Fall Plantings and Recipes! With Shawn Lindsey and Stephanie Maxie

Listen to "Fall Plantings and Recipes" here!

MOPS Update:  Now meeting at Watson Chapel in Madisonville!
MOPS Madisonville Facebook Page
MOPS with Katie, audio

Special thanks to the following groups from Tennessee Weslayan College!  Each group donated a day of servicee to beautify our community by planting flower bulbs!

Womens' Soccer
Mens' Soccer
Womens' Softball

Shawn Lindsey, Director of Public Works  (Thanks, Shawn for being my guest on the show!)

Battle of the Bulge dates:


Friday, 10/14    Tennessee Weslayan College Fruit Orchard at Depot Hill
Monday, 10/17  Tennessee Tree and Vine Planting
Friday, 10/21    McMinn Senior Center (Garden Beautiful Club)
Friday, 10/28    SR Median Planting

Fabulous Potato Soup from Frugalista Confessions  Author Stephanie Maxie 

6 potatoes

1 can chicken broth

16 ounces (oz.) heavy cream 

8 oz. sour cream

Bacon

Cheddar, shredded

Green onions, chopped

Directions:

1. Peel and dice potatoes. 
2. Boil potatoes, heavy cream,  and broth.  (Add water to cover.)
3. Cover & let boil for ten minutes.
4. Remove from heat and add sour cream.

Garnish with cheddar, bacon and onion!

Popcorn Ball Recipe

Adapted from The Little House Cookbook, Page 216

For 2 to 2 ½ dozen popcorn balls you will need:

Popped corn, 6 quarts

Molasses, 2 cups

Butter, 3 to 4 tablespoons

Pan, 6-quart; baking sheets, 2; kettle, 3-quart

1. Spread the unsalted, unbuttered corn evenly in th e6-quart pan.
2. Butter the baking sheets lightly.
3. In the kettle, (don’t skimp on size, molasses will expand)  bring molasses to a boil, and cook it over medium heat, stirring frequently with a spoon. 
4. Molasses is ready when it hardens as it is dripped into a cup of cold water.
5. Spread bubbling candy over the corn.  With buttered tongs, toss quickly to distribute it.  Then, with hands, shape into balls.
6. Store in air-tight container is not eating right away!

(Thanks to Gabriel, my nine-year-old for reading the recipe to me as I typed!)

To God be the glory!

~Katie

MOPS-Mothers of Preschoolers! The Motherhood Adventure With Friends

My interview with Gayle Wright of MOPS International here!!  Don't let isolation keep you from being the best mom you can be!  Go to MOPS.org to find a MOPS group near you!

Madisonville, Tennessee MOPS group on Facebook HERE!

Get SOLAR WISE!

Do you remember when you first saw solar panels or electric cars?  No, neither do I!  However, I do remember vowing to "use electricity from the sun" to power all my modern day conveniences!  

Enter physicist and entreprenuer Jim Stephens, owner of Solar Wise in Southeast Tennessee.  Jim is brilliant so I have to ask him to slow down when explaining things to me!  He has come out of retirement to make available affordable solar planels and systems.  These solar systems are so amazing you can actually live energy-independent!  Or if you are wise as well, your system will be on the grid and the Tennessee Valley Authority, (TVA) will pay you twice what they charge for the energy you produce!

• At this time the TVA reimbursement offer will pay for the entire system in 8 years with a 10 years contract.
• Federal Energy benefits will pay 30% of the system!
• Over 20 systems installed and working over the last  16 months!

Get wise...Solar Wise!

Soli Deo Gloria! ~K. De La Cruz