COOKBOOK COMPLETED!!!!

COUNTRY GOODNESS

RECIPES OF

TENNESSEE CELEBRITIES

THE NEW COOKBOOK IS

DONE!

COMPLETED!

GONE TO THE PUBLISHER!

I AM READY FOR A BREAK!

IT IS TO BE RELEASED

NOVEMBER 1

List of Contributors

Not that anyone is going to read this long list, but...

Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum, Harrogate
Anwar F.Accawi, Knoxville, (Author)
Trace Adkins, Nashville, (musician)
Ajalon Acres Bed & Breakfast, Sumner County
Lisa Alter, Kingsport, (author)
Apple Jack’s Sandwich Shop, Pigeon Forge
David Appleby, Memphis, (filmmaker)
Katie Armiger, Nashville, (Singer)
Darnell Arnoult, Nashville, (author)
Aunt Granny’s Restaurant, Pigeon Forge
Sybil Baker, Chattanooga, (author)
Coleman Barks, Chattanooga, (poet)
Ken Barnett, Memphis, (actor)
Kim Barrick, Nashville, (artist)
Adrian Belew, Mt. Juliet, (musician)
Bell Witch, Adams
Berries ‘n’ Cream, Pigeon Forge
Blount Mansion, Knoxville
Blue Heron Studio & Retreat, Gainesboro
Blue Moon Farms, Franklin
Bonnie Blue Farms, Waynesboro
Gov. Phil Bredesen, Nashville
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol
Garth Brooks, Nashville, (singer)
Jim Ed Brown, Nashville, (singer)
Gay Bryant, Oak Ridge, (artist)
Roy Burkhead, Nashville, (author)
Frances Hodgson Bunrett, Knoxville, (author)
Butler Museum, Butler
Buttonwillow Civil War Dinner Theater, Whitwell
Cades Cove, Townsend
Calico Inn, Sevierville
Milton Campbell, Memphis, (singer)
Carter Mansion,
Cascade American Café- Opryland Hotel, Nashville
Steve Curtis Chapman, Franklin, (singer)
Chappy’s on Church, Nashville
Chattanooga Choo Choo, Chattanooga
Cherokee National Forest
Cherry Hill Farm B&B, Watertown
Children’s Museum of Nashville, Nashville
Henry Cho, Knoxville, (comedian)
Circle G Ranch Wild Animal Park & Safari, Strawberry Plains
Clarence Brown Theatre, Knoxville
Clear Channel Nashville
Clement Railroad Museum- Hotel Halbrook State Historic Site, Clement
George S. Clinton, Knoxville, (Composer)
Andrea Conte, Nashville, (First Lady)
Malani Coomes, Woodberry, (filmmaker)
Michael Cooper, Dickson, (artist)
Copper Cellar, Knoxville
Chaz Corzine, (Entertainment Manger)
Mary Costa, Knoxville, (singer/actress)
Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville
Crossville Octoberfest, Crossville
Crown Winery & Vineyard, Humboldt
Cumberland Mountain State Park, Cookville
Ben Curtis, Chattanooga, (actor)
Billy Ray & Miley Cyrus, Thompson Station, (singer/ actor)
Dick Dale, Nashville, (musician)

