Snow Filled Weekend
Snow Cream
If you are up for an activity when the snow rolls in tomorrow evening… here is a recipe to make your own snow cream. Thanks Tony Backmon for sharing!
Old Fashioned Snow Cream
Start with LARGE POT
Mix together:
One can evaporated milk (Pet or Carnation)
One quart of regular milk
Four eggs
1 ½ teaspoons of vanilla
2 ½ cups of sugar
Heat on low until all mixture is blended together and sugar is melted.
Take off stove…let cool a little.
Add snow and stir until you get the texture you want.
If snow melts, just add more snow!
Mix up all you want, freeze it in plastic bags and when the temperature gets 90 next summer, enjoy AGAIN. Taste exactly like home made vanilla ice cream.
I’m on Vacation… Happy Holidays to All!
Dear Readers,
Thank you for checking in to the Raleigh Native Review. I will be on vacation from December 15, 2009 and returning on January 5, 2010.
I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and an Amazing New Year!
Very Best,
Doug Sutton, Jr.
Street Lights Around Raleigh
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Keep your neighborhood streets safe by Reporting Street Light Outages by clicking here.
Gateway Restaurant – YUM!
I’ve mentioned Gateway before but I have not written a proper review of one of my all time favorite lunch spots. So here it goes.
Gateway Restaurant is situated in the Gateway Shopping Center on the corner of Capital Blvd and Crabtree Creek Road. The shopping center also houses a few pawn shops and a handful of second hand thrift stores. It’s not exactly the place you would think to find some of the best home cookin’ in Raleigh.
They feature daily specials including beef tips, mac and cheese, fried chicken, meat loaf and chicken pastry. The special comes with a choice of meat and two vegetables.
Most southern style home cooked lunch spots saturate their fixins in butter and grease but Gateway keeps the fatty pound packers down to a minimum keeping your belly full and your cholesterol down. My favorites are the beef tips on Wednesday (I get them on creamed potatoes instead of rice), the chicken pastry, the mac and cheese on Fridays and the hamburger steak which you can get any day of the week.
Gateway serves breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday from 6am until 2pm and on breakfast only on Saturday from 7am until 12pm.
For Gateway’s full menu and daily specials you can visit http://raleightime.com/gateway.html
150 Year Ole’ Cannons
This past week, I had the opportunity to play with some pretty cool weaponry! From an 150 year old signal cannon from West Pointe to an M16 machine gun!
The signal cannon was tiny but definitely packed a big punch! My friend’s dad was talking about this cannon that he had inherited and we suggested that we pull it out and try to fire it off. While he was talking about the cannon I had this huge pirate ship cannon in my head but when we pulled the little guy out… well let’s just say I have seen cats bigger than this cannon!
Earl Loves The Treadmill
When Willow Bee was a younger dog, he loved to go on walks and would get mad at me if I didn’t take him on one everyday. The only problem was that Willow Bee also hated getting his paws wet so he never wanted to walk in the rain. So on days that it rained, he still got angry about not going on walks… so I taught him how to use the treadmill and he loved it.
When I would tell people that Willow Bee walked on the treadmill, I think they thought I was crazy but he really like it and it kept him in good shape. When I brought Earl home on Sunday, he ran around the house, sniffed everything, found the treadmill, hopped on it and gave me this look like “turn it on!” Over the past few days, Earl keeps jumping on the treadmill and giving me that same look so last night I finally turned it on. It was amazing! He already knew how to use it and started walking and kept looking up at me smiling.
What’s Up This Weekend?
Here’s the rundown for all of the festivities happening in, and around Raleigh, this weekend!
Raleigh
Thursday November 19, 2009
- Cameron Village Open House from 5-9 pm.
- Visit from Santa, clowns, music, entertainment, window display contest, and more
- First 800 people get $25 off when they spend $100.
- http://www.shopsofcameronvillage.com/go/mallEvents.cfm
- North Hills Holiday Open House from 6-8 pm.
