Pumpkin Curry Soup

Pumpkin Curry Soup

2T Butter

1 Med Onion

   —Sauté together

2 cloves garlic minced (add at end of sauté)

Add:

3 c. chicken broth

29 oz. canned pumpkin

1T curry powder

1 ½ t. cumin

½ t. cayenne

  —Add, boil, & simmer 30 minutes. Then puree in blender.

Add:

1 c. frozen corn

1 can black beans rinsed and drained

1can diced tomatoes

13.5 oz can coconut milk

8 oz cream (or half & half)

10 oz Pineapple tidbits w/juice

  —Heat up for 20 minutes, add fresh ground pepper

  —Sprinkle toasted macadamia nuts on top prior to serving

-Note: freezes well-

Humanitarian Project

Our 2015 Humanitarian Project 

Thank you sisters for your efforts in our 2015 humanitarian service project. Items donated:

• 27 Fabric Medical Procedure Dolls donated to Primary Children’s Hospital (Salt Lake City)
• 6 Cell phone donations to CAPSA (Citizens Against Physical and Sexual Abuse)
• 7 tied baby blankets & 4 flannel receiving baby blankets donated to New Hope Women’s Crisis Center (Brigham City) & Bear River Valley Hospital (Tremonton)

Here are just a couple pictures of the finished products!

Chocolate Carmels

Jamie Lish Taught us how to make the most delicious caramels. She has skills!

Dry Pack Canning Recipes

A big thanks to Jan Douglas for this wonderful class. She is an amazing source of knowledge. 

These recipes are for 1 quart jar and serves (4-6) people.

Beautiful jars perfect for good storage, quick meals, taking good to neighbors, gifts etc...

 This is the book Jan loves!

Mylar bags are another version. Get them online out at church canning store and seal them with your iron. Don't forget your oxygen packets!

Caramel Frosting

In a medium sauce pan, add:

1/2 C butter

1 C brown sugar

Bring to a full boil and stir 1 min. or until slightly thick

Remove from heat and cool slightly.

Add:

1/4 C milk.  Beat until smooth.

Add about 2 1/2 C- 3 1/4 C powdered sugar.

Beat mixture until creamy, with more or less powdered sugar for desired consistency.  

Banana Bread/Cake

Cream together:
1/2 C butter
1 C sugar
3 eggs

Then add:
3 very ripe bananas, mashed
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 C nuts, optional

Bake at 350 degrees in 9X13 pan, bread pans, or muffins.

Lemon Bars

Crust:

1 1/2 C flour

1/2 C confectioner's sugar

3/4 C cold margarine or butter

Filling:

1 1/2 C granulated sugar

4 eggs, slightly beaten

1/2 C lemon juice from concentrate

1 tsp baking powder

3 T flour

Additional confectioner's sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In medium bowl, combine flour and confectioner's sugar.  Cut in margarine until crumbly.   Press firmly on bottom of lightly greased 9X13 baking pan.  Bake 15 min or until lightly browned.  Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine granulated sugar, eggs, lemon juice, baking powder, and 3 T flour.  Mix well.   Pour over hot baked crust;  bake 20-25 min.  cool.  Cut into bars.  Sprinkle with additional confectioner's sugar.  Store covered in refrigerator.  

Good Fudge

2 C sugar

2/3 C canned milk

1 cube butter

Microwave to soft ball stage- about 10 min.

Add:

1 pkg chocolate chips

1 tsp vanilla

7 oz marshmallow creme

Put mini marshmallows and nuts in bottom of 9X13 pan if desired.  Pour mixture into pan.  Thin this recipe with milk for good frosting.  

Pumpkin Bars

2 C sugar
1 C applesauce or oil
4 eggs
2 C pumpkin
2 C flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Mix dry ingredients in one bowl, wet ingredients in another.  Add dry mixture to wet one until creamy.  Bake at 350 for 20-25 min.  Frost when cool.

Frosting:
6 oz cream cheese
3/4 stick butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla
3 C powdered sugar

Chinese Chicken Salad

1 head cabbage, chopped (or a 2 bags of prepared coleslaw cabbage)

2 pkg chicken or oriental flavored ramen noodles

1 bunch green onions, chopped

4 T sesame seeds (Could also use sunflower seeds)

1/2 C slivered almonds 

3 Chicken breasts, cooked and shredded

Brown broken ramen noodles, sesame seeds, and almonds in a 350 degree one on a cookie sheet.  Mix all ingredients above together and toss with dressing below.  (I would not add the noodles and nuts until just before serving to keep them crunchy.)

