KENTUCKY STATE DAR CONFERENCE BOOK SIGNING

FESS PARKER 1924-2010

Our thought and prayers go out to the family of Fess Parker, who passed away this week.

In 1964, Parker began filming his network television series, Kentuckian Daniel Boone. During six years as one of the highest rated shows of its time, Parker not only starred in the series but also co-produced it.

In 1987, Parker purchased a 714-acre ranch thirty-five miles north of Santa Barbara, in the Santa Ynez Valley, where he promptly set about planning and establishing Fess Parker's Winery & Vineyard.

Fess sent us a recipe for the cookbook “Favorite Recipes of Kentucky Celebrities,” because he portrayed Daniel Boone. The recipe was for a Quiche made by his neighbor Otto Eitel. He said they often served it with wine tasting at the vineyard.

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This weekend we will do a presentation and book signing at the Kentucky State DAR Conference at the Hilton Hotel in Lexington March 26-27 from 8:00-5:30. The book signing is to be a fundraiser for Duncan Tavern Historic Site located in Paris, KY, which is the DAR’s State Headquarters.

We will also do a book signing on the Thursday prior to the Conference at Varden’s Café in Paris, KY from 11:00- 6:00. Steve Varden is going to plan a special menu with items from the cookbook to be served the day of the book signing. The proceeds from the book signing are to aid the conservation of a Ranney portrait of the "Boone Party" coming over the Cumberland Gap. The painting is located at the historic site. We are delighted to have this opportunity to help such a deserving organization.”

Maybe I can talk Steve into helping sign the cookbooks as he contributed a recipe for the cookbook!

FUNDRAISER FOR GUIDE DOGS OF AMERICA

FUNDRAISER FOR GUIDE DOGS OF AMERICA

Come join us this weekend March 20, 2010
Kentucky Oaks Mall
9am-5pm

We have seen big boy’s toys shows, boat shows, sports car shows! It’s about time someone had a show all about women. This is it! And it is coming back to Paducah. All in one location and under one roof, you’ll find everything you can imagine and things you never have.

We will have demonstrations, food samples, a chocolate fountain, cooking demonstrations, door prizes, hands on demonstrations and nearly 60 exhibitors set up just waiting to offer something special to each of the ladies participating that day.

NV Florist has graciously invited me to do a book signing at their booth with proceeds from my cookbook going to Guide Dogs of America.

The florist started including the cookbook "FAVORITE RECIPES OF KENTUCKY CELEBRITIES" in gift baskets just before Christmas. They make a great gift for someone in the hospital (The notes under recipes are fun reading.)

NV Florist is also recommending the cookbook as part of a gift basket for Mother’s Day.

Here is your chance to do something nice for your mother and for a wonderful organization.

DID YOU KNOW IT COST $35,OOO TO TRAIN A GUIDE DOG AND HIS OWNER!

BUTLER COUNTY'S 200TH ANNIVERSARY

BUTLER COUNTY'S 200TH ANNIVERSARY


The Butler Family is known for generations of soldiers who won notoriety for their exploits in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican War and the Civil War. Percival Butler, son of an Irish immigrant gunsmith and one of five brothers known as the "Fighting Butlers" of the Continental Army, was aide to General Marquee De Lafayette when the British surrendered at Yorktown. Washington himself bore testimony when he gave the historic toast: “To the Butlers and their five sons;” and Lafayette superbly supplemented this with: “When I wanted a thing done well, I had a Butler do it…”

Butler County in Kentucky, which was named for Gen. William O. Butler, is hosting a year long celebration of its 200th Anniversary. Part of that celebration is a book signing at the Morgantown Library on Friday, March 12, 8:30 TO 3:30 & Saturday, March 13, 9:00 to 4:00.

This weekend! There will be 12 authors!

I will be there to sign my cookbook “Favorite Recipes of Kentucky Celebrities”, with proceeds going to the Anniversary Committee.

JUST GOT BACK FROM KENTUCKY CRAFTED MARKET. I had so much fun this weekend and met so many wonderful people. John Hassman with Taste of Kentucky is now carrying the cookbook as is Jim Beam Outpost, Friends of LBL, and Appalachian Artisan Center. Steve Vest with Kentucky Monthly is going to do a story on the cookbook and the Lt. Governor's wife bought a copy. She said she was going to talk to some people about using it to promote Kentucky.

Isn't this wild! I worked as a Quality Control Lab Analyst at USEC in Paducah, took early retirement, and compiled the cookbook for fun. Some people quilt, play golf, or fish. I chose to do this. :-)

I THINK GOD IS CONSTANTLY CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITES FOR THE COOKBOOK.

ST. JOHN’S PARRISH & PHIL ROOF

ST. JOHN’S PARRISH & PHIL ROOF

My husband & I attended the St. John’s Catholic Church’s Fish Fry last Friday with our good friends Mike & Yvonne Bosch and Bill & Barbara Gholson. The Fish Fry is one of several annual fundraisers done by the local Parrish’s Knight’s of Columbus & an activity the entire community looks forward too. The fish fry and the church’s annual picnic are major community events, where you go to visit friends, family, and get the best-fried fish in Western Kentucky. The Picnic held in August is a major political event that draws national, state, and regional politicians.

Located just south of Lone Oak & Paducah KY St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church was founded in 1839 by a group of German Catholic immigrants who had settled in Western Kentucky several years earlier and the picnic was started in 1930’s.

What does this have to do with the cookbook “Favorite Recipes of Kentucky Celebrities?” The church sold the cookbook as part of their picnic fundraiser last August and one of their members contributed his mother’s Blackberry Cobbler recipe.

