Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Dinner is Done... Feb. 5th!

HERE ARE THE RECIPES FOR FEB. 5TH DINNER IS DONE.
At the Stout's @ 7pm -

You have to sign up if you want food.... or you can just show up
and help us make food & go home empty handed ;)

Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings
INGREDIENTS
6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
3 tablespoons butter
2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup
1 (10.75 ounce)can condensed cream of celery soup
1 finely diced onion (red is good)
1 (10 ounce) package refrigerated biscuit dough, torn into pieces (or roll out and cut in strips.
Cumin, parsley, poultry seasoning, seasoned salt and pepper.

DIRECTIONS
Place the chicken, butter, soup, and onion in a slow cooker, and fill with enough water to cover.
Cover, and cook for 5 to 6 hours on High. About 1 hour before serving, place the torn biscuit dough in the slow cooker. Cook until the dough is no longer raw in the center.
(The dough will not be like a drop biscuit, it will be like dumplings… kinda like a huge noodle)


Slow Cooker Stroganoff
INGREDIENTS
2 pounds cubed beef stew meat
3 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed golden mushroom soup (NOT CREAM OF)
1 beef bullion cube
Packet onion soup mix
1 cup chopped onion
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
3/4 cup water
Salt pepper & garlic
1/2 pound cream cheese + dollop of sour cream

DIRECTIONS
In a slow cooker, combine the meat, soup, onion, Worcestershire sauce and water.
Cook on Low setting for 6 hours. Stir in cream cheese & sour cream just before serving.
Extra tip:
Serve on egg noodles and add some sauteed fresh mushroom just before serving.



Slow Cooker Barbecue Ribs
INGREDIENTS
4 pounds pork baby back ribs
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup ketchup
1 cup barbecue sauce
1 cup chili sauce
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
4 tablespoons vinegar
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 dash hot sauce

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Season ribs with salt and pepper. Place in a shallow baking pan. Brown in oven 15 minutes. Turn over, and brown another 15 minutes; drain fat.
In a medium bowl, mix together the ketchup, chili sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, oregano, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and salt and pepper. Place ribs in slow cooker. Pour sauce over ribs, and turn to coat.
Cover, and cook on Low 6 to 8 hours, or until ribs are tender.

** for extra yummy ribs then take from slow cooker and broil them in the oven to get sauce caramelized.



Slow Cooker Pork Chops
INGREDIENTS
6 pork chops
2 (11 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup
1 chicken bullion cube
1 Tblsp of Worcestershire sauce
Juice of one can of corn
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon garlic powder (can sub. Fresh garlic)

1. Brown pork chops in oil. While browning mix soup, bullion, Worcestershire, juice & garlic.
2. Place pork chops into a slow cooker. Pour soup mixture over meat. Cover, and cook on High for 4 to 5 hours, or on Low for 8 to 10 hours.



Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken
INGREDIENTS
6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
2 (11 ounce) cans condensed cream of Cheddar cheese soup
1/2 cup milk
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon garlic powder

DIRECTIONS
Spray slow cooker with cooking spray. Place chicken breasts inside. In a medium bowl mix together soup and milk, and pour mixture over chicken. Season with salt and pepper to taste and garlic powder.
Cook on High for about 6 hours. Note: Do not lift lid while cooking!

MY LIFE STORY ONE DESSERT AT A TIME

Welcome to MY LIFE!!

Tonight we begin a fun journey of sharing our life with those we love! My favorite “Life Stories” are those with a “voice.” My aunts story reads just as she would tell the stories out loud. I hear her voice in my head as I read. She didn’t worry about proper grammar or spelling, she just recorded her story - I suggest you follow her example and write just as you would talk. Let your voice be recorded on the pages. If the questions stir a different thought or memory - record that!! It will mean more to you than reporting on what you were “assigned.”

Tonight’s Thoughts………


1. What is your earliest childhood memory - include as many details as you can.
2. Describe a typical family dinner (during your childhood)
3. LIST - “My mom always said…” & “My dad always said…” **see below**
4. Research homework - Learn & be prepared to record how your parents met

**LIST** Flip to the back 2 pages of your notebook. We will be working from the back forward on the lists. It is something you will think of sporadically, and then you can just jot it in. Some will be “works in progress” (Like top 10 lists) Some will show deep incite to who you are, without any story telling. Some will just be amusing to your descendants. Do you know I always say the same thing my mom always says, which her mom always said?!! “If not me, who? If not now, when?”

Thursday, January 10, 2008

JANUARY ENRICHMENT CALENDAR

Monday Morning Manna at 10am (RS room) - Study Preach My Gospel as sisters. It is an amazing book very conducive to discussion. Please join us and share your spirit. There isn't any better way to grow close, then by sharing your testimony!!

January 16th Lunch at Lori's Noon (Lori Cornell's). Bring some sort of dish to share and join us for lunch. Eating is something sisters do together often!

January 22nd Temple Trip & Lunching Ladies 9am at church. 9:30 session, and then lunch at Kneaders at about 11:45. Could we be more sisterlike? We are going to the temple and out to lunch?!!!

Greeting Card Exchange Group 7:30pm at Mechelle Stout's. If you are in the group... time to get prepared. If you are not in the group, but think you might want to join, call Bonnie Lotz... or come for a look-see. Notes to one another help bond us together.

January 29th NEW GROUP!!!! "My Life One Dessert at a Time" 7pm at Mechelle Stout's. This is a new one that EVERY sister needs!! Bring a notebook, or a journal to Mechelle's. She will ask 2-3 questions and give you time to write down your answers, after quite a few of these evenings you will have a great start to your life history!!! See, EVERY sister needs to work on their life history... but who makes the time? Well, enrichment is making the time to keep this important commandment! But wait there's more... if you act now, you will be served a yummy dessert, we can chat and become closer friends... almost like SISTERS!

February 5th Freezer Dinners YEP THEY'RE BACK. This month theme is CrockPot or Slow Cooker themed! The menu's are: Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings, Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff, Slow Cooker Barbecue Ribs, Slow Cooker Pork Chops, and Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken. Cooking ahead will leave you an afternoon to go play with your visiting teachees!!

SAVE THE DATE : We have a very fun activity on February 19th .... "Favorite Things" It will help us become SISTERS!!