October 13th, 2009
I usually can keep my house somewhat clean; at least picked up. But, there are times that I would like a little help with some of the work like baseboards (who likes to clean those?), blinds, windows and woodwork.
I found Delly Amaral Residential Cleaning Service – Her name was given to me by a friend. Nothing like word of mouth!! So, I am passing this information to you. I called Delly last week and today, Tuesday, the 13th she came over with 3 other helpers. They were great and after being here for 4 hours, my house is shining, and it has been a weight off my shoulders.
Her telephone number is 410-725-1139. She lives in the Lewes/Rehoboth area but even though her area code is a Maryland number, she told me she kept it because it is the number she has had for a long time. Her e-mail address is dellyamaral@hotmail.com. Her cleaning business specializes in new construction, residential, and commercial cleaning. And, they do windows and pressure washing.
Today was the day I decided to get my car wash at Rehoboth Car Wash. They are located at 4190 Highway 1 (Rt.1), on the Service Road by the town of Rehoboth Beach. Their telephone number is 302-227-6177 and the owner is Chris Dispoto. It is a full service car wash and detailing is available by appointment.
I have use this car wash plenty of times. Usually, I get the Whole Enchilada. It is a better deal. This car wash is open 7 days a week. They are very professional, both in the way they approach you and the way they treat your vehicle. All his employees work very hard but they always have smiles on their faces, plus I get to surprise them by addressing them in Spanish.
The holidays are approaching sooner than you think and their car wash coupons are perfect stocking stuffers.
Check this website out: http://www.retailmenot.com. You can find merchant printable coupons among many other interesting money saving items.
Anyway, this is it for Tuesday. Hope to talk to you soon….
October 12th, 2009
Full steam ahead with the following events covering the beach towns of Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Bethany Beach, Fenwick Island and Ocean City:
Lewes
Thursday, October 15th – Cinema and Art, A screening of Basquiat at The Inn at Canal Square. Reception with light refreshments begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by the screening at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $15. Please call the Rehoboth Art League at 302-227-8408 for your reservations.
Jean Michel Basquiat was the modern artist who went from living in a cardboard box in New York at 19, to becoming an instant star in the art world, to an early death at age 27. The cast includes Gary Oldman, Benicio del Toro (from Puerto Rico), Dennis Hopper, and David Bowie as Andy Warhol.
At the Cape Henlopen State Park – The meeting for the following 3 events is at The Seaside Nature Center inside the Park. The tel. is 302-645-6852. Location: 42 Cape Henlopen Drive. You will have to go inside the Park and please remember that there is a fee collected daily through November 30th.
Saturday, October 17th – Scarecrow Stuffing Contest, at 11:00 a.m. Stuff your scariest scarecrow in this fun contest. Entries will be displayed at the Fantasy Trail, October 23rd – 25th. Bring old clothes, gloves, hats, etc. Straw will be provided. Please call to register at the above telephone number.
Saturday, October 17th – Arachnophobia, at 2:00 p.m. Get caught in a web of discovery. Learn which local spiders to avoid and how to sneak up on them in the wild.
Saturday, Ocotber 17th – Hayrides Through the Park at 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. Enjoy the wonders of Cape Henlopen by hay wagon. Tickets go on sale at the Nature Center on Saturday morning on a first-come, first-served basis. Children must be accompanied by a paying adult. Maximum of 6 tickets per person. Limited to 18. $4/person.
Saturday, October 17th – 4th Annual Wine, Cheese and Beer Tasting at the Officers Club inside the Park. Admission: $18 in advance and $24 at the door. Tickets are available at the Park Office, Biden Center, Lewes Printing, Lewes Gourmet and Lewes Chamber of Commerce, or call 302-644-1215. Please note your ticket includes Park entrance.
Rehoboth Beach
Wednesday, October 14th through Sunday, October 18th is the 20th Rehoboth Beach Autumn Jazz Festival. Some of the highlights are: The Spinners, Peter White with saxophonist Mindi Abair, Caribbean dance band Cintron an so much more. They will all be performing at several venues, including the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center and the Rehoboth Beach Theatre of the Arts. For more info. please visit www.rehobothjazz.com, or call 800-29-Music.
On Friday, October 16th at Cafe’ Sole’, at 7:00 p.m. The Lauren Lark Quartet will be performing music from the 40’s and 50’s brought into the 21st. century. And, on Saturday, October, 17th, at 7:00 p.m. the performance will be by The Cornbread 5, authentic New Orleans Style Jazz. For reservations, please call 302-227-7107. Location: 44 Baltimore Ave. in Rehoboth Beach.
