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RECIPE: ITALIAN-STYLE POTATOES

Spice up boring potatoes with some summer sausage, brown sugar, and tomatoes in this Italian-inspired dish.

by: Laura Puckett, Nutritional Analysis by Melissa Stoos-Gilroy

1/4 cup diced onion
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1/2 cup diced summer sausage (about 2.5 ounces)
2 cups water
1/4 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes
1 1/2 cups instant potato flakes
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

In Camp
Sauté onions in oil over medium-high heat until translucent. Add sugar and stir. Add sausage and sauté until browned, then remove from heat. Bring water to a boil; pour 1/2 cup over tomatoes in a bowl and let soak five minutes. Return sausage and onions to heat, stirring until warm. In another pot, mix potatoes, salt, and remaining water until smooth. Drain tomatoes and add to skillet with sausage; sauté one to two minutes. Remove from heat and stir in cheese. Serve over potato mixture.

Prep Time
7 min

Cook Time
20 min

Price
$1.55 per serving

Weight
4 ounces per serving

Serves 2

Calories 512
Fat 30 g
Carbs 44 g
Protein 17 g

Russell Fork and Geology

Most of the igneous rock looked to be made up of  mafic material. The sedimentary layers looked to have been under enormous pressure at some time. The layers looked like waves on some of the river’s walls. …

A geologists's view of things around the Russell Fork River. Click here to read more.

Russell Fork Rendezvous

Spalding Hurst, Kenny, Jay & John Thomas ran the Upper Russell Fork river today in a Shredder and a Duckie. The Shredder proved to be an interesting vessel, though it was surprising how much water sits in the bottom on the boat. The fall colors were beautiful this time of year. The group hiked into El Horrendo to watch the Lord of the Forks race, taking the tressel side down to the river. Now they sitting fireside listening to the locals fire off shotguns. Another great day in Eastern Kentucky.

Kentucky Now Collects Styrofoam for Recycling; National Park Really Excited

From: Treehugger

Turns out, those foam (aka styrofoam) take-away containers (#6) that really make your green heart cringe can actually be recycled into baseboards and moldings for your home. The only problem - who is going to take them back and recycle them? Solution: There are now has 8 bins across the United States that collect the stuff for Dart Corporation, with the latest in Kentucky.

The latest drop-off spot is located near Horse Cave, KY, which happens to be just up the road from Mammoth Cave National Park. The recycling locations are provided by Dart Container Corporation, maker of many of these #6 products. Mammoth Cave admits that they plan to get a lot of use out of the new location, as these containers are often left throughout the park. Now, park rangers and officials will just truck the container out of the park - in fact, they've been collecting foam for the last 6 months waiting for the container to be installed.

In Kentucky, G&R Recycling will come by and collect all of the foam for recycling. Other styrofoam recycling locations can be found in California, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, and Pennsylvania; 7 in total. Dart says they plan to install more styrofoam recycling dropoff locations in the future and if you go to their website you can see an interesting graphic on just how styrofoam is broken down, cleaned, dried, sorted, peletized and all of the other steps before it starts over.

What Can You Recycle?

Foam containers with a #6 on them, including foam cups, plates, take-out containers, egg cartons and even some of the stuffing that you find around electronics can all be recycled. To make it easier on the recyclers, please remove and rinse cups and containers, throw away straws and lids, and don't put packing peanuts in the recycling bins (try shipping stores to see if they will take them back).

The next time you're at Mammoth Cave, don't forget to bring your #6 and leave it in the bin instead of the park.

Upcoming Trip: Russell Fork Rendezvous Oct. 24-25

The Russell Fork Rendezvous is Oct. 24-25 this year. Get your taste of some good (and bad) genuine mountain moonshine as the Bardstown Boaters make their pilgrimage this year. We'll camping and hiking the area, running the upper and lower Russell Fork, watching the Lord of the Forks Race on the gorge section, catch some good music, and huge bonfires.

John and Jay Thomas will be backpacking the Pine Mountain Trail Thurs-Fri and hopefully walk off the trail into camp at the Rendezvous Friday night. Anyone is welcome to join.

For all the info you can handle on the Russell Fork visit the new rivers page here on Bardstown Boaters.

Bourbon Chase This Weekend

Keep an eye out Friday for runners participating in the inaugural Bourbon Chase Relay. The overnight relay covering 200 miles of the scenic byways along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail and the Bluegrass horse country begins with a staggered start at 8 a.m. Friday at Jim Beam, Clermont. The first runners will depart at 8 a.m. with others following every 15 minutes throughout the day into the evening.

The finish line celebration is 3-9 p.m. Saturday at Triangle Park in downtown Lexington. It is free and open to the public.

More than 2,000 runners from 40-plus states are participating. Look for them in Nelson County at these times Friday:

• 10 a.m.-9 p.m. — Deatsville to Templin Avenue
• 11 a.m.-8 p.m. — Templin Avenue to Heaven Hill
• 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m. — Heaven Hill to Pottershop and Greer Lane
• 12:30-10 p.m. — Pottershop and Greer Lane to Manton Road

Twelve-member teams share the running load, with each member running three legs averaging about five miles.

Visit www.bourbonchase.com to see the complete route.

Bardstown Boaters Overview Video

Wanted to bump this video back to the top. It's an overview of the Bardstown Boaters and the projects we are currently working on. And as for the Whitewater Park; look for the alternative preliminary plans with opinions of costs by mid November.

New site design

This site has undergone another design change. A more simple design this time. Hopefully easier to navigate and manage. Enjoy it.