Dressing:

4 T sugar

3+ T soy sauce (to taste)

3/4 C olive oil

1 tsp pepper

2 pkg soup mix (from ramen noodles)

Optional:  1-2 T rice vinegar

Layered Nacho Salad

2 large avocados
2 C salsa
1 head of leafy lettuce (or a container of prepared lettuce)
1 (15 oz) can black beans
4 green onions, chopped
1 green pepper, diced
3 C shredded chicken
3 C crushed tortilla chips
1 C grated cheddar cheese
1 C sour cream

Mash avocados with 1/3 C salsa and season with salt and pepper.  Layer the ingredients beginning with lettuce and ending with cheese in a large bowl.  Top each layer with 1/2 of the avocado mixture and 1/2 of the remaining salsa.  (2 complete layers)  Spread sour cream over the top of the salad and sprinkle with cheese.  (Optional:  olives, tomatoes, etc.)

Chicken Salad

2 T Salad Oil

2 T orange juice concentrate

2 T vinegar

1 tsp salt

3-4 C cooked chicken

1 1/2 C mandarin oranges

1 1/2 C pineapple tidbits

1 1/2 C green grapes, sliced

1 C sliced almonds, toasted

1 1/2 C celery

1 1/4 C raw rice

1/2 qt mayonaise

Dice chicken, mix oil, juice, vinegar, and salt.  Marinate chicken in mix and refrigerate.  Cook rice with salt.  Drain and blanch with cold water.   Drain fruit then mix with nuts and celery.  Add rice and mayonnaise to remaining mixture.  

Cherry Jello Salad

1 lg cherry jello

1 C boiling water

1 can cherry pie filling

Stir jello into boiling water until dissolved.  Add 20 oz crushed pineapple (do not drain), 1 can cherry pie filling.  Refrigerate until set.  

Topping:

1 pkg (small) vanilla instant pudding

Add 1 C milk

Beat until thick and add 8 oz cool whip.

Spread on top of firm jello.  

Easy Healthy Mixed Bean Salad

1 can green beans
1 can black beans
1 can kidney beans
1 can white beans
3/4 C low fat italian dressing

Drain and rinse beans.  Combine in a bowl and add dressing.  Chill for at least 3 hours.  Enjoy!

Raspberry Pretzel Dessert

2 1/2 C crushed pretzels

3/4 C butter

12 oz cool whip

8 oz cream cheese, softened at room temp

1 C sugar

1 can crushed pineapple, drained.

1 lg (6 oz) pkg raspberry jello

Raspberries- about 2 cups or 12 oz.

Melt butter in 9X13 pan, press in pretzels.  Bake at 400 for 10 min.  then cool.  Cream together cream cheese, cool whip, and sugar.  Fold in pineapple.  Spread this on crust refrigerate.  Dissolve jello packed in 3 C boiling water, add raspberries.  Cool in fridge until syrupy.  Spoon this over the cream cheese layer and refrigerate until firm, for several hours or overnight.

Homemade Fabric Softener

Ingredients:

8 C HOT water

4 C white vinegar

cheap conditioner of choice (I used 22 oz suave rainforest)

Optional- A small bottle of Gain Original Fabric Softener for scent

Mix all ingredients in a large container and stir well.  You may store in one large container or multiple for easier pouring.  

Use the same amount as you would for any liquid softener.  You can either put it directly in the load or in a fabric softener ball.  

Homemade Laundry Soap (Liquid)

Homemade Laundry Soap (Liquid)

Use 1/4-1/2 cup for High Efficiency washers, 1/2-3/4 cup for non-HE top loaders

Items and Ingredients Needed

• Rubber Gloves
• 5 gal. Bucket with Lid
• 2 cups Organic Liquid Castile Soap OR 2 bars Organic Castile Soap or Zote or Fels Naptha (3), Grated
• 1 cup Borax
• 1 cup Washing Soda
• 1/2 cup Baking Soda

Optional Items

• Optional: 10-15 drops Lavender or Lemon Essential Oil
• Or a liquid fabric softener for scent
• 1 cup Oxyclean
• 1 cup Clorox 2 (It can be used on whites or colors and keeps clothes whiter and brighter)

Directions

• Fill 5 gal. bucket HALF FULL with HOT WATER
• Using your gloves, add liquid or Grated Castile Soap and mix well. If using grated soap, mix until dissolved. 
• Stir in Borax, Washing Soda and Baking Soda
• Add Optional ingredients if you choose to use them
• Stir all ingredients well
• Fill the rest of the 5 gal. bucket with WARM water and stir well
• Cover with lid and wait 24-28 hours; gently stir the mixture 1-2 times while waiting period for it to thicken
• After waiting period, mix well then transfer into a smaller re-usable liquid laundry detergent container with a funnel for easier use, optional.