Saturday, October 17th – Rehoboth Beach Light the Night Walk. This is a fundraising event for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night Walk. It is an annual event to raise money for cures. Info. at www.lightthenight.org. Walk distance is approx. 1 mile. Check in is at 5:00 p.m. and Memorial Service is at 6:00 p.m. and the Walk starts at 7:00 p.m. Meet at Boardwalk and Grenoble Place in Rehoboth. Call Kate Shanahan for additional info. at 302-661-7300, ext. 26.
Bethany Beach and Fenwick Island
Saturday through Sunday, October 16th through the 18th – Fall birding week-end, sponsored by the Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce. Guided kayak and walking tours in southeastern Sussex County. For more information, please call 302-539-2100 or visit www.bethany-fenwick.org.
In Selbyville, Delaware, 4 miles west of Fenwick Island
Saturday, October, 17th – Fall Festival at The Freeman Stage at Bayside, starting at 2:00 p.m. Location: Routes 54 and 20. It is free!! Featuring the Celtic band Mystica. For information, please call 302-436-3015 or visit www.freemanstage.org.
Ocean City, Maryland
Friday through Sunday, October 16th through the 18th is the Free State Corvette Week-End at the Inlet Parking lot. A week-end of Corvette enthusiasts celebrating 23 years in Ocean City with proceeds from the event going to Maryland charities. For more info. call Wyatt Greenwalt at 410-590-5630 or visit www.freestatecorvette.com.
Sunday, October 18 through October 25th is the Ocean City Restaurant Week – Price fixed menus available at participating restaurants throughout Ocean City and West Ocean City. Please visit www.oceancityrestaurantweek.com.
Have a really good week!!!
October 12th, 2009
This is one of those recipes that is easy, filling , good and all you have to do is add a green salad, maybe some dinner rolls; sit back and relax.
Mexican Meatball Soup
2 tbsps. olive oil
2-3/4 cups chopped onion (divided use)
4 garlic cloves, minced (divided use)
2 small bay leaves
4 (14 1/2 oz.) cans beef broth
1 (28 oz.) can diced tomatoes in juice
1/2 cup chunky salsa (medium or hot)
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro (divided use)
1 lb. lean ground beef
1/4 lb. bulk pork sausage (Jimmy Dean’s is gluten free)
6 tbsps. yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup whole milk
1 large egg
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 cup long-grain white rice
Heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add 1 3/4 cups onions, 2 garlic cloves and bay leaves; saute 5 minutes.
Add broth, tomatoes with juice, salsa and 1/4 cup cilantro. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine ground beef, sausage, cornmeal, milk, egg, salt, pepper and cumin, then remaining cup of onions, 2 garlic cloves and 1/4 cup cilantro in a bowl. Mix well.
Shape meat mixture into 1-1/2″ balls.
Add rice and meatballs to soup and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until rice and meatballs are tender, about 20 minutes, while still stirring once in a while.
Ladle into bowls and serve.
Note: If you get ripe avocados you can chop them and garnish the soup with them. Gives the soup even more color.
You can easily make this soup gluten free. Check labels on salsa, beef broth and pork sausage.
Enjoy!!
October 10th, 2009
You might be at my beaches just for the week-end or maybe here for the summer. Own a house? New in the area and don’t know where to go for every day services? I am recommending the following businesses because I have used them myself.
One of the things that has driven me crazy in the past is making an appointment for auto service or repair. I would make the call to the dealership or other auto repair service and the answer would always be: “Well we can give you an appt. in 2 weeks.” This will not happen at Rehoboth Auto Repair. Their usual answer is: “Well, when would you like to come in?” That’s more like it!! Not too long ago, they got me tires in no time, when nobody else could get them. Reasonable too and friendly, as well.
Rehoboth Auto Repair can handle foreign and domestic repairs. They are located on 20669 Coastal Highway, Rehoboth Beach, (in the forgotten mile), between Rehoboth Beach and Dewey Beach. Tel. 302-227-0633. They will do tires, brakes, road service, tune ups, electrical, computer engine analysis, air condition, oil changes, exhausts, emission work, total wheel alignments.
Lewes Body Works, Automotive Collision Repair is another of the services that you hope you won’t need but I am giving you the information because Richard Perez, the owner, is great. Even if it is just a small job, he is ready to help you in no time. He is located on 16205 New Road, Lewes. Tel. is 302-645-5595. His fax number is 302-645-6939.
