Calendar of Events for September-January

Last meeting, we discussed the classes that we want to have for the next coming months. Here is the list of what we decided:

September:

1. Set-up Blog (mini-class for those who are unfamiliar with posting)

2.Bring Provident Living Folders to share ideas

3.Week-by-Week and 30 day meals-Sister DiMambro

October:

1.Tie quilt-Sister McKaskey

2. 72 hour kit display

3. Pictures of Food Storage

November:

1. Bread(4 ways)

2. Soup Sharing

December:

1. Holiday Recipe Gift Exchange

2. Cookie Exchange (bring 2-3 dz. cookies to share)

January:

1. Crock-pot Cooking-Sister Butcher

Double Chocolate Mud Bars (Yummy Gooey Bars)

15 Min prep, 35 min baking.

Makes 36 bars

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs, separated
1 1/2 cups flour
1 t. baking powder
1/2 t salt
1 cup chopped walnuts (I omit the nuts)
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips (I increase to 1 cup)
1 cup mini marshmallows
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease 13x9 pan.
2. Beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks, one at a time.
3. Mix together flour, baking powder, and salt. Fold into butter mixture.
4. Press into prepared pan. Pack down firmly. Sprinkle nuts, chips, and marshmallows over the top. (Add more if it looks too sparse.)
5. Beat egg whites at high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold in brown sugar. Spread over mixture in pan.
6. Bake for 35 min.
7. Devour

Jell-O Rainbow Ribbon

Prep Time: 3 hours, Chill time: 4 hours or overnight
5 small packages of jell-o, any flavor
6 1/4 cups boiling water
1 cup sour cream, plain yogurt, or vanilla ice cream

1. Dissolve 1 pkg Jell-o in 1 1/4 cups boiling water.
2. pour 3/4 cup of the jell-o into jell-o mold. Chill about 15 minutes (or put into the freezer to chill faster.)
3. Chill remaining jell-o in a bowl until slightly thickened; blend in 3 TBSP of the sour cream. Spoon over jell-o in mold. Chill about 20 min.
4. Repeat with remaining flavors.
5. I let each flavor cool a few minutes befor pouring it onto the previous layer, otherwise the hot jell-o will disolve some of the set jell-o.

Burgess Beef Stew and 45 Minute Rolls

As promised, I am posting the recipes I shared for our food storage gift exchange. Don't forget to post yours!

Burgess Beef Stew
A Slow Cooker Recipe

Ingredients:
2 pounds beef stew meat
1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon paprika
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 bay leaf (remove after cooking)
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
1/4 teaspoon cumin
2 teaspoons dried parsley
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 onion, chopped
1 can each of:
beef broth
green beans
corn
potatoes
carrots
16 ounces tomato sauce (the plain 8 oz. cans, not spaghetti sauce)
shredded cheddar cheese
sour cream

Directions:
In a large crock pot, stir together flour, paprika, salt and pepper. Add beef stew meat and toss to coat meat well. Drain vegetables, reserving the liquid for later. Add remaining spices, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, onion, beef broth, drained vegetables, and tomato sauce. Add enough of the reserved liquid to cover the contents of the slower cooker, or more or less to your own liking. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Salt and pepper as needed. Top each bowl with cheddar cheese and sour cream. Enjoy!

45 Minute Rolls

Mix and rest 10 minutes:
3 ½ cups warm water
¾ cup sugar (or 1/2 cup honey)
1 cup oil
6 T. yeast

Add:
1 T. Salt
3 eggs
10 ½ cups flour (I really like half white flour and half white-wheat flour)

Mix in mixer or knead until smooth and combined. Shape into rolls and place on a greased cookie sheet or baking pan. Raise 20 minutes or longer. Bake at 375° for 12-15 minutes or until done.

Recipes

We have lots of recipes from the past few months to get on the blog. We'll get them posted as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience!

Harris Teeter Triple Coupons

Harris Teeter will be doing Triple Coupons this week starting Wednesday, November 4th running until Tuesday November 10th. If you aren't familiar with Triple Coupons... Harris Teeter will triple up to 20 coupons with a face value of $.99 or less. For example: if you have a coupon for $.50 off ketchup and the ketchup costs $1.89, then after coupon it would only cost you $.39!

There will be a click-able list of coupon match-ups at www.SouthernSavers.com by tomorrow morning.

If you have any questions, please email me!

Julie

Hi Ladies: Here are two of my most favorite and easy recipes:

EASY CAKE MIX COOKIES

Mix together: 1 cake mix, 1/3 c oil, 3 eggs (beaten) and optional 6 oz chocolate chips, chopped nuts, coconut, etc. Drop by scoops onto cookie sheet. Bake at 370 till slightly soft. Cool and enjoy.'

MICROWAVE CAKE:

1 cake mix (any kind), 3 eggs, 1/2 c oil and 1 1/2 c water Mix as usual and pour into a prepared Angel Food or Bundt microwavable bowl that has been frosted on the inside with 1/2 or more of a carton of frosting mix. Bake in microwave for 14 to 15 minutes. Check for doneness with a skewer. Let rest for 15 minutes. Turn out onto a large platter. (I microwave the remainder of the frosting and drizzle over the top. ) Cut and enjoy. This can be made and served in less that 1/2 hour.