Cookbook

Dear Editor: I wish to thank The Advocate-Messenger for the nice article on the history of McCormack's Church and the church's cookbook. I also wish to thank a very important part of our cookbook committee who so far has remained in the background. Ms. Dorothy Bishop has spent countless hours gathering, printing and proofing recipes and has sold many copies of the cookbook. Dorothy is available at (606) 346-2777 for your cookbook needs. Thank you, Dorothy. I also wish to thank all of those who submitted recipes and suggestions for the book as well.

The Advocate-Messenger has compiled a Brass Band Festival cookbook, which will be available for $10 this weekend during the Great American Brass Band Festival. The book features recipes from local cooks and will be available at the newspaper's booth.

The Harrodsburg High School drama department is selling a cookbook as a fund-raiser. It is compiled of recipes contributed by students, parents and teachers. The price is $8. Orders are being taken and delivery will be the end of February or beginning of March.

The Heart of Danville still is accepting recipes for its cookbook. "We still need so many recipes, so we've extended the deadline to Sept. 22," says Tracy Hamlin, event planner and executive assistant at Heart of Danville. About 200 recipes have been collected but the agency wants to collect 300 to 500. Categories are: appetizers, beverages, main dishes, soups, salads, vegetables, desserts, breads, rolls and miscellaneous. The target release date for the book, which will be called, "Recipes from the Heart," is Valentine's Day. 'We plan on doing a tasting of some of the recipes when we release the book, says Hamlin.

We want to do a cookbook to celebrate the heritage of the Ottenheim community and we need your help! The idea of a cookbook has been tossed around for a couple of years now, but with a little encouragement from some folks, I've decided to go ahead and make it happen. If you have a connection to the Ottenheim community and would like to contribute, I am asking that you look through your cookbooks to find your favorite recipes. But better yet, please dig a little deeper and find the older recipes from generations past.

About 10 years ago Kay Edgington stayed busy with memberships in many clubs and organizations. Now she has narrowed her interests to one: the Wilderness Trace Child Development Center. "I quit everything else and put my heart in that organization," she says of the non-profit agency that is supported by the United Way. After hearing a speaker at a Kiwanis meeting, Edgington made her decision to devote her energy to the center that helps children with everything from mild disabilities, such as speech delays, to disabilities such as Down Syndrome, cerebral palsy and autism.

Peggy McCormack likes get-togethers, whether its with her 14 co-workers at Calvary Childcare or members of her church, McCormack Christian. Many times, those gatherings involve food, such as a post-New Year's luncheon she prepared for co-workers. Her offerings included tomato soup, chicken salad and pimento cheese, and a cake. "Every now and then we bring in something special," says McCormack, who has worked at Calvary for 10 years and been the director for two years. When her church decided to put together its second cookbook, McCormack and her mother, Myrtle McCormack, were big contributors.

Another collectible cookbook series is available from Taste of Home, "The 2007 Taste of Home Annual Recipes. " The hardback book contains 510 family-pleasing recipes, including every one chosen for the 2006 issues of the magazine by the same name, plus 36 bonus recipes. Every tried-and-true main dish, side dish, dessert or snack reflects the kind of home-style food that more than 4.5 million subscribers serve to family and friends. All of the recipes have been prepared and taste-approved by the home economists in the Taste of Home Kitchen, and photos throughout the 320-page volume add to the appeal.

With color photos of downtown attractions and bits of history dotting the pages, the Heart of Danville's cookbook is more than a compilation of recipes. "We wanted to use it to market the area," says Martha McCloud, who served with Magaret Levi, an attorney with Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, as chairwomen of the cookbook committee. But the cookbook does not skimp on the recipes. It includes 667, and McCloud supplied about 150 of those. "I put a lot of other people's names on them," says McCloud, who is branch manager at Farmers National Bank on East Main Street.