- Free hot chocolate and hot cider while shopping during extended hours.
- http://www.northhillsraleigh.com/news/events/?p=688
- 34th Annual A Carolina Christmas Show
- Raleigh Convention Center
- Shopping, entertainment, give-aways, and Christmas decorations.
- Runs Thursday through Sunday
- 10 – 7 on Thursday and Friday
- 10 – 6 on Saturday
- 10 – 5 on Sunday
- http://www.downtownraleigh.com/event/?id=8631
- Carolina Hurricanes vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
- RBC Center
- 7:00 pm
- It’s A Wonderful Life a live radio play
- Classic holiday story with a twist.
- Playing Thursday through Saturday at 8 pm. Also playing on Sunday at 3 pm.
- $17 for Adults.
- $5 for NCSU students.
- Titmus Theatre (North Carolina State University)
- http://www.visitraleigh.com/visitors/event.details.php?id=14994
Friday November 20, 2009
- “Abba Mania”
- Broadway Series South
- Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
- One show at 8 pm
- http://www.downtownraleigh.com/event/?id=7710
- Snoopy!!! The Musical
- Adapted from the classic strip, “Peanuts”.
- Playing at 7:30 pm on Friday Night and playing at 1 pm and 5pm on Saturday on Sunday
- Raleigh Little Theatre
- http://www.raleighlittletheatre.org/performances/09-10/snoopy.html
- Authentic Lebanese Wine Diner
- Siti by Neomonde located in downtown Raleigh
- Taste range of Ksara’s wines.
- Each wine paired up with one of five dinner courses.
- $45 per person plus tax and gratuity.
- Call for reservation
- http://www.visitraleigh.com/visitors/event.details.php?id=15573
- Banana Republic Crabtree and Toys for Tots Charity Fashion Show
- Crabtree Valley Mall
- 7-9 pm
- Bring in an unwrapped new gift for Toys for Tots and save 25% off purchase (fully priced merchandise).
- http://www.toysfortotsraleigh.org/index.php?id=7&event_id=58
Saturday November 21, 2009
- North Hills Tree Lighting
- Train rides, Santa and the elves, “snow”, the lighting of the tree and more. Event runs from 3-7 pm.
- Ice skating at The North Hills Commons starts today! Benefits the Raleigh Rescue Mission. $5 for kids and $7 for adults.
- Raleigh Christmas Parade
- Parade goes through downtown Raleigh
- Starts at 9:30 am
- http://www.grma.org/christmas-parade
- A City Market Christmas!
- Raleigh City Market
- After the parade
- Horse drawn wagon rides, Santa, and special local performances.
- http://www.citymarketraleigh.com/
- Guy Fieri Roadshow
- Broadway Series South
- Food Network Star
- Tour from his latest books, plus cooking performances from Guy Fieri.
- http://www.guyfieri.com/tourdates.html
- http://broadwayseriessouth.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Calendar&file=listevent-bss2008&eid=9639
- Hurricanes vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
- RBC Center
- 7:00 pm
- Taste Carolina Gourmet Walking Food Tours
- Food tours for all ages, likes and interests. Meet the chefs and more!
- Various tours every Saturday
- Capitol to Glenwood Walking Tour
- Raleigh Chocolate Tour
- Raleigh Brews Cruise
- http://www.tastecarolina.net/files/tours.php
Durham
Thursday November 19, 2009
- Meet the Keeper
- North Carolina Museum of Life and Science
- Meet the animal keepers at the new Explore the Wild animal exhibits to learn more about certain animals
- Every day for the rest of 2009 at 2:00 pm.
- Team Edward and Team Jacob: Twilight at the Melting Pot
- Three courses for $19 or four courses for $29 per person.
- Enter raffle for premiere New Moon tickets through the costume contest (Team Edward vs. Team Jacob)
- New Moon trivia contest with prizes.
