“The Lost Girls” Story

 

In February, we told you about a North Texas community of Sudanese “Lost Boys.”  They escaped extraordinary violence and a thousand mile walk to escape their war torn country.

Author Beverly Parkhurst Moss is now bringing us the story of ”The Lost Girls.”  Its rare that you hear about the female  point of view of this tragedy.  Beverly’s book includes Rebecca’s survival story.  Proceeds benefit local Sudanese refugees.

Here is a link to Kristi Nelson’s report: www.nbc5i.com/spotlight/index.html

Here’s a link to the book: www.lostgirlsdarkexodus.com

Local Mom’s Invention

NBC 5’s Kristi Nelson introduced you to North Richland Hills mother Jennifer Spencer.  She’s not only a parent but also an inventor. 

 

 Her Take-Along Tether allows you to stay connected with your kids literally and figuratively.  Her invention allowed her to stay closer to her family while bringing more money home!

 

Here’s a link: http://www.takealongtether.com/

 

Military Mom’s Story

This Thursday at 4:00 p.m., Kristi Nelson shared the story of Nicole Duckwall.  Here is a link to the video:

http://video.nbc5i.com/player/?fid=0#videoid=260092

She is a wife, mother of four and a medic in the military.  Duckwall loves her family and her country.  This month, she is being deployed for a third tour of duty in Iraq.  As a flight medic in the Air National Guard, she said she is there to help make sure her fellow military members get home from Iraq.  But as you can imagine, her family will also worry about her as she is away.  Her husband also served in the military and was injured during the opening months of the war in Iraq.

If you’d like to send Nicole Duckwall or her family well-wishes, please leave your comments on the comments section above and we’ll pass them on!

New Southern Cuisine in Dallas

This morning, Fitzgerald Dodd, the Executive Chef of the new restaurant Screen Door stopped by to talk about the new restaurant in the Dallas Arts District.

The restaurant has what Executive Chef Fitzgerald Dodd’s touts a “Then & Now” menu concept. He says: “here you’ll find old friends that will take you back in time and a new generation of dishes that think in fresh ways about Southern cuisine.”  He says the name comes from his grandmother and mother’s cooking in the South.  You could smell the food coming through the screen door of the kitchen.

Housed in the new jewel of Downtown Dallas, One Arts Plaza, Screen Door is just steps away from the Performance Arts Center.

Here is a link to the restaurant: www.screendoordallas.com

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Here is the recipe that Chef Fitzgerald showed Scott live:

 

Summer Pea Soup

 

 

1 cup                smoked bacon pieces (can use diced smoked turkey)

1 cup                small diced carrots

1 cup                small diced celery

2 cups              small diced yellow onions

3 Tbsp             minced garlic

2ea                   fresh bay leaf

3 cups              freshly shelled summer peas (lady peas, spring peas, purple hulls)

1 ½ cups             white wine

1 Tbsp             Fresh thyme

1 Tbsp             fresh oregano

5 Qts                low sodium chicken broth

 

 

In a stock pot, begin rendering bacon pieces until crisp.  Strain all rendered fat but return bacon pieces to the pot.  Sweat carrots, celery and onions until onions are translucent.  Add garlic and peas and sauté for 5 minutes.  Add bay leaf and white wine and reduce until wine is almost gone.  Pour in broth and bring to a boil.  Add herbs and reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 40 minutes until peas and fully cooked.