David Crockett State Park, Limestone
Susan DeMay, Nashville, (artist)
Dippin’ Dots Ice Cream, Franklin
Dixie Stampede, Pigeon Forge
Dollywood Blues & BBQ Festival, Pigeon Forge
Dollywood, Pigeon Forge
Duff’s Smorgasbord, Pigeon Forge
Gov. Winfield Dunn, Memphis
Ava Dupree, Knoxville, (singer)
East Tennessee Irish Festival, Knoxville
J.T. Ellison, Nashville, (author)
Sasha Eleyce, Nashville, (singer)
Arlyn Ende, Sewanee, (artist)
Lisa Ernst, Nashville, (artist)
Exchange Place: Gaines-Preston Farm, Kingsport
Fall Creek Falls B&B, Pikeville
Fall Mills, Belvidere
Farewell Drifters, Nashville
Fayetteville Lincoln County Museum & Civic Center, Fayetteville
Felicia Suzanne’s Downtown Memphis,
Festival of Nations, Pigeon Forge
Lester Flatt, Nashville (singer)
Colin Ford, Nashville, (actor)
Tennessee Ernie Ford, Bristol, (singer)
Fox Manor B&B, Kingsport
Fiddler’s Glen B&B, Jonesborough
Franklin Theatre, Franklin
Sen. Bill Frist, Nashville
Allen Frizell, Nashville, (singer)
Corey Frizell, Nashville, (artist)
Alex Gabbard, Knoxville, (author)
Gaither Vocal Band, Nashville, (Musicians)
Anna Garrott, Nashville, (singer)
Crystal Gayle, Nashville, (singer)
Geni, Inc., Founder from Memphis (computer)
George Dickel Distillery, Tallahoma
Johanthan Kayne Gillaspie, Nashville, (Fashion Designer)
Susan Gilmore, Chattanooga, (author)
Nikki Giovanni, Knoxville, (author)
Mayor Jerry Gist, Jackson
Glory Bugles, Box Springs, (musicians)
Melissa Goodwin, Memphis, (computer animator)
Brentley Gore, Nashville, (actor)
Vern Gosdin, Nashville, (singer)
Gracehill B&B, Townsend)
Clare Grant, Memphis, (model/actress)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Ranger Doug Green, Nashville, (songwriter)
Jack Greene, Nashville, (singer)
Gail Grice, Memphis, (artist)
Alex Haley, Hensley, Norris, (author)
Mary Alice Haney, Chattanooga, (producer/TV host)
Tom T. Hall, Nashville, (singer)
Jack Hanna, Knoxville, (animal educator)
Thayr Harris, Sunnertown, (stuntman)
John Hartford, Madison, (singer)
Mayor Bill Haslam, Knoxville
Jon Hassell, Memphis,(composer)
Linda Head, Nashville, (artist)
Sen. Douglas Henry, Nashville
Tim Hodge, Franklin, (director/animator)
Lional Hollins, Memphis, (professional basketball coach)
Holly Tree Manor, Trenton
Steve Holy, Nashville, (singer)
Anna Safley Houston, Chatanooga, (art/antique collector)
Houston Museum of Decorative Arts, Chatanooga
Sam Houston, Maryville, (statesman/soldier)
Jan Howard, Nashville, (singer)
Sierra Hull, Byrdtown, (singer)
Sylvia Hyman, Nashville, (artist)
International Storytelling Festival & Center, Jonesborough
International Towing Museum, Chattanooga
John Rice Irwin, Norris, (author)
Jack Daniel’s Dsitillery, Lynchburg
Alan Jackson, Franklin, (singer)
Pres. Andrew Jackson, Hermitage
Stonewall Jackson, Nashville, (singer)
Jesse & Frank James, Huntsville (outlaws)
Jessie Janeshek, Knoxville, (author)
Terry Mike Jeffery & Co, Memphis, Musician)
Pres. Andrew Johnson, Greenville
Bill A. Jones, Shackett, (actor)
Ashley Judd, Franklin, (actress)
Naomi Judd, Nashville, (singer)
July 4th Celebration & Anvil Shoot, Norris
Marilyn Kallot,Knoxville, (author)
Sen. Brian Kelsey, Germantown
Mary Ann Kennedy, Nashville, (songwriter)
Kentucky Headhunters, Nashville, (musicians)
Knoxville Art Museum
Chris Ladd, Jackson, (actor)
Land Between the Lakes, Northwest TN
Claudia Lee, Liberty, (artist)
Michael Lewis, Nashville, (musician
Alan Lightman, Memphis, (author)
Joe Lindsey, Pigeon Forge, (culinary director)
Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, Nashville
Lodge at Gunter Hill, Fayetteville
Lovelace Café, Nashville
Loretta Lynn, Hurricane Mills, (singer)
Yuri Lowenthal, Nashville, (voice over/ anime)
Lylewood Inn, Dover
Lynchburg, TN
Jean MacArthur, Murfreesboro (WWII Gen. Wife)
Mafiaoza’s Music City Brewers Festival, Nashville
Magnolia House B&B, Clarksville
Louise Mandrell, Hendersonville, (singer)
Carolyn Martin, Nashville, (musician)
Mayfield Dairy, Athens
Patricia McAnally, Franklin, (Miss Tennessee)
Raymond McAnally, (actor/Comedian)
Martinia McBride, Nashville, (singer)
Gail McDaniels, Nashville, (artist)
Ellen McGowan, Bartlett, (artist)
Kim McMillan, Clarksville, (political advisor)
Govennor Ned McWherter, Palmersville
Memphis Zoo
Jo Dee Messina, Nashville, (singer)
Miss Mary Bobo’s, Lynchburg
Miss Ollie’s Paino Bar, Jackson
Stacy Mitchhart, Nashville, (musician)
John Michael Montgomery, Nashville, (singer)
Bill Monroe, Nashville, (singer)
Rick Monroe, Nashville, (singer)
Llynda More, Nashville, (singer/Miss Tenn)
Mountain City, TN
Museum of Appalachia, Norris
Museum of Appalachia Restaurant, Norris
Odum’s Tennessee Country Pride Sausage, Madison
Nashville Zoo at Grassmere, Nashville
Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park, Eva
National Banana Pudding Festival, Centerville
Samantha Newark, Nashville, (voice over/anime)
Oak Ridge, TN
Ocoee Winery, Cleveland
Old Butler Museum, Butler
Bobby Osborne, Portland, (singer)
Fess Parker, (actor)
Our Backyard Town B&B, Martin
Dolly Parton, Sevierville, (singer)
Stella Parton, Sevierville, (singer)
Minnie Pearl, Centerville, (singer/comedian)
Cathie Pellietier, Nashville, (author)
David Phelps, Nashville, (singer)
Sam Pickering, Nashville, (author)
Pigeon Forge, TN
Pisgah National Forest, Eastern Tenn/No Carolina border
Vince Pitelka, Smithville, (artist)
Elvis Presley, Memphis, (singer)
Prospect Hill Inn, Mountain City
Curly Putman, Lebanon, (songwriter)
Lori Putman, Franklin, (artist)
Bets Ramsey, Chattanooga, (artist)
Paul Ramsey, Chattanooga, (poet)
Readyville Mill, Readyville
Roan Mountain State Park, Johnson City
Kenny Rogers, Nashville, (singer)
John Ross, Eastern TN, Cherokee Indian Chief
Mark Russell, Greenville, (artist)
Davis O. Sack, Memphis, (business executive)
Sam Houston School House, Maryville
Tom Schulman, Nashville, (screenwriter)