Shore Tint – Professional Window Tinting is Eco Friendly and is owned by Jared Becker. His tel. is 302-947-4624. He offers free estimates. He does homes, autos, boats and businesses. He did the windows in my house and the tint has prevented the fabric on my furniture from discoloring. In the past he has done some of my family’s cars, as well.
SuperClean Power Washing – Hot Water Power Washing is located in Lewes. The owner is Sam Connors and the manager is John Connors. The tel. is 302-645-4680. I usually use this company in the spring, after the pollen is over. They have done my house, gutters, and outdoor furniture.
Alterations by Soula. The location of this seamstress is on 18908 Rehoboth Mall, Blvd., Unit #12, right inside the Rehoboth Mall in Rehoboth. Tel. is 302-645-5266. Mrs. Soula Vrentzos can tackle any job. Very professional.
Instant Shoe Repair. I first met Santiago Fidel, the owner, years ago at the Centre at Salisbury, in the Salisbury Mall (he still has a shop there). Then he opened a shop here in Rehoboth Beach at the Rehoboth Mall. His tel. is 302-644-4080. He is open every day except Sundays. He is a member of the Pedorthic Footwear Association. He can handle shoe and luggage repairs, leather belts, handbags, suitcases, leather cases and has a line of shoe care products. He also does key cutting. His work is excellent.
Teri’s Slips – Besides slipcovers, Teri does window treatments, pillows, comforters, etc., so have in mind that it is not just slipcovers. Her telephone number is 302-245-0556. Her fax is 302-945-2572 and her e-mail address is sewteri@verizon.net. Teri did my slipcovers last year and I really love them. Just what I wanted. She is very easy to work with and prompt.
I hope the above information can help you. As I gather more tips on other services, and after I have tried them myself, I will pass them on to you.
Soooo…..keep reading my blog and until next time……
October 9th, 2009
Gourmet eating in the most unexpected place….
I know that Dekay’s reputation as an accomplished chef is well known. He was the owner of Kupchick’s on Lewes Beach. That was one of the “must stop” restaurants in the Lewes area for many years. I still remember having dinner there with my good friends, Missy, Debbie and Roberta.
For the past 5 years he has had Kupchick’s Corner Market, located on 33711 Westcoats in Lewes. It is off of Savannah Rd. Tel. 302-645-6211. Same number for the fax.
I have been meaning to stop by because I had heard that the food was really good. So, yesterday, Thursday, I did. The building is a gas station, so don’t expect great curb appeal. No gas is sold there anymore. On one side of the building there is an auto repair shop and Kupchick’s is on the other side. Two separate businesses.
Mike is one of the employees at Kupchick’s and he is really an asset; very friendly plus he fixed me a very good BLT sandwich. There are a few tables and booths, so eating inside is available. Very simple but comfortable.
Kupchick’s is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Carry out is available and if you fax or phone in an order for five or more sandwiches or subs by 10:30 a.m., then you will get free delivery.
Hours of operation are: 6:00 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. Please place dinner orders or go there yourself by 7:00 p.m. because that is the cut off time before they start getting ready to close.
There are so many choices. You just need to go and try some of their items like I did. Every day of the week there is a special, but I hear that Thursdays’ Chicken n’ Dumplings is a very popular night.
Soups are prepared daily. There are salads and the Caesar is supposed to be very good. Of course, you will also find the potato, macaroni salad, along with the cole slaw.
In the sandwich department they offer subs and specialty sandwiches using Dietz and Watson Cold Cuts. Kupchick’s prepares their own turkey, roast beef, pork, corned beef and chicken. I don’t want to forget that burgers are on the menu, as well.
The dinner menu starts at 4:00 p.m. Some of the items you will find are:
Market Meat Loaf – Their own blend of veal, pork and beef with a few secret ingredients and served with a mushroom gravy, fresh vegetable and potato.
6 Ounce Fillet – Hand cut from choice or better, wrapped in bacon with a chile rub. Served with a warm salsa, potato and fresh vegetable.
Stuffed Chicken Breast – With spinach, roasted red pepper and goat cheese. Served with a Tarragon Veloute, rice and fresh vegetable.
The base for a Veloute sauce is like a Bechamel Sauce. In a saucepan, melt 1/2 stick butter then add 1/8 cup flour and stir over medium heat. When the flour is lightly toasted then add 2 cups of milk and stir until it thickens. To make the veloute add 2 cups of chicken broth or stock instead of the milk.
