When Life Gives You Lemons - April Activity

Hey Sisters! It's time for our spring quarterly activity! "When life gives you lemons..." You won't want to miss the fun!
It will be this Thursday night from 6:30-8:30pm in the Relief Society Room at the church. Come hungry because there will be an amazing meal and a wonderful speaker to inspire and enlighten us. There will also be a children's class for your little ones provided. Thanks sisters and we are excited to see you all there!

March Gardening Class

Hello Sisters! Come to the March Relief Society Activity - Gardening Class next Friday, March 12th from 7-8:30pm in the Relief Society Room. This is a great opportunity for a date night, so be sure to bring your spouses along. Always remember that friends and neighbors are welcome too!
Brother Hardy will be teaching us all about the basics of gardening and what we need to do to grow a successful crop this year! Sister Raydelle Higgins was also able to get garden seeds for all of us (like last year!). So come for an evening of fun and learning! See you there!

Hi Sisters

For those of you who have never been to the dry pack cannery this is a great opportunity to add to your food storage. At the cannery you will be able to purchase dry products for example beans, sugar, flour, pudding mixes, drink mixes, potatoes, rice, etc. You will be sealing the dry products in either cans or mylar bags for long term storage. The people who sign up and go to the cannery will work as a team to do all of the canning for everyone who attends that night. Be sure to dress comfortably and wear closed toed shoes as you will be working.

Dry Pack Canning Opportunity

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

5:45-9:00PM

Family Home Storage Center

10420 SE 82nd Ave., Portland, OR 97266

Sisters, we have another opportunity to do dry pack canning at the Family Home Storage Center in Portland. Anyone can attend this time. If you are interested in coming, please reply to pa717@comcast.net, sign the sheet in the Relief Society binder or call Peggy Sutton at 817-9276. Please fill out the Family Home Storage Center Product price form with the items you want to buy and bring it with you to the Family Home Storage Center. You can download it at www.providentliving.org. Just click on "Family Home Storage". When that link opens, click on Home Storage Center Order Form. If you have any questions, please contact Peggy Sutton.

Sisterhood of the Traveling Casserole Dish

Thanks to all of the sisters who came and participated in last Thursday's activity!! We had a great turnout and the whole evening was a lot of fun. For those sisters who weren't able to attend, the activity included a short skit showing just how much we can touch each others' lives through service, like bringing a casserole to a sister in need. We had a casserole contest and Jenny Moses's amazing French Breakfast Casserole won first place, Dottie's Hawaiian Crockpot Cream of Chicken and rice recipe came in second, and Laura Kabel's casserole came in third. The missionaries had a great time judging the contest.

Mark Your Calendars!

Hello Sisters! We know it is the busiest time of year, but we want to invite you all to our Relief Society Birthday Dinner coming up January 7th 2010. Come experience a more unconventional approach to our traditional Relief Society Birthday party and be reminded of what the Relief Society is all about. We will be having a casserole contest with lots of yummy trimmings to complete the meal. The contest will have some great prizes for first, second, and third place, so go find Grandma Susie's secret recipes and come for an evening of fun!!

Inexpensive Christmas Gifts

Here are the inexpensive gift ideas from our Christmas Treats & Traditions Activity for those who weren't able to make it.

















"Holiday's Best" Cinnamon Glazed Almonds
Ingredients:
2 egg whites
1 tsp. cold water
4 cups whole almonds
1 cup white sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
4 tsp. ground cinnamon

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 250.
2. In a large bowl, lightly beat the egg whites, then add the water and sugar. Beat until frothy but not stiff.
3. Add the nuts and stir to coat.
4. Mix the salt, and cinnamon together in a small bowl, then sprinkle it over the nut mixture. Stir to coat the nuts well.
5. Line baking sheet with foil and spray it lightly. Spread nuts out evenly.
6. Bake for one hour in the preheated oven. Stir the nuts occasionally. Remove and allow to cool before placing in airtight containers or bags.

























Christmas Cookie Mix in a Jar
Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup white sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup christmas colored m&m’s

Method:
1. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Pack down in bottom of jar.
2. Add remaining ingredients in layers in the following order: sugar, chocolate chips, rolled oats, brown sugar, m&m’s.
3. Tie a ribbon around the top of the jar and add a tag.
4. Add these instructions to the tag somewhere: To make cookies, add 1/2 cup melted butter, 1 egg, and 1/4 tsp. vanilla. Add entire contents of the jar and mix well. Roll into 2 inch balls and bake 10-12 minutes at 350.
























Candy Cane Bath Salts
Ingredients:
2 cups epson salts
1/2 cup sea salt
4-6 drops peppermint oil
2-3 drops red food coloring

Method:
Mix all ingredients together. Put into cello bags and add a ribbon and tag.























Little Elf Play Doh
Ingredients:
1 cup water
2 tbsp. oil
1 cup flour
2 tsp. cream of tarter
1/2 cup salt

Method:
1. Mix together first two ingredients in a pan and boil. Add food coloring of your choice.
2. Mix the last three ingredients in a big bowl.
3. Pour the water mixture into big bowl and mix.
4. When cool, knead like bread.
We found these cute Christmas paper sacks at Wal-Mart for 25 cents each, so we just put the playdoh in ziploc bags inside of the sacks with some cookie cutters.























Muffin Tin Advent Calendar
Using a mini muffin tin, cut small squares out of christmas papers large enough to cover each hole. Decorate magnets with numbers and decorate however you want!

Hope these help for all of your holiday giving needs! =]

Christmas Activity

Thank you so much sisters for your attendance at our First Annual Christmas Treats and Traditions. It was very fun to spend some time getting in the holiday spirit and eating yummy treats! We hope you all have a wonderful, enjoyable holiday season!