John Scope, Dayton, (educator
Earl Scruggs, Nashville, (singer)
Alfred Sharp, Woodbury, (artist)
LaRita Shelby, Nashville, (singer)
Dinah Shore, Winchester/McMinnville, (singer)
Walter Simonson, Knoxville, (comic book artist/ computer anime)
Greg Sims, Nashville, (composer)
Felicitas Sloves, Memphis, (artist)
Dolph Smith, Huricane Mills, (artist)
Smithville’s Ole Time Fiddler’s Festival, Smithville
Smoky Mountain Brewery & Restaurant
Smoky Mountain Llama Treks, Sevierville
Sperry’s Restaurant, Nashville
Splash Country Water Adventure Park, Pigeon Forge
Phil Stacey, Cleveland, (singer)
Stax Museum, Memphis
Steel String Band, Coppertown, (musician)
Redd Stewart, Ashland City, (singer)
Tom Stoviak, Oak Ridge, (actor)
Sun Studio, Memphis
Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area, Hampton
Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga
Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute, Chattanooga
Tennessee Beef Council, Murfreesboro
Tennessee Dept. of Agriculture, Nashville
Tennessee Fall Homecoming, Norris
Tennessee Valley Eggs, Englewood
Lloyd Thaxton, Memphis, (producer/TV host)
The Big Bungalow B&B, Edgefield
The Silver Caboose, Collierville
Thistletop Inn, Goodlettsville
Thomas House, Boiling Springs
Lily Tomlin, Nashville, (comedian/actress)
Randy Travis, Nashville, (singer)
Tuckaleechee Caverns, Townsend
Tanya Tucker, Nashville, (singer)
Upper Cumberland Quilt Trail
Ray Walker, Waverly, (musician)
Mimi Walsh, Nashville, (artist)
Michael Lee West, Lebanon, (author)
Mayor A.C. Wharton, Memphis
Karen Wheeler, Lebanon, (singer)
Allen Wier, Knoxville, (author)
Wilburn Brothers, Nashville, (Musicians)
Williums Country Sausage, Union City
Leigh Wilson, Rogersville, (author)
Susan Wiltshire, Nashville, (author)
Oprah Winfrey, Nashville, (producer/TV host)
Jerry Winsett, Clarksville, (actor)
Reese Witherspoon, Nashville, (actress)
Rick Wittrig, Lebanon, (artist)
Sen. Jamie Woodson, Knoxville,
Yammer Inc., Founder from Memphis, (computer)
Trisha Yearwood, Nashville, (singer)
Dwight Yoakam, Nashville, (singer)
Sgt. Alvin C. York, Pall Mall, (WW I Hero)
Curtis Young, Jordanaires, East TN. (singer
Donna Zimmer, Lewisburg, (artist)

THANKS TO EACH OF YOU!

BBQ on Barkley, Kuttawa, KY

"Favorite Rcipes of

Kentucky Celebrities"

to be at 2 events this weekend!