They also have Chicken Penne, Fresh Salmon Fillet, and Crab Cakes to name a few more.
On Fridays and Saturdays only, they offer Roast Prime Rib Au Jus, with fresh horseradish, potato and fresh vegetable. A full one pound cut.
That is were I come in. My husband and I decided to go there around 6:00 p.m. tonight; we wanted the beef to be medium rare, closest to rare. Even if I had decided not to have beef tonight, their board showed that they also had red snapper, flounder and scallops. I wanted that Prime Rib, though and had it for carry out.
The Prime Rib was delicious, cooked perfectly and tender; the vegetables were just right; we thoroughly enjoyed our meal.
So, if you are in the vicinity of Lewes and Rehoboth you should try it because you will not be disappointed. It is certainly different, but my husband and I liked it and we will be back.
Note: Each night Kupchick’s offers several fish specials. They order their fish at 6:00 a.m. and will post these selections at 1:00 p.m. Please call for the available choices.
Personalized Catering Sevice is available, as well, so if you are interested, please call the above telephone number for more information.
Guess how much was the most expensive item in the menus? $16.95 Can you believe it?
October 8th, 2009
Grub Grocery is located at 305 Rehoboth Avenue, in downtown Rehoboth Beach. It is the Cultured Pearl’s sister store. The Tel. number is 302-226-4782 and the e-mail address is sushi@mcshi.com.
This “convenient” grocery store is in the perfect location. Besides its central location, it has parking. You know how important that is during the summer season. This time of the year, it is not so bad; some week-ends can make finding parking a chore, though. Second of all, it really has curb appeal. On a great day you can sit outside and enjoy a sandwich, soup, ice cream, pizza, etc. This store has it all.
Grub Grocery has something for every taste. As you come in you will see in front of you all the fresh veggies they offer. Just like in a grocery store, there are a few isles. A good selection of gluten free items, are available, as well.
Because it is a sister store to the Cultured Pearl, you know that their Grab n Go Cultured Pearl Sushi will definitely be fresh. It is made daily. They also offer a full line of Japanese salads, Cultured Pearl dressing, sauces and condiments.
If you happen to be staying in downtown Rehoboth Beach, you might not even have to leave town since this store has meats, good cheeses, pancetta, chorizo, tuna belly, Boar’s Head Deli Sandwiches, toasted bagels and cream cheese, fresh made donuts, and ice cream, among other staples.
One of the unique features of this store is that through the summer months they are open very late every day of the week. Their fall schedule is: 7:00 a.m. thru 11:00 p.m., 7 days a week and late until 2:00 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
This past week Grub Grocery started “Lunch for the Locals”. In addition to their deli sandwiches and Cultured Pearl Sushi they have hot lunches for $6.95.
Every day of the week is something different: Offerings start at 10:30 a.m. and orders can be called in at 302-226-4782.
Mondays – Teriyaki Meatballs, steamed rice and Asian vegetable
Tuesdays – Turkey “wings” and gravy, roasted red potato, stuffing, cranberry sauce, coleslaw.
Wednesday – Lasagna (meat or veggie), Caesar salad, garlic bread. Add on stuffed peppers or sweet Italian sausage and peppers for $3.00 more.
Thursdays – Meatloaf and gravy, herb roasted potato and vegetable medley, fresh baked bread and butter.
Fridays – Fried chicken (2 pieces) with BBQ sauce, chef salad, potato salad, fresh baked bread and butter. All white meat, then add $1.00, or want an extra piece of chicken? Then add $2.00.
There is something in their freezer that I have resisted buying and that is mochi. This is a dessert. Different flavors of ice cream covered in a rice dough. They have them at the Cultured Pearl, but I must warn you, they are addictive.
I think all the locals, natives and visitors alike have received Grub Grocery with open arms in their first season. This week-end could be the perfect opportunity to try it if you have not done so already. I think the weather is going to be great, so try their outdoor eating area. It looks very cute with all the pumpkins.
Until next time….
October 7th, 2009
The following post I wrote just after I got Addy in May but I still feel the same way as when I wrote it.
I was ready to get another dog. It has been years, actually, 7 years since our last dog, Koko, a Springer Spaniel, died. I decided that this time I wanted to adopt a dog and give him or her, the love that they deserved. Since I am the one in the family that will take care of the dog, I would make that decision.
