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Dishing it out!

Five of these plates are from Local Restaurants but one is from my Kitchen, can you guess which kitchen each of these dishes are from?

Anyone from Philly…….

Sunday Morning Breakfast….

South Texas Style….

Feeling a Zen moment coming on….

This ain’t no tart…….

I can get this at the Freiheit village Farmer’s Market…

This looks Fancy…

Email me your guesses for a chance to win a free meal.

TRANSFORMATION = HEALING

Room Redux is a nonprofit organization that focuses on transforming the rooms of children who have faced sexual or physical abuse. This can be a powerful tool to foster healing, as many times abuse occurs in a child's room or bed, making the room itself feel unsafe. As a result, children may stop sleeping, start acting out or may become depressed, avoiding their room entirely. Through donations and grants, Room Redux fully transforms children's rooms so they will feel comfortable and safe. A new room = a new start.

For more information about our nonprofit, to submit your family for consideration for aid or to help our mission, email us at hello@roomredux.org

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS: FARMERS MARKET FREIHEIT VILLAGE FARMERS MARKET Recurring weekly on Wednesday until December 18, 2019 *Market will be closed on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving* Presented By: Village Venue New Braunfels Farmers Market Recurring Weekly on Saturday, Nov 16, 2019 from 9:00am to 1:00pm New Braunfels Farmers Market New Braunfels, TX Cibolo Grange Farmers and Artisans Market Thursday, Dec 5, 2019 from 3:00pm to 7:00pm Cibolo Grange Farmers and Artisans Market Cibolo, TX

EVENTS TRIVIADOME Recurring weekly on Monday until December 30, 2019 Glass Half Full Tap Room LOCAL LIVE: TRIBUTE TO GRAND FUNK RAILROAD November 14, 2019 Brauntex Theater OLD GRUENE MARKET DAYS November 16, 2019 November 17, 2019 Gruene Historic District COMEDY NIGHT WITH ACTOR AND COMEDIAN JAMIE KENNEDY\ November 21, 2019 Presented By: Downtown Social Downtown Social Kathy Mattea Thursday, Nov 21, 2019 at 7:30pm Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre New Braunfels, TX

DOWNTOWN LIGHTING & SANTA'S ARRIVAL November 22, 2019 Presented By: City of New Braunfels - Parks & Recreation Main Plaza Downtown 11TH ANNUAL GRUENE TURKEY TROT 5K November 28, 2019 Presented By: Gruene, Texas Gruene, Texas Reckless Kelly Friday, Nov 29, 2019 at 7:30pm Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre New Braunfels, TX

MARVEL TRIVIA AND TASTING MENU AT SYLVER SPOON December 5, 2019 Sylver Spoon CHRISTKINDLMARKT 2019 December 6 & 7, 2019 Bavarain Halle at Schlitterbahn Resort SOUL SESSIONS AT POUR HAUS December 6, 2019 Presented By: Pour Haus Pour Haus GRUENE TOWN LIGHTING December 7, 2019 Gruene Historic District

Wynonna Wednesday, Dec 4, 2019 at 8:00pm Gruene Hall New Braunfels, TX WASSAILFEST 2019 December 5, 2019 Downtown New Braunfels

GOSPEL BRUNCHCHRISTMAS EDITION December 8, 2019 Presented By: Gruene Hall, Texas' Oldest Dance Hall Gruene Hall, Texas' Oldest Dance Hall

Season Song Color of season The instrument of my heart Strings vibrate a song Ron Smith

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Where Was I? Can you guess where I was last month……

Plunking at my heart strings

Fitness Fuel…

You were expect the Red Carpet….

I think I’ll deposit myself in the Lobby…

Something’s cooking in here…

I just feel natural here…

Health Benefits of Amethyst Amethyst is a semi-precious variety of the mineral quartz, wellknown for its beauty and striking purple color. While the gemstone can be found around the world, it is most common in Brazil, Uruguay, and Zambia, where it is carefully extracted by hand from underground geodes.

Traces of Amethyst being used for wellness maintenance can be found throughout history. The ancient Greeks and Romans wore the stone to ward off intoxication and maintain clarity of mind.

The ancient Egyptians carved amethyst stones into amulets to protect themselves from harm. Early Christians, who considered the gemstone a symbol of purity and spirituality, used amethyst as an aid for wounds, fatigue, and fevers. Most of these tales share a central idea about amethyst: it balances mental, physical, and spiritual wellness levels.

How does amethyst produce these effects? Through two natural processes: negative ion emission and the release of far-infrared radiation, two therapies found in nature that are necessary to maintain the quality of human life.