Looking for the perfect gift for a friend and an opportunity to help some very good organization? You have 2 opportunities this weekend.

The Lyon County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a book signing this Saturday in conjunction with the Barbecue On Beautiful LAKE BARKLEY Kuttawa Beach, Kuttawa, KY I-24 Exit 40. This is a KCBS Sanctioned BBQ Cook-off for Professional & Backyard Cooking Teams. There will be free concerts and a special appearance by 2010 Miss Kentucky. I will be signing books as a fundraiser for the Lyon County Chamber of Commerce & will be at the booth next to theirs.



The other event is Ladies’ Society Social Lourdes Hospital, Nemer Pavilion 1530 Lone Oak Rd. 6:00 pm Gather some women for a good time and a great cause! Join us as we celebrate the Spirit of Hope recipient Kelly Smith. Tickets are $40 each. Food by Whaler's Catch Catering; spirits by Roof Brothers. Silent auction and vendor booths, too! Buy tix online or call 444.0384. The cookbook will be part of the silent auction and Lisa O’Rourke will have additional cookbooks available for purchase., with proceeds going to the American Cancer Society.

FANCY FARM PICNIC BOOK SIGNING

130TH FANCY FARM PICNIC

The 130th Fancy Farm Picnic will be this next Saturday Aug. 7. It is drawing major news coverage, NOT because of the book signing I have been invited to do during the picnic, but because of the Nov. Senatorial race. Republican Candidate & Tea Party supported Rand Paul (son of Presidential candidate Ron Paul) and Democratic candidate Attorney General Jack Conway should draw major crowds. It is being shown live on KET and will be shown for the first time on C-Span.

Fancy Farm Picnic is famous as a traditional political gathering attracting statewide and occasionally national candidates. The picnic began in 1880 as a purely local affair. It takes place mostly on the grounds of Fancy Farm Elementary School. Since 1956 it has been held on the first Saturday in August. It has come to represent the traditional starting point of the fall campaign season in Kentucky.

The picnic was of purely local interest until A.B. "Happy" Chandler began making appearances, going for the first time in 1931 while running for Lieutenant Governor.

National figures that have made speeches include George C. Wallace and Al Gore. Vice President Alben Barkley, known for his oratorical skills, spoke many times over the years before his death in 1956.

In addition to the political appearances, the picnic offers traditional fair activities like Craft items, book signings, bingo, and raffle prizes. Food includes barbecue, a Knights of Columbus fish fry, and homemade baked goods.

The event was recognized in the 1985 Guinness Book of World Records as the "World's Largest Picnic", for the consumption of 19,000 pounds of mutton, pork, and chicken. The picnic is profitable and proceeds are used to finance local improvements. About 12,000 to 15,000 people attend each year.

Stop by the Country Store in the Knights of Columbus Hall (Just across from the dining area,) to get a copy of my cookbook "Favorite Recipe of Kentucky Celebrities.” It has recipes from Gov. Steve Beshears, Sen. Mitch McConnell, U.S Representative Ed Whitfield, & former Vice-President Alben Barkley (sent by his granddaughter).

DAVID DICK 1930-2010

DAVID DICK 1930-2010

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of David Dick, who passed away this week at his home in his native Bourbon County Kentucky. He was 80.

He was a former CBS News correspondent and bureau chief. David worked at CBS from 1966 to 1985, winning an Emmy for his coverage of the assassination attempt on then-presidential candidate George Wallace. He also served as South American bureau chief from 1978-1979.

After his years at CBS, David went on to become Director of the University of Kentucky's School of Journalism. He and his wife Lalie own Plum Lick Publishing and together they have written over a dozen books on their beloved state of Kentucky and its people.

I had the pleasure of meeting David and doing a book signing with him and his lovely wife Lalie last year at Historic Penn Store. It was such an honor! He will be sadly missed.

ELVIS PRESLEY RECIPE

TENNESSEE CELEBRITY

COOKBOOK UPDATE.

We now have over 230 recipes for the Tennessee Celebrity Cookbook.

I just received a recipe from John Schorr, President of Sun Studios Memphis. He sent Elvis’s Fried Banana Pie.

Sun Studios located on Beale Street is the legendary recording studio, and birthplace of rock and roll, widely known for recording Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash.

We also have received recipes with other Elvis ties! The Banana Pudding recipe the cook at Graceland always kept fresh in the refrigrator. This came from the folks at Graceland.

The Jordanaires were one and the same with Elvis for years. Ray Walker, their fabulous bass singer sent his wife's recipe for Corn Chowder. He said he had been married to Marilyn for 55 years and she and the corn chowder got better every year. I loved that!