 The mixture may seem a little inconsistent. Make sure to mix in bucket or shake mixture in reusable container to mix solution well prior to each use if needed. 

Store the extra in the 5 gal Bucket and transfer into the other container as you need it.

Homemade Laundry Soap (Powder)

1- 4 lb 12 oz box Borax, (2.15 kg or 76 oz)      found in the detergent aisle
1- 4 lb box Arm & Hammer Baking Soda (1.81 kg) found in the cooking aisle
1 box Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda 55 oz (3 lb 7 oz) found in the detergent aisle
3 bars Fels-Naptha Soap, found in the detergent aisle (you can also use 2 Zote bars instead.  Zote can be found at Home Depot)
2 Small containers of Oxy Clean or store brand equivalent (try to get about 3.5 lbs total (1.58 kg)) found in the detergent aisle
I also added a little bit of generic powdered Clorox 2 (you can use it on colors and whites.  It's supposed to keep colors brighter and whites whiter.)

You should be able to find all of these items at your grocery store.

Use 1-2 Tablespoons per load.  I know that does not seem like enough, but this recipe does not have fillers like the store bought detergent so you only need 1-2 T.

This detergent is fairly mild smelling;  it's not overpowering.  If you love a strong scent, you may want to add a fabric softener or laundry crystals to each load.  (I added Purex Crystals)  You can find laundry crystals in the detergent aisle.

Directions

1.  Start out by grating your Fels-Naptha soap just like cheese.  You can use a food processor or just use your hand-held grater, whatever you have.  Those of you with a HE washer may want to run the mix through the grater again to get an even finer mix.  **Don't worry- the Fels-Naptha will dissolve in your washer even if you only use cold water like me.**

2.  Toss all the ingredients into a 5 gallon bucked lined with a garbage bag.  This part makes your whole house smell great.

3.  Once everything is mixed, store soap however you like.  The recipe makes a bout 2 gallons worth of detergent.  Walmart has large glass jars in the kitchen dept.

Fromt this website:  http://beingcreativetokeepmysanity.blogspot.com/2010/11/homemade-laundry-soap.html

Orange Roasted Asparagus with Almonds

Ingredients: 

Asparagus- 1 bunch

Orange juice (1 Cup)

Walnuts- (1/2 C crushed)

parmesan cheese

Salt and Pepper

Directions:  Spray a 9X13 pan.  Cut ends off asparagus and lay in pan, one layer thick.  Pour orange juice over the asparagus.  Sprinkle the tops of the asparagus with salt and pepper, parmesan cheese, and walnuts.  Roast in 350 degree oven for 10-15 min.  (I like them a little crunchy!)

Mandy Cammack

Black Bean and Corn Salsa

Combine:

2 cans black beans, drained and rinsed
1 can whole corn, drained and rinsed
2 large tomatoes, chopped
1 avocado, chopped
1/2 small red onion, chopped (white onions work too!)
2 fresh jalapeño peppers, seeded and chopped
1/4 C fresh cilantro, finely chopped

Whisk the following and add to above:
2 T olive oil
1 T red wine vinegar (or any vinegar)
3-4 T lemon juice
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

Best if chilled for 1 hour for flavors to blend.  Serve as a side dish, eat with tortilla chips as a dip, or use as a filling in flour tortillas or pita bread, or combine with cooked rice to make a complete meal!

Roasted Carrots

12 Carrots

2 T good olive oil

1 1/4 tsp kosher salt

1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper

2 T minced fresh dill or parsley

Directions:  Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.  If the carrots are thick, cut them in half lengthwise.  If not, leave whole.  Slice the carrots diagonally in 1 1/2 inch long slices.  (The carrots will shrink while cooking so make the slices big).  Toss them in a bowl with the oil, salt, and pepper.  Transfer to a sheet pan in 1 layer and roast them in the oven for 20 min, until browned and tender.  Toss the carrots with minced dill or parsley, season to taste, and serve.  

Garden Skillet Dinner

Ingredients:

1 large zucchini, cubed (about 6 cups)
1/2 eggplant, cubed
3 anaheim peppers (mildly hot), sliced (can substitute other peppers: bell peppers or 1 hot pepper)
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 onion, chopped
3 T fresh oregano, minced (or 2 Tsp dry oregano leaves)
3 C cooked rice
Optional:  2 C cubed chicken or cooked ground beef
6 large garden tomatoes, chopped
1 C sour cream or plain yogurt
1-2 Cups grated cheese

1.  Put veggies, garlic, and oregano leaves in a large skillet.  Cover and cook over medium heat (no need to add water or oil.)
2.  When veggies are tender, stir in rice and meat.  Heat through.
3.  Spread tomatoes over the top of the contents of the skillet.
4.  Stir 1 teaspoon powdered oregano, salt, and pepper into the sour cream and dollop over the tomatoes
5.  Sprinkle grated cheese over all.
6.  Cover and heat over medium low heat just until cheese is melted.  Tomatoes will be warm but not cooked.

