I’ve sampled a lot of great steaks in my life and I’d put this T-bone with Smokey Coffee Rub right up there near the top of the list! Nothing’s better than spending a Friday evening with close friends, smack dab in the middle of summer with the grill all fired up and a quart of iced tea in your hand! You know that smell when steaks are on the grill and you can tell … [Read more...]
Watermelon Jerky
Watermelon Jerky is a summertime favorite around here! Watermelon's are plentiful this time of year! Here in the South, you will find farmers selling fresh watermelons and cantaloupes out of the back of their pickup trucks along county roads and at your local farmer's market. One of my favorite things to do is to stop off at my local farmers markets, shoot the breeze … [Read more...]
The World In Black and White
Times sure were simpler back then, when the world was black and white! A few days ago my six year old son, Benjamin, asked me....."Dad, what was it like when you were a kid and everything was black and white?" I asked him what he meant and he said..."You know, like on that show with Sheriff Andy Taylor and Barney Five......wasn't it kind of boring back then?" I then … [Read more...]
An Aquaponics Maverick
I met Hop a few years ago through another friend and since our first conversation on the phone, we've been very good friends. One might even say “brother's from other mother's” So, when asked to write an article for the Maverick Spotlight, I considered it an honor to share my passion concerning aquaponics. The whole idea of being a “Maverick”, in my mind at least, is … [Read more...]
An Appalachia Homestead
Oh, the burning question that we have heard time and time again. “Why do you homestead?” The curiosity that seems to be never-ending. The question that many families are now exploring, but the question is “Why?” The answer will vary from family to family, but the answer that I always find that is a common bond amongst all homesteaders is… independence. That would be our … [Read more...]