Ions are simply molecules with a positive or negative electrical charge. Negative ions are created naturally all around us every time a molecule breaks apart, typically due to sunlight, radiation, and moving air or water. In natural environments like the beach, the forest, or the mountains, we are surrounded by negative ions.

We often feel the effects of those negative ions immediately, by way of improved mood or increased energy after spending time in nature.

When heated, amethyst naturally emits negative ions. Negative ions improve your wellness levels to assist the body in the removal of toxins and deliver oxygen and nutrients to the bloodstream.

Amethyst’s emission of far infrared rays intensifies its benefits.

Far infrared rays produce the “warm energy� that exists in all living things. On a sunny day, we can feel far infrared rays in the form of deep, internal warmth. Far infrared rays have powerful positive effects on human wellness; when combined with amethyst, its effects are even more significant.

Texas Black Gold Garlic Announces Revolutionary New Products San Antonio, Texas – San Antonio-based gourmet food manufacturer, Texas Black Gold Garlic, is excited to announce the release of three new unbelievably delicious "true vegan" products: Black Shallot, Black Pearl Onion and Black Ginger.

Currently, these new products will be sold on the Texas Black Gold Garlic website, through the Pearl Farmers Market and exclusively through local distributor, FARM to TABLE. For more information, please visit texasblackgoldgarlic.com.

For those who have had the opportunity to taste and cook with black garlic, you know what a wholly unique culinary experience it is and how it can enhance just about any dish, from savory to sweet, with its rich caramelized, balsamic-like punch of scintillating and complex flavors.

Similarly, the Black Shallot, Black Pearl Onion and Black Ginger take these simple ingredients and send them into an umami orbit that chefs just can't get enough of.

"There's simply nothing else like this on the market. Other black garlic companies have stopped at garlic, but we saw the potential to truly enhance these other basic ingredients that chefs and home cooks use every day," shares Chef and Owner, Stephen Paprocki. "This is my magnum opus for the culinary world."

What They Taste Like, according to Chef Paprocki: Black Shallot: It's a pop of caramelized onion in your mouth, taking the staple of meat and potatoes to a whole new level.

Black Pearl Onion: Imagine French onion soup in pearl form.

Black Ginger: Nothing can compare to this unparalleled flavor profile. It's straight umami with none of the fiery/spicy ginger component one might expect.

Like their predecessor, the new products also offer health benefits derived from the Malliard process, akin to fermentation, such as a massive increase in antioxidants.

Additionally, the majority of the ingredients are grown in cooperation with local Texas farmers. "One of our company's primary missions has always been to work with and support local farmers. Not only does our seed program help the farmers, but knowing the farmer helps us maintain a significant amount of quality control, something no other black garlic companies are doing," explains Paprocki.

"On top of that, we say our products are truly vegan and beyond organic because they're grown without fertilizer or pesticides and are naturally non-GMO, for that matter,' he says.

"Many people don't realize this, but certified organic is not always what people expect.

Meaning people, vegans for example, feel assured they're eating clean produce when, in fact, organic fertilizer can be used to grow certified organic vegetables, but when tested, animal protein is often found due to the organic manure, so it's not a truly vegan product. However, we test our produce for non-animal specific protein and it's a hundred percent clean. The industry practically forces companies like ours to pay thousands of dollars for a can be misleading, and we believe it's important that the public be made aware of this issue," adds Paprocki. Lab Test Results: https://www.texasblackgoldgarlic.com/quality

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What’s in the water

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Christkind lmarkt Friday, Dec. 6 5 pm - 9 pm

Saturday, Dec. 7 10 am - 9 pm

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FREE PARKING FREE ADMISSION This FREE 2-day event promises visitors a German-inspired Christmas market complete with food, drink, beer, wine, handcrafted Glühwein, music, singing, and dancing and an open-air market with vendors selling Christmas ornaments and décor, and handcrafted artisan gifts. There will also be a rock-climbing wall, bungee trampolines, educational activities, face painting and photos with the Christkind and Santa & Mrs. Claus.

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Celebrate the Season Bavarian Halle

Schlitterbahn Resort 212 W Austin St. New Braunfels TX 78130 Brought to you by the New Braunfels Heritage Foundation.

Brought to you by the New Braunfels Heritage Foundation and the generous support from Schlitterbahn Resort, JD’s Chili Parlor, Uwe’s Bakery & Deli, B&B Funnel Cakes, Crepelandia, Texas PO' Boy's, Lone Star Hot Dogs, Adventures in Music Guitar Studio, New Braunfels Santa, Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More, Water 2 Wine of New Braunfels, Steve Tschoepe, Isaak Klaus Music, The Book Haus, and My Emergency Room 24/7, and more.

For more information: www.ckmnbtx.org info@ckmnbtx.org