This recipe could easily be modified to use whatever your garden is producing.  I like to have cooked grain like rice or quinoa in my fridge so I can make a quick meal.  This only takes 30 min, start to table.  Serves 6.

The gourmet, unique flavored "sauce" comes from the mix of the juice of the veggies with oregano and sour cream.

Zucchini Casserole

Ingredients:

1 large zucchini

a few pats butter

Cheese, as desired

hamburger or canned chicken

Cut zucchini into 1" cubes.  Saute them in a frying pan with butter until partially softened.  Cut cheese into 1/2" cubes to desired amount.  We use mozzarella because it melts well.  You could use any kind.  For the meat we have used hamburger or canned chicken, both tasted well.   With the hamburger, crumble and cook until browned.  Dump all ingredients into a large bowl and mix well.  Spray a 9X13 pan with nonstick spray.  Pour all ingredients into pan and cook at 350 degrees until good and bubbly (about 20-25 min.)

Salsa Verde

Ingredients:

10 tomatillos

1/2 onion (green onions optional)

2 or 3 spicy peppers (jalapeño or any kind)

1/2 stock cilantro, chopped

1/2 lime or lemon (optional)

1/2 tablespoon salt

Cook tomatillos and peppers, blend in blender.  Chop up all other ingredients and mix in.  Squeeze lemon juice on top.  You can make burritos and meat with the salsa!  

Rosie DaBell

Cafe Rio Creamy Tomatillo Dressing

Ingredients

1 (4 oz) packet buttermilk ranch salad dressing mix
2 tomatillos
1/2 bunch cilantro
1 garlic clove
1 lime, juiced
1 jalapeño

Directions:  Mix buttermilk dressing as directed on package.  Combine all other ingredients and mix in a blender until creamy and smooth.  Seal in an airtight container in refrigerator.  Enjoy!

Tomatillo Salsa Verde Recipe

To cook the tomatillos, you can either roast them in the oven or boil them.  Roasting will deliver more flavor;  boiling may be faster.  Either way works, though boiling is a more common way to cook the tomatillos.  

Ingredients:  

1 1/2 lb tomatoes 

1/2 C chopped white onion

1/2 C chopped cilantro leaves

1 T fresh lime juice

1/4 tsp sugar

2 Jalapeño peppers or 2 serrano peppers, stemmed, seeded, and chopped

salt to taste.

Method:

1. Remove papery husks from tomatillos and rinse well.

2a  Roasting method- cut in half and pale cut side down on a dil-lined bang sheet.  Place under a broiler for about 5-7 min. for lightly blacken the skin. 

2b  Boiling method- Place tomatillos in a saucepan, cover with water.  Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 min.  Remove tomatillos with a slotted spoon.  

3.  Place tomatillos, lime juice, onions, cilantro, chili peppers, sugar in food processor or blender and pulse until all ingredients are finely chopped and mixed.  Season to taste with salt.  Cool in refrigerator.  

Serve with chips or as a salsa accompaniment to Mexican dishes.

Makes 3 cups.

Spicy Tomato Salad Recipe

What you need

6 large tomatoes
1/2 red onion
1 garlic clove
3 T olive oil infused
4 large basil leaves or 1 tsp dried basil
salt and pepper to taste

What to do:
Cut tomatoes  into large chunks.  Do not make them all uniform pieces.  This lets more of the juice out into the "dressing".  Slice onion very thin so they are see-through.   Squish garlic with something flat on the bottom.  For example, you could use the flat side of a large knife or the bottom of the oil bottle.  

Combine these in a bowl with the rest of the ingredients.  Mix well and let sit.  The longer you let it sit, the stronger the flavors will taste.

Simple Caramel for Popcorn

30 Large Marshmallows

1 cube butter

1 C brown sugar

Melt in microwave for 3-5 min or slowly melt in saucepan.  Pour over popcorn or corn puffs.  Yummy!

Infant Clothing Service Project

Garland 5th Ward Infant Burial Clothing

Humanitarian Project

This is what was donated to "SHARE":

23 dresses

17 tuxedos

1 crocheted bonnet

and 26 blankets

Thanks to Sandra Michaelis for leading this project and all those sisters who participated in this great this great act of kindness!

Valentine's Dinner Dance

Valentine's Dance February 2012

This was such a fun activity put on by the Relief Society!  We had dinner, games, and some dancing.  Please email me if you would like an additional copy of one of these, or to have it emailed to you!