In the south, pimento cheese is about as controversial as BBQ. Everyone has their own recipe, their favorite type of mayonnaise, and their own secret ingredient or two. Their grandmother’s recipe was certainly better than your grandmother’s recipe. After several attempts to create a pimento cheese that our family loves, I’ve finally gotten the recipe…
The Most Fun Indoor Playhouse You’ll See this Year
When my daughter asked for a playhouse, the thought of something plastic in the yard that would likely only get used in good weather and…
Easily Craft an Exquisite End-Grain Cutting Board
If you’re reading this, you most likely know that a cutting board that uses the end grain for the cutting surface is actually much better…
How to Build a Beautiful Ottoman with Inside Storage
We recently changed some furniture out in our living room, and needed an ottoman in front of the couch. We looked at several retail options,…
A Great Bonding Experience and Beautiful Hike – Appalachian Trail
The Route Two buddies and I took on the stretch of the Appalachian Trail from north of Fox Creek, VA, south into Damascus, VA. This…
A Remarkable Tribute to Sierra Nevada’s Celebration Pale Ale
I recently had the opportunity to visit the brand spankin’ new Sierra Nevada Brewery East Coast location in Mills River, NC, just outside of Asheville….
See This Breathtaking Tour of the Sierra Nevada Brewery
I recently had an opportunity to take the Sierra Nevada Brewery tour of the east-coast facility in Mills River, NC, just outside of Asheville. It…
A Refreshing India Pale Ale, Crafted to Honor One of the Best
Foothills Brewing’s Hoppyum is one of my favorite IPAs on the market right now, and it makes it even better that it’s a North Carolina…
This Simple Mash Tun will Save you Money and Time
If you’re an all-grain brewer, undoubtedly, you’ll be using some sort of a mash tun to steep your grains. You can buy an expensive store-bought…
One of the Most Picturesque East-Coast Lighthouses in the Country
I took these Bodie Island Lighthouse photos over the holidays on the Hatteras National Seashore. It was a great blue sky, sunny, cold and crisp day….
My Stunning Tribute to the Best Marshall Cabinet – 1960a
Here is a tutorial of how to build a speaker cabinet replica of the famous Marshall 1960a 4×12. I made a few mistakes, and had…