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A Gift That Gives Back
Thistle Farms is a place of healing, in more ways than one. The nonprofit business is run by women who have survived lives of violence and abuse. By hand they create natural bath and body products that are kind to the environment and the body. All proceeds go back into supporting the residents of Magdalene, a two-year residential community in Nashville
for women with a history of prostitution and drug addiction. Through Thistle Farms, these women learn job skills, responsibility and cooperation.
Thistle Farms’ beautifully scented, all-natural products include candles, salt scrubs, body balm, lip balm, lotions, room spray and more.
Prices range from $3.50 for lip balm to $22 for a hand-poured candle.
Visit www.thistlefarms.org or
call 615-298-1140.
Painless Potluck Prep
Knoxville author Cherie Kimmons’ light-hearted handbook for beginning
and experienced cooks helps frazzled parents, volunteers, event chairs and hosts feed
the masses while keeping their sanity. Her new recipe book, Potluck Survival Guide: Care & Feeding of the Athletic Supporter, includes potluck favorites for all kinds of events – school, sports, scouting, band, social and church gatherings. It also offers buffet strategies, inexpensive decorating ideas, quantity calculations and fun menu ideas.
Published by Five Star Publications Inc., the book sells for $24.95. Visit www.potluckqueen.com for more information.
Find Kimmons’ recipe for Strawberry Surprise – a light spring dessert – at tnconnections.com.
Try This Topping
TN Connections readers Becca and Jim Brasfield of Burns, Tenn., recommend
Bell Buckle Country Store’s Burgundy
Poppy Seed Salad Dressing for the ultimate springtime salad.
“It is delicious, and we always buy several bottles each time we visit,” Becca Brasfield says. “[Bell Buckle Café] serves it with fresh spinach leaves and strawberries, but we like to add red onion and blackberries or blueberries to the salads we make at home.”
The Burgundy Poppy Seed Salad Dressing, which sells for about $5, can be found under the Simplify brand at many Tennessee Publix stores and Whole Foods Markets, and through the Web site.
Visit www.bellbuckle.com or call (800) 707-0483 for more information. Also see Strawberry Surprise dessert recipe: Knoxville author Cherie Kimmon’s recipe for Strawberry Surprise. The light spring dessert is from her new book, Potluck Survival Guide: Care & Feeding of the Athletic Supporter.
