A sauce you will literally want to eat as a soup! Add to meats, fish, veggies, eggs, etc. etc. etc.  Delicious on just about anything you put it on! Two thumbs up, according to the family! :)Ingredients:- 6 Roma tomatoes, halved- 1 large red bell …

No. If you haven’t heard, the FBI and Apple are battling over whether or not Apple must help the FBI hack into an iPhone. A court in California ordered Apple to help the FBI bypass the phone’s encryption, and Apple has refused. To catch up on the full back story and what’s happened (as of […]

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A very simple recipe I actually saw on The Food Network channel’s, “The Iron Chef”… although they used a lot more cheese than I did. A delicious sweet and savory appetizer your family and friends will enjoy!Ingredients: – 4 thin slices of prosci…

Here’s what Catechism of the Catholic Church has to say about aid to immigrants.The more prosperous nations are obliged, to the extent they are able, to welcome the foreigner in search of the security and the means of livelihood which he cannot find in…

This week’s email update from Adventure Brewing grabbed my attention with the mention of Hop Hash on tap at the brewery. Checking further, the beer’s description read, “This experimental IPA uses two experimental hops from OregonValley and a special “hop hash” that is a gooey, resinous and super concentrated lupulin punch.” That was enticing enough for me to drive up to the brewery for a growler fill to enjoy over the weekend.

Arriving at the brewery, I decided that it would be prudent to try a pint before getting my growler filled.

Hop Hash IPA pours a bright and clear amber orange, with a moderate off-white head.  A fresh citrus and sweet malt aroma greeted my nose. The flavor is a west coast-style citrus hoppiness, with a “juicy” and resinous mouthfeel. The finish is mildly bitter. There’s a fresh hop feel to the light bodied beer.

The trial pint being found more than acceptable, I had my growler filled. Not being one to let the brewery-freshness wane, I cracked open the growler shortly after arriving home, just in time for some exciting Hokie basketball.

I grabbed this screen shot just 13 minutes after the polls closed in Virginia on Tuesday. The editors at The New York Times wasted no time in standing behind their endorsement.Click to embiggenBefore ANY precincts had reported results, Hillary Cli…

This is winter’s last hurrah (we hope.) After a few days of nice weather one more snowfall is coming, but we still managed to get out to the range for a bit of shooting on Thursday.

I was looking forward to this week’s outing as I just had the factory SIG Night Sights put back on my “usual” gun and wanted to check them out. The other pistols I shoot regularly all have night sights or white dot sights, and I’ve been noticing those sights were getting easier to see than the fiber optic setup on this gun. I don’t think my aging eyes are working as well with the extra thin front sight.

No sooner did we get to the range, I realized I forgot to load the supply box with the staplers into the car. Once again range improvisation came into play — a roll of pasters found in my range bag provide a means to mount the targets.

The “new” sights worked out well, and we had a fun and satisfying couple hours of shooting. Just a little over an hour after we started, there was a distinct drop in the temperature and the sky was turning grey. Indeed, the snow started falling not too long after we arrived home to relax with a post-shooting craft beer, in a fitting logo stein naturally.

It’s been a low-key, lazy kind of week around the homestead. (Hence the dearth of musings.) We had plans to visit Capital Ale House for a Bell’s Hopslam tapping last night, but instead decided to simply relax at home. Turning on the VA Tech basketball …

These savory and succulent scallops are quickly seared, creating the perfect taste with every bite!Ingredients:- 1 tsp. ground ginger- 1 garlic clove, minced- 1 scallion, white part only, minced- 1 tsp. water- 2 tsp. soy sauce- 2 tsp. sugar- 1 tsp. ses…