- Reservations suggest. Mention “New Moon” special.
- Also occurring next Thursday, December 3.
- http://www.meltingpot.com/location.aspx?q=98
Friday November 20, 2009
- Third Friday
- Art galleries crawl through downtown Durham.
- Live music and performances.
- 6-11 pm
- http://www.thirdfridaydurham.com/fridays/view
Saturday November 21, 2009
- Durham Craft Market
- Last day of the 2009 season is this Saturday.
- Foster Street in Durham Central Park
- http://www.durhamcraftmarket.com/
- Durham Junior League Holiday Market
- Marriott Convention Center
- 9 – 3
- $5 entry ticket also enters you into the raffles.
- Gifts, jewelry, food and more!
- http://www.jldoc.org/jldoc/index.jsp
- Taste Carolina Gourmet Walking Food Tours
- Food tours for all ages, likes and interests. Meet the chefs and learn more about the city.
- Various tours every Saturday
- American Tobacco to Downtown to Brightleaf Walking Tour
- Durham Taqueria Caravan
- http://www.tastecarolina.net/files/tours.php
Chapel Hill
Saturday November 21, 2009
- Taste Carolina Gourmet Walking Food Tours
- Food tours for all ages, likes and interests. Meet the chefs and learn more about the city.
- Various tours every Saturday
- Chapel Hill/Carrboro Walking Tour
- Chapel Hill/Carrboro Dessert Tour
- http://www.tastecarolina.net/files/tours.ph
Surrounding Areas
Saturday November 21, 2009
- Peak City Film Festival: Apex, NC
- Film event in downtown Raleigh, running through the weekend.
- http://www.visitraleigh.com/visitors/event.details.php?id=14794
Turkey Fryer and Christmas Tree Fires – Oh My!
This Raleigh Native ventured out to the Cary Fire Department to witness how fast a Christmas Tree can go up in smoke and how you could seriously injure yourself frying a turkey on Thanksgiving!
In just under 2 minutes the Christmas Tree was completely engulfed with flames bursting in height over 15 feet. The turkey was partially frozen and the fryer was over filled with peanut oil which made the turkey flame up and could have potentially burned up your pet, child, or home.
Now I smell like burnt turkey and charbroiled Christmas Tree!
There’s A New Dog in Town
As some of you may know, my favorite puppy in the whole world passed away about two months ago. Willow Bee was a great dog and had so much fun running all over Raleigh and meeting all kinds of new people and fuzzy friends at the Flea Market, the Dog Park, Pet Smart, the Farmers Market and anywhere else he could weasel his way into… like Harris Teeter in Cameron Village… oops… I still apologize to the manager there for that but he really wanted to go in.
A few weeks ago, I received a very nice email from the lady at Tarheel Old English Sheepdog Rescue. She told me that they had two dogs ready for rescue and wanted to know if I wanted to meet them. At first, I thought that it may be too soon but then I felt that I really would enjoy having another dog around and it would be great if I opened up my home to a dog that was in need of a home himself.
And then… yesterday I met Earl. A very young Old English Sheepdog with massive paws, a sweet puppy face, and weighing in at 95 pounds. We were instant friends! I had driven down to Greenville, SC to meet Earl and I really had no idea that I would be able to bring him home yesterday! But here he is! I’m hoping he’s not eating my house while I’m at work but if he is… well… he’s too cute to get mad at.
Earl has had a pretty funny past… for some reason… both of my OES have had interesting histories. Willow Bee lived on a farm in Garner and was turned into Wake County Animal Shelter after defending his best friend, a potbelly pig, from an evil terrier. Earl lost his home when his previous dad decided to do something illegal, got caught and ended up behind bars. Dogs are funny… and I think they could tell some really funny stories if they could only talk.
I got Willow Bee on November 16th, 2003 and I guess it was fate that Earl moved in on November 15, 2009 to help me celebrate Willow Bee’s Birthday.
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