 3 hours or so until they were tender. I [...]
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this and that
August 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · faces and places, food, recipes
Tags:baked beans·clogging·flatfooting·Rural Retreat·Wytheville Farmers Market
relief?
July 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Sources, musings, wildlife
Maybe, just maybe a little relief from the miserable heat is in store for the next few days. I got to tell you, folks are getting MEAN. The various weather reporting services are all over the place. But as I write this, it’s 12:45pm and it’s not yet 80 degrees and the humidity is much [...]
Tags:baked beans·groundhog·Wytheville Farmers Market·Wytheville Library
i’ll have one with slaw
July 29th, 2010 · 3 Comments · faces and places, food
“‘Tis dogs’ delight to bark and bite,” Thus does the adage run. But I delight to bite the dog When placed inside a bun. The chili dog is one of life’s guilty little pleasures. It’s as American as…well….hot dogs and apple pie. The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council estimates that Americans consume 20,000,000,000 (that’s [...]
Tags:baked beans·chili dogs·hot dogs·skeeter dogs·umberger·wytheville