I went on the internet and started looking on all the local rescue organizations including the SPCA. I found Paws of Tomorrow, Inc., which was local since they were from Ocean View, Delaware, just about 2 miles west of Bethany Beach. I found Addy on their website and thought she could be the one. Paws of Tomorrow does not have a physical place of business, but they foster their animals, give them the medical care they need and try to find them a forever home. They were hosting an event in Bethany Beach and Addy was coming from Pennsylvania where she was being fostered.
This was a sort of a meet and greet day. The adoption would take place the following day at the Nuts for Mutts Adoption Day. Well, when I saw her she looked prettier than in the pictures. Believe me, she is a mutt and her colorings and markings say it all. She even has a black heart on her left leg. But, oh no!! There was a woman there also to see Addy. Hmmm, she liked her too much, as well. I gave her my number and she called me the next day and could not take her, so I went back to the adoption day and got her.
I don’t know Addy’s story. All I know is that she came from North Carolina. In North Carolina, the way that these dogs are euthanized, I understand, is by gassing them. Delaware does not allow that.
Addy is going to be 2 years old in October and weighs about 23 pounds. She has adjusted so well to our home and our neighborhood. Everyone loves her and she is so well behaved.
Every day she looks forward to her walks. At the beginning she was looking at the birds and squirrels with great interest. Now she is used to them.
Even though we have had her just for 6 months, I can tell that Addy is a great addition to our family. She had her name as Addie originally, but since she came from the Bethany Beach area, I changed the spelling to Addy, like the Addy Sea Bed & Breakfast. But why keep talking about her? Here is her picture. Don’t you love her?
 Addy Note: The following is Paws of Tomorrow, Inc. information:
P.O. Box 15, Ocean View, Delaware, 19970. Website is www.pawsoftomorrow.com. E-mail address is: info@pawsoftomorrow.com. That is the best way to get in touch with them. This company is a 501c3 federally recognized rescue organization. Donations are fully tax deductible.
Go on their website for more info. and to see the available pets for adoption. The following events are coming soon.
Saturday, October 17th is a Nuts for Muts Adoption Day at House Pets, 203 Atlantic Ave., Creekside Plaza Shopping Center (Rt. 26 by Food Lion) in Millville, DE 19967. Tel. 302-537-7695
Tuesday, October 20th is Dining at Dos Locos Fajitas and Stonegrill at 208 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971. From 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Dos Locos will donate 20% of all sales to Paws of Tomorrow. Tel. 302-227-3353.
October 6th, 2009
Driving through my beach towns, at this time of the year you can’t help but notice all the pumpkins. Some of them are huge. I never knew there were so many shapes and variations of colors.
I am going to give you 3 pumpkin recipes. I like them all. The soup was a big hit years ago at a soup party I gave. The other 2, I have made many times and here they are:
Pumpkin Soup
2 cups pumpkin puree
1 small onion chopped
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
3 tblsps. butter or margarine
2 tblsps flour
2 cups rich chicken broth
1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. salt
1 tblsp. brown sugar
1/4 tsp. thyme
1 tsp. chopped parsley, optional
Melt butter in large pot. Saute onion and green pepper until they are soft.
Blend in flour and salt, then add the remaining ingredients, stirring constantly until the soup thickens.
Sprinkle with parsley, if desired, when served.
Pumpkin Bars (Thanks to Joan)
1 Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
1/2 cup melted butter
4 eggs
1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin
1 cup evaporated milk
1 1/2 tsps. pumpkin pie spice
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 – 1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 cup soft margarine
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
Remove 1 cup from cake mix; set aside. Mix together remaining cake mix, melted butter and 1 egg. Pat into a 13″ x 9″ pan; set aside.
Mix pumpkin, remaining eggs, evaporated milk, pumpkin pie spice and brown sugar; pour over first layer in pan.
Stir together reserved cake mix, sugar, cinnamon and soft margarine; sprinkle over pumpking layer.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 – 50 minutes. Cool, cut into bars and serve.
Easy Sugarless Pumpkin Pie (Given to me by Louise in 1998)
2 eggs, slightly beaten
16 ounce can pumpkin puree
12 packets of artificial sweetener like NuStevia
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 12 ounce can evaporated milk
1 9″ unbaked pie crust (The Pillsbury refrigerated crusts are good)
Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees.
Combine eggs, pumpkin, sweetener, salt, spices, vanilla and milk.
Pour into pie shell. Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for an additional 45 minutes or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
Hope you try them, like them, and make them your own.
 
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