*One of Mary Myrick’s best recipes* Ingredients: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 13”x9” pan. In mixer bowl, combine all ingredients and beat on Low for 1 min., then for 2 mins. on High. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 40 mins., or until cake tests done. Set aside while […]
*One of Mary Myrick’s best recipes* Ingredients: For each sandwich, top one slice of white bread with the following: Butter one side of another slice of white bread and place buttered side up on top. Preheat a non-stick skillet or griddle and place sandwich buttered side down on skillet and spread butter on the top. […]
Ingredients: Grease well, a tube or Bundt pan. Do not preheat the oven. Cream together butter, shortening and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add the flour (sifted with the baking powder) to the creamed mixture, alternately with the milk. Add vanilla. Stir in the undrained pineapple and blend well. […]
I’ve written a little about Billy Vance before: https://michaelmyrick.org/1982-molson-drag-boat-challenge/ . As you’ve figured out by now, one of my favorite topics are the racing heroes I was fortunate to grow up around, and in some cases work with later in my life. One of those is Billy Vance. This video goes into more detail on […]
*Quick Summary: The author discusses a saying uttered to him by mistake, and how that affects his perception of his own life.* I had a conversation with the son of a very wealthy man once that changed my perspective on things a bit. We were discussing a coworker who was talking in the middle of […]
*One of Mary Myrick’s best recipes* Ingredients: Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, crumble the sausage into a non-stick skillet and add onion and garlic. Cook over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink. Drain off fat. Add tomatoes and seasonings and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered for 10 minutes […]
I’m super excited that my 20+ year friend John Wayne Stowe won the Best of Show award at the 2022 Charlotte AutoFair yesterday! He’s worked very hard on this car, a 1969 Ford Torino Talladega, and he sure deserves the award, which was presented to him by my friend Ray Evernham. A cool happening in […]
It’s been too long since I’ve updated you on my namesake, Myrick Smith. Myrick is 9 years old now and doing well. He is a super cool little dude, but sadly, I still haven’t met him yet. Thankfully, his parents Eldon and Jessica keep me up to date on how he’s doing, and I couldn’t […]
Yes, it seems like just the other day I introduced a new doggie, yet here I am again – meet Amelia Mae Myrick! We rescued her yesterday from the local animal shelter, and can already tell she’s going to be an amazing little girl. She’s listed as a terrier/pitbull mix, and despite being listed as […]
I’d like to introduce Mr. Jasper James Myrick. We adopted him today from a rescue. He’s about 4-1/2 years old, and is a Lab/Retriever mix. He’s a bit of a silly boy, but he’s very well behaved. He’s good on a leash, rides good in a car, and is an all around good doggie. We’re […]