St. John’s member Phil Roof was a catcher for the Milwaukee Braves (1961 and 1964), California Angels (1965), Cleveland Indians (1965), Kansas City Athletics/Oakland Athletics (1966-69), Milwaukee Brewers (1970-71), Minnesota Twins (1971-76), Chicago White Sox (1976) and Toronto Blue Jays (1977).

He is the brother of former Major League Baseball outfielder Gene Roof and the cousin of former MLB outfielder and manager Eddie Haas.

In 15 seasons he played in 857 Games and had 2,151 At Bats, 190 Runs, 463 Hits, 69 Doubles, 13 Triples, 43 Home Runs, 210 RBI, 11 Stolen Bases, 184 Walks, .215 Batting Average, .283 On-base percentage, .319 Slugging Percentage, 687 Total Bases, 40 Sacrifice Hits, 6 Sacrifice Flies and 18 Intentional Walks.

Roof also served as bullpen coach for the San Diego Padres (1978), Seattle Mariners (1983-88) and Chicago Cubs (1990-91), and managed for 16 years in the Twins organization before his 2005 retirement.

To get a copy of the recipe and cookbook contact me at whinneryw@bellsouth.net or stop by Booth 712 at the Kentucky Crafted Market March 4-7 at the Louisville Fair Grounds.

KENTUCKY CRAFTED MARKET MARCH 4-7

KENTUCKY CRAFTED MARKET MARCH 4-7

“Favorite Recipes of Kentucky Celebrities” cookbook will be a part of the 2010 Kentucky Crafted Market. We will be at Booth 712 in the Books and Publishers Section.
This is such an honor as it is by invitation only.

As this is our first year to participate, we are offering two SHOW PROMOTIONS. For orders placed during the show of 10 or more cookbooks, we will provide FREE SHIPPING. For orders of 20 or more, we will give an additional 10% DISCOUNT on the total order to both wholesale business and individual retail orders.

Be sure to stop by the show at the Kentucky Fair Grounds in Louisville and my booth 712. You can check out their website at http://kycraft.ky.gov

SNOW AND SNOW ICE CREAM

SNOW AND SNOW ICE CREAM

Let it snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Paducah and Western Kentucky received from 4 to 7 inches of snow this past week. It was beautiful with ice on our pond and woodpeckers and deer at our birdfeeders. What a beautiful gift from God!

The snow reminded me of a recipe in my Cookbook, "Favorite Recipes of Kentucky Celebrities.” The recipe was for Snow Ice Cream and came from Emmy award winning meteorologist John Belski. John has been the meteorologist at WAVE-TV in Louisville for over 20 years. He likes this recipe because it is directly related to the weather and can make it feel a little like summer in the middle of winter.

In addition to being an Emmy award winning meteorologist, John has received various awards from community organizations and publications including being named Best Of Louisville by the readers of Louisville magazine for a number of years and has been named Best of Kentucky by the readers of Kentucky Monthly magazine and the LEO's Readers' Choice Award. John has received the Special Service Award from the National Weather Service and was presented the Mark Trail Award for public awareness of NOAA weather radios. This prestigious national award was presented on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C.

His folksy, friendly style along with his weather knowledge makes him a favorite among viewers. Several years ago, John was among a select few TV meteorologists from around the country to be invited to the White House to meet with the President for a discussion on global warming.

If you would like to know more about John, you can go to WAVE-TV’s website http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=26845 and if you would like a copy of his recipe, you can purchase a copy of the cookbook “Favorite Recipes of Kentucky Celebrities” by contacting me at whinneryw@bellsouth.net. In the Louisville area, North Middle School in Vine Grove is taking orders for the cookbook as a fundraiser and it is also available at the Hadley Pottery Museum.

Remember the proceeds from individual sales of the cookbook goes to non-profit organizations in the Paducah area and the cookbook is available as a fundraiser for any non-profit organization.

LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES

LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES

Eagles! Eagles! And more Eagles!!!!! That is what we had an opportunity to see this weekend. We went with friends on a dinner cruise aboard the 95 ft. Louisville-based CQ Princess Excursion yacht. It sails out of Kenlake Marina in Aurora, KY, to see the Eagles on the shores of Kentucky Lake. The eagles are nesting during the winter months in the Land Between the Lakes. We saw between 20 and 30 eagles as well as Blue Heron, Coots, and Red Tail Hawks. The LBL provides wildlife experts to help find the eagles and provide information on them. There are now over 200 eagles in the LBL.

And what does this have to do with the cookbook “Favorite Recipes of Kentucky Celebrities?” The Land Between the Lakes contributed one of the recipes in the cookbook. It was not your typical recipe. They sent a recipe for a “Suet Bird Feeder.” For all bird lovers this is a great recipe.

And what is Land Between the Lakes? When the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers were impounded to create Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley, an inland peninsula was formed. With more than 170,000 acres and 300 miles of undeveloped shoreline, The Land Between the Lakes is the corner stone of Western Kentucky’s $600 million tourism industry. Again, you will have to buy the cookbook to get the recipe.

Up date on new recipes for the latest cookbook I am compiling. It is made up of Tennessee celebrities. I received a recipe this week from the daughter of the late Grammy winning musician John Hartford. He wrote “Gentle on My Mind” and music for “Oh Brother Where Art Thou” among other things. I also received a recipe from Memphis Mayor A.C. Wharton.

I just received my booth assignment for the Kentucky Crafted Market held in Louisville. I will be in the publisher’s section in Booth 712. The Market is scheduled for March 4-7. Hope to see you there!