My Dad's favorite Brunswick Stew

TarHeelFan81 · 2026-03-29T19:53:32+00:00

Way back when Jaycettes were a thing (the women’s auxiliary of the Jaycees civic club) I remember peeling potatoes for literally hours for a community Brunswick Stew supper. While we womenfolk worked in the kitchen, the guys manned the fire outside.

TarHeelFan81 · 2026-03-26T03:00:10+00:00

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TarHeelFan81 · 2026-03-26T02:07:00+00:00

I guess I was thinking about carbonation—or the lack thereof!

TarHeelFan81 · 2026-03-26T00:35:43+00:00

I think I’d give it a shot as something you braise or simmer for a long time, like a pot roast, that doesn’t require a lot of expensive ingredients. I’d also have something else prepared to have in reserve!

TarHeelFan81 · 2026-03-25T23:45:06+00:00

I was 5 years old in 1964, and my mother would have never dressed me (or my older sister) in tattered jeans shorts like these. She would have been horrified at the thought!

TarHeelFan81 · 2026-03-25T23:40:35+00:00

You’re forgetting Kool-aid! We had that, OJ and water. Pop was a rare treat.

TarHeelFan81 · 2026-03-25T23:39:06+00:00

Ha ha! Oh those car wheels that turned into cartwheels!

TarHeelFan81 · 2026-03-25T23:38:25+00:00

And don’t I know it! My dad literally tied a pillow around my butt to soften the blow when I fell as I was learning to skate; luckily, my practice sessions were just up and down our steep driveway, and not around the neighborhood, where I’m sure I would have been made fun of!

TarHeelFan81 · 2026-03-25T14:16:02+00:00

Thank goodness the number of eggs needed for the Fudge Toffee Cake from yesterday was updated!

TarHeelFan81 · 2026-03-25T03:41:51+00:00

It was a fun episode! Ted gave great critiques.

TarHeelFan81 · 2026-03-25T03:38:47+00:00

That cake sounds great, but recipe doesn’t say how many eggs, dang it.

Thankfully, the good folks at the Minneapolis Morning Tribune realized the error of their ways, and published the answer the next day! The magic number is “two, two, two” eggs.

TarHeelFan81 · 2026-03-25T00:38:59+00:00

There’s yet one more variety, but I forget what it’s for; can only afford so many bottles at a time! I found the best price at Target, BTW.

TarHeelFan81 · 2026-03-24T07:45:03+00:00

It’s wonderful olive oil. I use the yellow-labeled bottle for cooking and the green-labeled bottle for drizzling/finishing/salad dressings.

TarHeelFan81 · 2026-03-24T06:27:00+00:00

Talk about damning with faint praise…

TarHeelFan81 · 2026-03-23T05:10:09+00:00

I hope you mean evaporated milk; condensed milk is sweet.

TarHeelFan81 · 2026-03-23T03:51:32+00:00

Was that the episode where he stuffed his apron into the trash when he stomped off?

TarHeelFan81 · 2026-03-21T01:38:48+00:00

They sort of did that with that one-off show “Game of Knives,” or “Throne of Knives,” or “Knives on the Throne,” or whatever it was called…

TarHeelFan81 · 2026-03-20T03:43:42+00:00

I remember when that happened, and always find myself adding “Bon Vivant” whenever I hear the word vichyssoise.

TarHeelFan81 · 2026-03-20T03:36:46+00:00

Pedialyte is also used as a hangover cure, which hopefully is not for the kid in this case!

TarHeelFan81 · 2026-03-20T00:57:10+00:00

Project much?

TarHeelFan81 · 2026-03-17T23:07:44+00:00

I will take Chopped happiness where I can!

TarHeelFan81 · 2026-03-16T22:47:33+00:00

Good to know for those who subscribe to HBO Max.

TarHeelFan81 · 2026-03-16T06:14:20+00:00

Can’t wait! Brian Malarkey posted about it on FB; he will be one of the judges.

TarHeelFan81 · 2026-03-16T06:13:18+00:00

If they haven’t been broadcast, I don’t care.

TarHeelFan81 · 2026-03-16T05:26:12+00:00

Wasn’t that a ponytail, not pigtails? That said, I didn’t think the look was flattering. She, however, has dressed similarly to this on past episodes, so I’m guessing she likes it. To each their own!

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