*One of Mary Myrick’s best recipes* Ingredients: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly spray sixteen 2-1/2″ muffin cups with Pam. Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Stir in the milk, oil and eggs, mixing only enough to moisten the dry ingredients. Fold in the creamed corn. Fill muffin cups to the brim. Bake […]
*One of Mary Myrick’s best recipes* Ingredients: Season eggs in a bowl with the salt and pepper. Heat 1 tsp.of the oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add eggs; tip pan from side to side to cook eggs evenly. Flip eggs and cook until done, but, do not brown. Remove eggs to work […]
*Quick Summary: As a Christian, the author lays out his case for not having prayer in public schools.* I see my many of friends, well-meaning Christian folks, still wanting to “bring back prayer” in schools. So much so, that if you don’t agree with that statement, your Christianity is called into question. Well, I sure […]
*Quick Summary: The author visits the grave of his sister.* Today I visited my sister Michelle for the first time since her burial. 22 years is a long time, but also a blink of an eye. While I know it’s only her body buried in that cemetery, there were some things I still had left […]
*Quick Summary: The author describes his time with a neighbor’s lost dog.* I made a new friend last weekend. Her name is Tessa, but I wouldn’t know that until almost 24 hours later. All I knew at first was a very friendly doggie had taken refuge on my front porch during a really bad storm […]
A wise man once told me, “If you try to force a flower to bloom, you will break it. You can feed it, water it, give it sun, even prune it, but you can’t make it bloom. It does that on its own.” This advice has served me well through the years. It applies to […]
*Quick Summary: The author speaks on his admiration for driver Kyle Busch.* Kyle Busch is amazing. There, I said it. While it doesn’t sound like that controversial of a statement, there are those who would deny his talent, because they don’t like the man. I’m not among them. Kyle is one of the greatest stock […]
*One of Mary Myrick’s best recipes* Ingredients: Brown ground beef in skillet, stirring until crumbly; drain. Add salt, mustard, chili powder, and ketchup. Mix well. Add water and cook gently for 7-8 minutes, stirring often. Makes about 2 cups. Can be frozen. Note that this version does not have onions.
*One of Mary Myrick’s best recipes* Ingredients: Saute ground beef in heavy saucepan until browned and crumbly. Drain off fat. Mix in remaining ingredients. Simmer over med-low heat about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. If necessary to keep mixture moist, add a little more ketchup or tomato sauce. Excellent served on hot dogs with shredded cheese. […]
*Quick Summary: The author adds a personal eulogy as a memorial to friend Brittney Cason.* I need to write this post, but I don’t want to. Let me start at the beginning – 2011 – The filming of the Brad Paisley video Old Alabama. Brittney Cason was a Production Assistant and actress in the video. […]