From the monthly archives:

October 2008

Fall in love with Fall…

by Terry Booth

My favorite time of year is Fall. I love the crisp mornings, the falling leaves and early evenings that make cozying up on the couch in front of the TV very appealing. But my most favorite thing about Fall is eating my Homemade Vegetable Beef Soup. I have shared this recipe with several of my clients and they can’t stop talking about it. So, in the spirit of sharing, I give you…





Homemade Vegetable Beef Soup

Sure to please even those who don’t like soup!

6 cups beef broth ( I use large container of Swanson Beef Broth)

1 can ( 15 oz) tomato sauce

1 can (14-16 oz) petite diced tomatoes

1-1/2 – 2 cups diced carrots

1-1/2 – 2 cups diced potatoes

½ cup diced onion

½ cup diced celery

½ cup diced bell pepper

2 ears fresh yellow corn, cut off cob ( If fresh corn not available, use frozen)

1-1/2 – 2 cups fresh green beans ( cut into bite size pieces).

1-1/2 lbs. stew meat or sirloin cut into bite size pieces.

Salt and Pepper to taste

1. In large saucepan or Dutch oven, combine ALL ingredients.

2. Bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until meat cooked and potatoes tender.

Serve with cornbread muffins.

I hope you take time to prepare this easy dish, sit around the table with family and friends, enjoying good food and good conversation!

Please leave me a comment below and let me know your thoughts!

Until next time…

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Nashville…A Spirited City

by Terry Booth

At Halloween, ghosts and and their stories are plentiful and Music City is no exception. Nashville has a long history of hauntings, from the Tennessee State Capitol Building to the Grand Ole Opry and Ryman Auditoirum.

Employees at the Opry House contend that the late Roy Acuff has never really left the building and frequently refuses to allow the curtains to be drawn on his beloved Grand Ole Opry. After a performance, when the artists and fans have already headed home, employees report that they will sometimes turn off the lights and prepare to lock the doors, only to hear the sounds of the stage curtains opening. A quick check will reveal the curtains are indeed open and the lights are on, as if the King of Country Music himself were about to take the stage for another show.

Across town at the Opry’s former home, the Ryman Auditorium, are additional reports of unusual activity. The most famous ghost of the Ryman may also be country music’s busiest. Several Ryman employees report seeing white apparitions, but a few claim that they’ve come face to face with the actual ghost of Hank Williams Sr. Some say they have encountered Williams backstage, while one employee seems to think the white mist she saw onstage was Williams singing. A recent visitor is convinced that he ran into Williams in the alley between the Ryman and Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, another of Williams’ haunts.

Music Row has its fair share of hauntings. Although the building that housed the old Gilley’s nightclub has been demolished, some Music Row veterans recall it as the site of a bizarre wrestling match between the club manager’s son and a spirit dressed as a Civil War soldier. The soldier disappeared, but the young man’s black eye was very real. At the offices of a prominent recored company, lights often turned on and off in empty offices, doors opened and closed unexpectedly, and locks changed themselves. All of the occurences so unnerved the employees that the label executives finally enlisted pyschics to cleanse the building of negative spirits.

Nashville offers a 90 minute walking ghost tour of our downtown streets. To find out more about the tour, visit www.NashvilleGhostTours.com. Have a safe and Happy Halloween!

Until next time….

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