Gospel Music was a big part of Elvis’s life. The Stamps Quartet sang with Elvis in all of his gospel recordings. The original lead singer Ed Enoch has graciously agreed to send us a recipe.

This is so exciting! I believe all these wonderful people sent recipes as they knew the cookbook is to be used as a fundraiser for various non-profit organizations all across Tennessee. We have already had several organizations that have sold the Kentucky Cookbook that want to sell the Tennessee one as well.

I think God is constantly creating opportunities for the Cookbook and fun activities for me.

THE TENNESSEE COOKBOOK

WILL BE AVAILABLE

NOVEMBER 1, 2010!

INTERNATIONAL BLUEGRASS MUSEUM-ROMP

INTERNATIONAL

BLUEGRASS MUSEUM-ROMP

This weekend I had the pleasure to do a book signing at ROMP “River Of Music Party” , sponsored by the International Bluegrass Museum. It was so much fun. They had bluegrass bands from as far away as Japan, Hungary, and Sweden. Bill Monroe would have been pleased.

One of the most interesting bands was the Professors of Bluegrass, who are all professors at Yale and their Bass Player is the Provost there.

Bluegrass is the official State Music of Kentucky, and Bill Monroe's "Blue Moon of Kentucky" shares with Stephen Foster's "My Old Kentucky Home" the honorable distinction of being the official Kentucky State Songs. The infectiously energetic style of dance that grew up around bluegrass and old time music is clogging, the official Kentucky State Dance.

The International Bluegrass Museum, established to preserve the history of the music Mr. Monroe created, is located 30 minutes from the little town of Rosine, Kentucky, and Jerusalem Ridge, the homeplace where he was born and grew to manhood, and where he and members of his family now rest in peace.

The International Bluegrass Music Museum is located in the RiverPark Complex in downtown Owensboro, Kentucky. As you draw near, you'll hear the sounds of bluegrass music emanating from the museum's radio station, RBI, with audio speakers taking the music to the streets. Only a few hundred feet from the museum's entrance, the sound of music drifts downstream via the mighty Ohio River, the subject of more than a few memorable bluegrass songs.

For more information on the Museum go to their website at http://www.bluegrass-museum.org/general/home.php

Book Fair In Elizabethtown KY

Special thanks to Robert Villanueva and Becca Owsley, who helped promote the book fair held this past weekend in Elizabethtown, KY. The following is a story done on the book fair in the News Enterprise Newspaper on June 17th.

THE BOOKFAIR WAS A SUCCESS!!!

By ROBERT VILLANUEVA

rvillanueva@thenewsenterprise.com

Authors with Hardin County connections will be among the dozens expected to participate in the Almost Famous Authors’ Faire, an event free to the public Saturday at Towne Mall in Elizabethtown.

The event, which wiis from noon to 7 p.m., is an opportunity to meet authors from Kentucky and neighboring states who will be available to autograph their books.

Fort Knox author Nelda Shattles Copas is scheduled to participate in the fair. Her book, “Twisted Desire,” is a murder mystery set in Bowling Green, and she was a workshop presenter at the International Mystery Writer’s Festival in Owensboro this year.

Retired from the U.S. Army, Copas earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology/criminology and a master’s degree in mental health counseling.

She later worked in a variety of roles including victim advocate, drug and alcohol treatment counselor, therapist and social worker. From these occupations she gained experience working with law enforcement personnel.

Though Kentucky author Pamela Whinnery is from Paducah, her book “Favorite Recipes of Kentucky Celebrities” includes entries by Hardin Countians Amy Dudgeon and Becca Owsley.

Among actress Dudgeon’s credits are appearances on TV’s “House,” “Las Vegas,” “ER” and “Desperate Housewives.”

Owsley is a features writer for The News-Enterprise.

Dudgeon’s recipe is Baked Brie while Owsley’s is Spinach, Almond and Strawberry Salad.

Whinnery’s cookbook has been used for fundraising efforts by numerous organizations. Proceeds from the sale of the cookbook on Saturday will be donated to a team from Springfield for The American Cancer Society Relay for Life.

AFAF was formed to promote authors at fairs by bringing them together with readers. Authors pay AFAF for table space at the fair and keep all profits from their sales.

For more information about AFAF, contact chairman Gary D. Drechsel at

garydbhp@insightbb.com

or Almost Famous Authors' Faire, P.O. Box 16539, Louisville, KY 40256.

Robert Villanueva can be reached at (270) 505-1743.