Recipe of the Week

Recipe of the Week

With all this steamy, hot weather lately, a good, cool-off dessert would be some delicious tasting orange sherbet. This was served at the Colonial Tea Room recently when a get together of the business and professionals who purchased flower pots around the Square Square was held. The bits of crushed pineapple make this ice cream…

Recipe of the Week

Recipe of the Week

Pineapple Orange Sunshine Cake Ingredients 1 (2-layer) package yellow cake mix 4 eggs 1 (11-ounce) can Mandarin Oranges in light syrup 1 (15-1/2-ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice 1 (8-ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed 1 (3 l/2-ounce) package vanilla instant pudding mix Directions    Stir the cake mix, eggs and oranges in a bowl…

News from the Farmers Market

News from the Farmers Market

The McKenzie Farmers Market had a great day on Saturday. We had almost 300 customers, and 15 vendors who had fresh corn, tomatoes, okra, squash, onions, peppers, potatoes, cantaloupes, watermelons, peanuts and more home grown produce, baked goods and crafts.  We are pleased to have vendors from surrounding areas including Springville, Union City, Clarksville, Huntingdon,…

The $20 Challenge

The $20 Challenge

This past Sunday, my church pastor presented some of us in the congregation with an interesting challenge. First, he asked for 25 volunteers to help with an upcoming back-to-school carnival for the kids. When he got his 25 volunteers (of which I was one), he presented each of us with an envelope. Inside each envelope…

CERTAINTY

CERTAINTY

Paul’s declaration, “I have learned to be content” (Philippians 4:11), reminds us that his contentment came, not from himself, but from Jesus Christ who created him, transformed his life, completely knew and understood everything about him, was constantly with him, leading him to the places Christ wanted him to go, directing him in what to…