Nibby Priest -Life On Purpose

Living at Mile Marker 803.9 of the Ohio River in Downtown Henderson KY

Are you an Evangelist for your Community?

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One of the best compliments someone paid me about  a year ago this month was from Marcia Garber, a retired insurance executive living in northern Michigan.  She said “one of these days I am going to come and visit Henderson Kentucky (KY) because of all the things you talk about going on there”.  

Marcia is an outsider looking in and sees an excitement.

The Henderson Gleaner newspaper has of late been asking Henderson KY  people what they would like to see in the future for Henderson.

One wish that I have for sure is we need more people.  How do we get more?  We talk about our community and become community evangelists.   Growth and opportunities are going to come from the outside not the inside.  We need to share with others all the great things that we only have in Henderson.

Before big chain restaurants and movie theaters in Henderson Kentucky are going to be successful they need a larger buying population to purchase from them. 

How do we get more people? We need to encourage our current population to evangelize all the unique positive things going on in Henderson KY today.

Have you spoken well about your community today?

What are some things you would not like to do without in Henderson KY?  Have you told others about them?

Life on Purpose

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Why are we here?  What are we here for?

I wrestle with these questions every day.  Many years we spend trying to find ourselves and discovering who we are.

Today I am changing the name of my blog to just simply NibbyPriest.com | Life on Purpose this name describes me better and my blog.

Over the past two years of having a simple blog, I have really enjoyed the process writing and gathering my thoughts and ideas. 

I have been writing  about everything from food, church,  my community involvement (Henderson KY)  and  technology.

Nibby Priest is truly a want-to-be writer, and I am working hard to improve my writing skills and talk about many different topics.

Truly, I have been inspired by many other blog writers who have businesses and lead other large corporations and non-profits.  Their simple short writings (blogs) have enriched my life so much.

My first entry on April 20, 2008 was rather simple, but it set off quite a realization that I do have something to say and yes people do read what I have to say.   It is amazing how we all have the opportunity to become self publishers.

Hopefully, by April 2010 I will have a new look to my blog NibbyPriest.com – Stay tuned (can we say Word Press?)   Last year (2009) there were 44 blog posts.  My goal for 2010 is at least 52.  With your encouragement and readership, I know I can make it.

Thanks for continuing to read.

Mezzaluna Poppy Seed Dressing

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mezzThe recipe for a deliciously sweet dressing for baby spinach, mixed salad greens or fresh fruit.

Personally, I think it is best with spinach, mandarin oranges, sliced toasted almonds and a thinly sliced red onion.

1.5 Cups of White Vinegar
1.5 Cups Sugar
3 tablespoons poppy seed
1 tsp salt
tablespoon dry mustard (a powder)
1 tablespoon graded white onion

Mix all ingredients above together in Blender
Blend in slowly 3 cups of Canola Oil

This recipe makes a lot, but will be consumed quickly.

Mezzaluna was a restaurant on the riverfront in downtown Henderson KY owned by Diane Utley.  Mezzaluna opened it November of 1994 and closed the last of September 1999.

All my life I appreciated great food from a mother who cooked three meals a day.  But it wasn’t until Diane Utley opened Mezzaluna in 1994 that I became a total foodie.

Diane taught me that good food does not have to be fussy or complicated to be good.  Oh how Henderson Kentucky was blessed to have Mezzaluna for those few short years.

Diane and Mezzaluna introduced me to many foods that have become staples in my cuisine.  Some of them are:

*Chicken Marbella
*Beef Medallions
*Chicken Marsala
*Crab Cakes
*Merlot Wine (GiGi Diane’s mother really taught me that)
*Pesto and all the wonderful things you can do with pesto
*Mixed Greens (probably in 1994 it was the first time I saw them)
*Black Bean Salad

Since Mezzaluna closed there has been no other restaurant in Henderson Kentucky that served up the kind and quality of food that Mezzaluna did.

What was your favorite thing to eat at Mezzaluna’s ?

Cynthia Clawson "Ain’t It The Gospel Truth"

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With out a doubt  Cynthia Clawson is my favorite gospel singer and “Ain’t It The Gospel Truth” is my favorite of her songs!

The words are like this:

“Ain’t it The Gospel Truth that God still loves you!  and if you need more proof just look to Jesus and I believe you will see what perfect love can do ain’t it the gospel truth. 

Oh what a statement.

In the early 1980’s late 1970’s my growing up church youth puppet team had a puppet named "Betty" that sang to this song (Ain’t It The Gospel Truth).  The puppet was an African American puppet.  :)  (oh we didn’t know better)

It was so funny. It was as just about as close to "getting down" then youth (1977-1982) could do and get by with it in church.

Cynthia just re-released this entire Album “It Was His Love” recently.  This is one album that I know every word to every song.  As I listen to the words some 30 years later I realize how much ahead of her time Cynthia really was.

Listen and enjoy this song in this video below.  Cynthia wasn’t happy about how the song turned out so she made her backup singers and  the  accompanist do it over.  You get the song twice in this video.  I didn’t think the first one was bad at all, but then again,  I really enjoy the words Cynthia Clawson.

It’s hard to believe Cynthia is 61 (2009) years old.   Her words, melodies and legacy will always be special to me.

What is your favorite song Cynthia Clawson sings?