Come do your Christmas shopping with the following vendors...

• The Peaceful Porch 
• LulaRoe
• Rebellious Rose
• LipSense
• Southern Brand Favorites/Southern Holiday Life
• Younique Makeup
• Rodan & Fields
• Plunder Jewerly
• Beans's Threads & Things
• Mary Kay
• Modestly Trendy Boutique
• J.R. Watkins
• Firefly Custom Candles
• Initial Outfitters
• Paparazzi Jewelry
• and more vendors are being added

There will also be Local Crafters, Artists, Homemade Candy and Goodies as well as the CCCA cheerleaders available to create a fun craft for your little ones. 
Lunch for $10 includes Boston Butt sandwich, fries and a side. 

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​In this issue...

• Holiday Specials
• Recipes
• Crafts/How To
• ​Southern All The Way

#WhereInTheSouth #SouthernHoliday #SouthernLife #SouthernStyle

​​Tour Tanner... Inside Lake Wedowee's New Hospital

Meet Ranger our Pets of Wedowee Contest Winner.  

Look Back Summer in Review
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Pepper Mozzarella Toasts
1/2 (11.5 oz) jar of Jennifer’s Kitchen Pepper Jelly, Strawberry*
8 oz mozzarella cheese, diced
3/4 T olive oil + more for brushing
Aged balsamic vinegar
salt & pepper
2 T heavy cream
fresh basil thinly sliced baguette
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Preheat Oven 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil. Cut baguette into 1/2 inch slices. Brush slices with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Toast slices on a baking sheet for about 5 minutes. Mix chopped mozzarella, cream and olive oil in a small bowl to coat. Turn toast slices over and top with a spoonful of cheese mixture. Bake for 3 to 5 minutes or until cheese melts.
Top with strawberry pepper jelly and a few slices of basil. Drizzle
a bit of aged balsamic vinegar. Yields: approximately 20 slices.
*works with any JK Flavor, We prefer Strawberry
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Jennifer Lee is the owner of Jennifer's Kitchen, a gourmet jelly company based in Homewood, AL. She lives and breathes pepper jelly and is on a mission to teach people that pepper jelly is for more than just pouring over cream cheese!

​More than 250 women gathered in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on March 4 for the inaugural Lean On: Alabama Lifestyle & Leadership Conference. With close to two dozen speakers on the agenda, the day was packed from the morning’s opening session all the way through the closing reception that evening.

Lean On: Alabama is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that brings women together to form inter-generational partnerships by building an innovative statewide platform which promotes collaboration, development, and investment in each other and the community.

The conference aimed to provide opportunities for the women of Alabama to build relationships while sharing knowledge and experiences, along with learning from others who have forged a path as leaders in their families, communities, churches, government, and businesses.

“The inaugural Lifestyle and Leadership Conference marked the beginning of what Lean On: Alabama hopes to do in our state,” said Mary Lee Caldwell, president and co-founder of the organization. “We are already seeing relationships that were formed at the conference take shape and help people grow personally ​and professionally. This is only the beginning, and I cannot wait to see where this road takes us.” 

Keynote speakers for the event included Amber Aziza, Liz Huntley, Peggy Orenstein, Sarah Patterson and Carolyn Rush. Thirty-six additional speakers also conducted breakout sessions on a variety of topics.  Each speaker throughout the day aimed to impart their wisdom in some way – from strategy and tactics to inspiration and goal-setting. 

“Be strict about your goals. Be flexible about how you get there,” said Carolyn Rush, director of brand strategy for Worn Creative. “If you see another women up for a promotion, offer her a recommendation. Encourage her. Do whatever you can to stand together.”

Following the conference, Lean On: Alabama will continue working around the state, including launching Iris Circles, which will be small inter-generational groups of women offering opportunities for fellowship, collaboration, and support. 

“After our inaugural conference, I am more excited than ever about fostering inter-generational networks of women supporting each other,” said Marsha Grady, vice president and co-founder. “Our conference attendees included women of all ages, colors, faiths, cultures, and walks of life. We learned together and from each other – and left inspired to inspire and empower each other in all areas of our lives.”

To learn more about Lean On: Alabama,
visit www.LeanOnAlabama.com

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