Check out these holiday recipes from Over the Mountain residents.From Hannah Barnette, Mountain Brook:Gramma Dot's Cheesy CauliflowerServes 4 -5Ingredients:2 bags of frozen cauliflower 1/2 cup mayonnaise 4 teaspoons mustard 3/4c - 1 cup shredded sharp cheeseInstructions:Cook cauliflower as directed on package. Drain well; then place on … [Read more...]
Slow Down and Smell the Oregano
I woke up in the dark. I was having this weird dream that I was in a restaurant confronted by a menuwhere all the choices were too caloric to consider, and suddenly I was wide awake, safe in my own bed, yet still surrounded by the unmistakable smell of onions and tomatoes and brown sugar. Barbecue.And then I remembered: Harold had cranked up the Crock Pot.We'd … [Read more...]
Round Two: Spartans-Bucs Rematch Just One Game Away
You’re not going to get anybody around the Mountain Brook or Hoover football programs to admit this, but there’s a very good chance the Spartans and Bucs are going to be playing again on Nov. 25.Both teams go on the road for their third-round Class 6A playoff battles this Friday, so nobody in either camp is going to say anything – on or off the record – about the … [Read more...]
How Area Teams Look In Mid-September
Septembers in high school football are similar to Aprils in Major League Baseball: It’s too early to get excited about a fast start, and it’s too early to get depressed about a poor start.With that being said, it’s also true that games played early in the season count just as much as games played later in the year. So now is as good a time as any to evaluate where area … [Read more...]
Master Craft: Lion QB Sees Big Season Ahead
For a team ranked number one in Class 5A, the Briarwood Lions’ season opener wasn’t going too well.Traveling across the Alabama-Georgia line Aug. 26 to face Eagle’s Landing Academy, a perennial powerhouse in the Peach State, Coach Fred Yancey’s team found itself trailing 18-7 at halftime.Briarwood senior quarterback Ben Craft said that despite the score, nobody hit the … [Read more...]