Mar 28, 2021 | Family
Daddy Forbes and Hat in Back Yard – July, 1959 Daddy Forbes sits in a lawn chair. Woman in white looks like she may be Billie...
Mar 28, 2021 | Politics
Our Move to Houston Back in 1998, we were invited by Houston Baptist University to come to Houston. 1998 She received her call on Monday, June 29, and they flew the two of us down on Wednesday, July 1, 1998. They made their offer to hire on Thursday, July 2nd;...
Mar 28, 2021 | Family
Norma & Betty Betty Millican and Norma...
Mar 25, 2021 | Breads & Grains, Diner
Easy Yeast Rolls Ingredients 1 cup warm water 1 pkg. active dry yeast 1/4 cup sugar 1 tsp. salt 3 Tbsp. softened butter 1 egg, beaten 3 1/2-4 cups flour Directions Mix water, yeast, sugar, salt and butter in a large mixing bowl until well blended. Add 3 1/2 to 4...
Mar 25, 2021 | Politics, Trump
Trump vs Puerto Rico According to “The Lancet,” Trump and his administration exhibited open and relentless “hostility toward Puerto Ricans.” “The Trump administration’s unremitting hostility toward Puerto Ricans was also reflected in its...
Mar 24, 2021 | Biden, Politics, Trump
Border Crisis Did the increase of children arriving at the border start under Trump or under Biden? Answer: Under Trump. Biden had nothing to do with it. The fact-checkers had a look. From “Politifact” Escobar is correct that the increase started before...
Mar 22, 2021 | Politics
Rioters and Money Problems Washington Post investigators found that nearly 60 percent of Trump’s insurrectionists “had prior money troubles, including bankruptcies, bad debts and tax liens.” https://tinyurl.com/38bfj2sv ...
Mar 20, 2021 | Politics
Mad Man March 20, 2021: My cousin, Betty Millican Barnes, sent a packet of old family photos. I’ve been scanning them and trying to figure out who’s who. To see what we’ve scanned so far, click on the “Family Photos” link in the menu above; or click here. I’ve created...
Mar 19, 2021 | Diner, Meat, Poultry
Turkey Sausage I made up some turkey sausage yesterday from 85/15 HEB chum ground turkey. I kept the salt at a minimum; but I upped the onion and garlic powders; added a lot of extra black pepper; and bumped the Cayenne. Having enjoyed some success with home-made pork...
Mar 13, 2021 | Politics, Trump
AP says it’s a LIE that her witnesses refuted her allegation. “WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his Senate supporters misrepresented the record when they stated that three witnesses refuted Christine Blasey Ford’s allegation...
Mar 12, 2021 | Biden, Politics, Trump
Trump Depleted Vaccine Reserve for Biden According to Kate Riga and Josh Kovensky of Talking Points Memo, Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary Azar gave “health officials the impression that their stockpiles would grow and allow them to dramatically expand the...
Mar 12, 2021 | Politics
Lancet Commission on Public Health From “The Lancet” – The premier British medical journal examined Trump’s conduct. The Lancet Commission on Public Policy and Health examined Trump’s actions and assessed their impact on public health....
Mar 11, 2021 | Diner, Lagniappe
Recipe Nutrition Calculator Here is a rather neat service I discovered today. It’s the Very Well Fit Recipe Nutrition Calculator. Just paste in your ingredients into the text box; then choose number of servings. Then choose the option to embed the label. Copy...
Mar 11, 2021 | Diner, Lagniappe, Meat
Home-made Breakfast Sausage We’re trying to come up with an alternative to high-sodium breakfast sausage; and we figure the best way to get that is to make it from scratch. So, W started with Alton Brown’s recipe. I cut his salt from 2 teaspoons to 1,...
Mar 10, 2021 | Diner, Veggies
Sweet Potatoes with Coconut Milk Sherry gave me this book in 1986. It’s Jeff Smith’s “The Frugal Gourmet.” I’ve cooked a LOT out of this book. This dish is from Kenya. It’s unusual to this southern guy’s taste; but we like...
Mar 9, 2021 | Diner, Lagniappe, Meat
Low Sodium Breakfast Sausage Jimmy Dean’s Frozen Patties contain 560 mg of Sodium per serving. I found also, a home-made low-sodium sausage recipe here: https://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=1369504 It comes in at a whopping 36 mg as compared to 560...