All right, how many of you let out a scream when you received your water bill this month?! I have to admit I did. I decided there surely must be something wrong. I felt sure I had received the water bill for the Duggars and their 19 kids from another state. No, we do not have a water leak and no, we did not use any more water than usual.  No, this fee is not from recycling being picked up (though, I feel it should be) or any type of garbage pickup (like most water bills include in lots of cities)

More questions about city budget Dear Editor, As I stated before, the employee cookbook listed in the city budget has been moved to the column of “Duplicating and Printing,” page 40, and included with personnel forms, procurement forms, copy machine maintenance and ID badges at a cost of $1,900. Why would a taxpayer ever pay for printing a cookbook? Wouldn't flu shots have been covered under the city's luxurious health plan? Just another perk for city employees. What kind of boots cost $1,000 for seven employees, since each and every department has its own budget?

Dear Editor, My effort to have questions answered has been in vain. I have tried emailing, phone calls, etc. but it seems the majority had no clue as to what was in the city's budget. I became frustrated when most answers I was receiving were “generic,” and thus my efforts began. This is nothing personal, so I do not understand why anyone wants to make this a personal issue. I was sincerely hoping that “someone” or “anyone” would give the people of Winchester “real” answers as to the “real” issues and stop the word-play with the taxpayers of this city.

The good ol' summertime is here at last. Come out to the Boyle County Fairgrounds to get delicious, fresh goodies. Here is a list of some of the Boyle County Farmers' Market offerings for this week: Veggies and fruit: blackberries; blueberries; cantaloupe; corn; cucumbers; green beans, various types; onions; peaches; peppers; potatoes; sugar snap peas; tomatoes; watermelon; yellow squash; zucchini Meats: beef; chicken; lamb; pork; goat...

Did you read that Esquire magazine chose Kentucky as the most stylish state in the union? Seems that, per capita, we’re the leaders in the style icon category with such sartorial luminaries as George Clooney, Diane Sawyer, Johnny Depp, and, of course Mr. GQ Himbadself, Forensic Anthropomorphologist, Cecil R. Ison, all hailing from the Bluegrass state. When I read that article, I asked myself why it was so. For a little while I couldn’t figure it out, and then it hit me — you are what you eat, right?

Saturday’s market day was hot and dusty. The morning began a little slow but traffic picked up well after a bit.  Thanks to everyone who came by for a visit. We are getting great reviews on our first cookbook, “FARM FRESH RECIPES from the Boyle County Farmers’ Market.” The collection of our favorite recipes, using fresh fruits, vegetables and meats offered at our market throughout the season, is a keeper.   If you are interested in purchasing a copy, see any of our vendors.  The cookbooks retail for $10.75.

The countdown for Farmers’ Market Opening Day: only three more weeks. We look forward to seeing everyone again May 7. I will begin to list the first offerings of the season in the coming weeks. Cool-weather crops like lettuce, onions, spinach and more will be ready soon. Your favorite vendors will be returning along with a few new faces. Boyle County High School FFA will sell flowers and plants as a fundraiser. The proceeds will go toward travel and expenses to their annual convention.

I love freebies especially when they can improve skills and make things easier to do. Also, it doesn’t hurt if you learn something along the way. Amana invented the countertop microwave in 1967. In 2007, the microwave celebrated its 40th year of existence, so Amana offered a free microwave cookbook to download. I suspect many microwave users, myself included — a self-proclaimed microwave queen — never knew of this cookbook’s existence. Recently, on a random search, I came across this microwave gem. This microwave cookbook features tips and recipes for appetizers and snacks, sides, savory main dishes, and sweets and treats.

A tasting party Nov. 7 will give people an opportunity to taste several desserts and many other dishes prepared from Heritage Hospice's cookbook, "Stirring Up Memories" There will be two seatings for the tasting party at the Villa at Ridgefield Farm Clubhouse, behind Applebee's. Seatings are 1-2:30 p.m. and 4-5:30 p.m. The menu includes pulled pork served on buns, sweet and sour meatballs with cranberry sauce, olive dip spread, frozen pretzel salad and spiced tea. The six desserts are fresh apple cake, carrot cake, honeybun cake, grandma's jam cake, pumpkin rolls and grandma's pound cake.

The Advocate-Messenger's Brass Band Festival Cookbook, Vol. II, now is for sale. In it are more than 50 pages of recipes as well as photographs from the brass band festival. Cost for the spiral-bound cookbook is $12. They are available at The Advocate-Messenger office, 330 S. Fourth St.