Red Dirt Stew

Wild Hair Day - A Good One to Start a New Blog

I come from a long line of storytellers and writers - and some both. It only seems natural that I begin to capture our moments here online.

I already host a website called Yes You Can Grill and the Barbeque Master blog. But I really do more than eat - cross my heart and buy the next size up in jeans.

My first thought was to call this "catch all" spot of day-to-day ramblings - Cornbread Zoo. My older son said that we are pretty civilized, so I shifted to Red Dirt Stew.

Trust me. The dirt here is red. You roll around in it and try to wash it out, and you will know all you need to know about red dirt. It's thick with clay and hard to work when wet. When red dirt gets dry, then it cracks, whips around in the wind and makes a general mess of everything.

The piedmont of North Carolina is as good a place to live as any I suppose. The weather is generally mild. We're a couple of hours from the mountains and couple more to the beach.

The town is small, and my Mom always told me not to say anything if I couldn't say anything nice. I guess that sums that up.

This is definately a Southern blog and like our stews, you're likely to find anything leftover when I'm wrung dry from working and writing on food and cooking.