Mar 1, 2021 | Politics
LBJ’s Voting Rights Speech Lydon Johnson’s address to Congress in support of voting rights should be required reading for all Americans today. ________________ “And We Shall Overcome”: President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Special Message to Congress Forward by...
Jan 2, 2021 | Tales
Sam’s Houston Press Articles – 2021 Sam Byrd is a freelance contributor to the Houston Press who loves to take in all of Houston’s sights, sounds, food and fun. He also loves helping others to discover Houston’s rich culture. PS – Sam also...
Jan 1, 2021 | Tales
Sam’s Houston Press Articles – 2021 Sam Byrd is a freelance contributor to the Houston Press who loves to take in all of Houston’s sights, sounds, food and fun. He also loves helping others to discover Houston’s rich culture. PS – Sam also...
Dec 21, 2020 | Diner, Music
Recording of “Southern Nights” I use an 8 track digital recorder that is no larger than a cigar box. While it has 8 separate tracks which can be bounced, punched in, dubbed, edited, moved about, etc., the machine only allows two inputs at a time. This is...
Nov 15, 2020 | Diner, Lagniappe
Lagniappe “Lagniappe” is where I put things that relate to cooking, but that aren’t necessarily recipes per se (but which sometimes are). You might find some of this interesting. BBQ Is Not a Verb Cajun Seasoning Fool Proof Boiled Eggs How Hot...
Nov 15, 2020 | Dessert, Diner
Cinnamon Sautéed Pears No added sugar; top cereal or pancakes. Sherry did these, and they turned out superb! (November 14, 2020) Ingredients 2 large pears 1 tbsp oil 2 tbsp water 1 tsp ground cinnamon Instructions Peel, core and slice pears into 1/2-inch slices....
Jan 2, 2020 | Tales
Sam Byrd is a freelance contributor to the Houston Press who loves to take in all of Houston’s sights, sounds, food and fun. He also loves helping others to discover Houston’s rich culture. PS – Sam also contributes to Outsmart 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |...
Dec 8, 2019 | Music
“Portable Man” My friend, Delmark Goldfarb, wrote and produced this CD. I was living in Conway, Arkansas at the time, I visited Memphis to lay down some overdubs at Keith Sykes studio. In some quarters, you will see my harp parts credited to John...
Sep 22, 2019 | Diner, Meat
Sheet Pan Meat Loaf Superb!! Ingredients 1 lb breakfast sausage1 lb mild Italian sausage2 eggsOatmeal (a handful or so)Allspice (Slight sprinkling)Garlic powder1 onion1 medium tomatoBottled BBQ saucePrepared mustard Directions Preheat oven to 400F. Dice onion and...
Sep 6, 2019 | Casseroles, Diner, Veggies
Spinach with Cheese and Boiled Egg I made this up tonight just on a lark. I’ll do this one again! Ingredients 8 oz. Baby spinach2 T olive oilSalt and pepper2 cloves garlic, minced1/2 to 1 cup grated cheddar cheese1 boiled egg; shelled and coarsely chopped (or...
Aug 4, 2019 | Diner, Tales
Pursued by the Magician’s Assistant Once, at a Gridiron Show cast party, the magician’s assistant made a play for me. I wasn’t interested and tried to dodge her. She persisted. One of the other acts was a lady barbershop quartet. They saw what was...
Apr 2, 2019 | Casseroles, Diner, Template
Potato and Sausage Casserole Ingredients 6 medium red potatoes; sliced1 lb breakfast sausage; crumbled1 medium yellow onion; diced1/2 pound mushrooms; cleaned and sliced1/2 pound cream cheese; softened2-3 cups grated cheddar cheese1 lb frozen green peas;...
Apr 2, 2019 | Diner, Lagniappe
Cooking Links amazing ribs aluminum foil faq Thanks to Reynolds asparagus recipes – California Asparagus Commission apple cider vinegar by bragg apple-cider brochure from bragg AARP uses of ripe bananas Barbeque Bible beer can chicken debunked caramelized onions...
Mar 19, 2019 | Diner, Meat
Skillet Pork Chops I used rib end pork chops. They were about 1/2″ thick. Adjust cooking times if using thicker chops. These turned out delicious! Reminded me of my Grand Byrd’s cooking! Ingredients 2 pork chops (I’ve used rib end, and center...
