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Hawaiian Sandwich

Mom’s Recipe – Hawaiian Sandwich

*One of Mary Myrick’s best recipes* Ingredients: For each sandwich you will need: Toast the bread and spread mayonnaise on one side of each slice. Place the pineapple slice onto one of the toast slices, the slice of cheese on top of the pineapple and the bacon on top of the cheese. Top with the […]

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Life and Death

Life and Death

I saw a man I knew for years take his last breath two years ago today. He suffered a massive heart attack and crashed his car into a power pole right by us. We heard a collision and saw the lights flicker in the shop, so we stepped outside to see what happened. Seeing a […]

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Easy Cheese Bread

Mom’s Recipe – Easy Cheese Bread

*One of Mary Myrick’s best recipes* Ingredients: Combine all ingredients, except the bread. Mix well. Slice the French bread in half horizontally and spread the cheese mixture thickly on cut sides of both halves. Place on cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees until golden, about 10-15 minutes. Makes 12-16 servings. This is very good […]

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Fresh Strawberry Pie

Mom’s Recipe – Fresh Strawberry Pie

*One of Mary Myrick’s best recipes* Ingredients: Cook the water, sugar and cornstarch in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture becomes thickened and clear. Remove from heat and stir in the dry gelatin powder. Set aside while you rinse and cap the strawberries. Place the strawberries tip side up on […]

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Slow Cooker Roast Beef

Mom’s Recipe – Slow Cooker Roast Beef

*One of Mary Myrick’s best recipes* Ingredients: Rinse meat under cold water. Pat dry with paper towel. Season with black pepper. Heat frying pan over medium-high heat, add 2 tbs. oil to the pan and sear the meat for 3 mins. on both sides. Remove from pan and set aside. Place onion slices into slow […]

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Dick Hutcherson postcard © Racing Pictorial Inc

Dick Hutcherson

*Quick Summary: The author adds a personal eulogy as a memorial to racing legend Dick Hutcherson.* On November 6th, we lost an influential person in my early life in racing – Dick Hutcherson. While I didn’t spend a ton of time with him, the time I did spend was always interesting for me as a […]

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You are a survivor!

You are a survivor!

I just wanted to remind you that you are a survivor. You have successfully made it past the worst times of your life. You’ve outlived days you never thought you would. You’ve survived 100% of your bad days thus far, and that makes you a rock star! I might not know your story, but you […]

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Quick and Easy Chicken and Dumplings

Mom’s Recipe – Quick and Easy Chicken and Dumplings

*One of Mary Myrick’s best recipes* Ingredients: Melt butter in a large saucepan (or large deep skillet) over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute until tender. Stir in chicken and vegetables; cook until thoroughly heated (3-5 mins.), stirring often. Meanwhile, combine the water, flour and broth. Gradually stir the broth mixture into the chicken mixture. […]

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Hot Chicken Salad

Mom’s Recipe – Hot Chicken Salad

Ingredients:
2 1/2-3 cups cooked chicken, cut into pieces
1 can condensed cream of chicken soup
3/4 cup celery, diced
1 tsp. dried minced onion
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
2 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 cup crushed potato chips

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1987 The Winston poster

Tim Richmond – 1987 The Winston poster

*Quick Summary: The author has a theory Tim Richmond is sporting a cane in the poster.* I am fortunate to have grown up around, met, and worked with many truly great figures in NASCAR. Not the least of these was Tim Richmond, with whom my dad worked in 1986/1987. Tim was like a supernova. He […]

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