"Favorites" Recipe Night

Hello Everyone! Here are the recipes from the first recipe night we had back in February. To see a bigger copy, just click on the recipe and it will bring up a larger view in a new window. We are missing a recipe for a yummy baked spaghetti that Finesse Robbins made but she forgot to bring a copy of the recipe so hopefully I can get her to email it to me and then I will add it to this list.  I will try to get the recipes up from this last recipe night (appetizers) sometime within the next week.  Thanks to everyone who came (this time and last time), it is always nice to try some new things.  If you have any suggestions on what kind of recipes we should do four our next recipe night (probably sometime in June/July), I would love to hear your ideas!

Sarah Lester

**Sorry some of the recipes are a little crooked, my scanner was being weird!**

What's Happening in April!?!?

Hi Panaca 2nd Sisters and Welcome (A few days late!) to APRIL!!  Today is such a BEAUTIFUL day--which makes it all the more perfect of an Easter, light and life and the celebration of the resurrection in everything around us.

I just wanted to let you know that there are a few things coming up this month to keep on your calendar--they are posted to the side of the blog on the right of your screen, also.

On the 11th is the Book Club's Movie Night: The Secret Garden. At 6:30 pm at the Stackhouse's.

Tuesday the 17th is our RECIPE NIGHT.  This time we are focusing on appetizer's--so try something new or bring an old favorite--or just come and try what others have brought--there is always plenty!!  Bring the recipe to share (we will copy it and share them) This is at 6:30 at the church!!

Saturday the 21st  is the Lincoln County Health Fair in Caliente at the NEW Firehall.  From 8 am to 11 am.  There will be lots of booths, get your blood work done for $40 instead of $150, check out three of the rescue helicopters that serve our area!!

Also, if you can make cookies to donate, please contact me, they need to be delivered to Sister Barr by the 20th!

Wednesday the 25th we will be having a Provident Living Class on GARDENING!  Taught by one of our great ward gardeners--Brother Dotson.  Meet at his garden spot behind the Market at 6:00 pm.

There are also so many of you having birthdays this month--sure hope you have or had, great ones!!  

March 2012 PRESIDENCY MESSAGE

 (Our Focus this month in Relief Society is: Charity is greater than Faith and Hope and Gives Meaning and Substance to our Prayers.)

Dear Sisters,
Here we are into March. Where is 2012 going? Upcoming events include Stake Conference, which is next week. This conference promises to be very uplifting, especially if we all ready ourselves spiritually by preparing a talk as we've been instructed. We'd also like to remind you that General Conference is just a month away. 
This month’s presidency lesson deals with charity and prayer. Charity is the "pure love of Christ." Charity is also the action of showing that love. We all get caught up in our busy lives; sometimes we feel as if we have no time to show charity to those around us. Are we are so focused inwardly on our families, jobs, or all those other "good" things that we all do, that we don't (can't) see opportunities to provide service to those around us. This is where prayer comes in. When we say our daily prayers, let us ask our Heavenly Father for opportunites to serve. Maybe we should ask for our eyes to be opened so that we can notice ways to help. Maybe we could ask to be more sensitive. Focusing our efforts through prayer will help us to consciously think about serving at other times. President Spencer W. Kimball said, "To give of oneself is a holy gift." What better way to show our love to God than to give ourselves through charity. May we all strive harder to show love to all around us. We love and appreciate each one of you.
Love,
Jamie, Cindy, Loree, & Kathy 

"A Berry Good Idea" for keeping berries fresh....

The key to preventing moldy berries...

Berries are delicious, but they're also kind of delicate. Raspberries in particular seem like they can mold before you even get them home from the market. There's nothing worse than paying $4 for a pint of local raspberries, only to look in the fridge the next day and find that fuzzy mold growing.

Well, with fresh berries available, we can tell you that how to keep them fresh! Here’s a tip I’m sharing on how to prevent mold from growing, in the first place:

Wash them with vinegar.

When you get your berries home, prepare a mixture of one part vinegar (white or apple cider probably work best) and ten parts water. Dump the berries into the mixture and swirl around. Drain, rinse if you want (though the mixture is so diluted you can't taste the vinegar,) and pop in the fridge. The vinegar kills any mold spores and other bacteria that might be on the surface of the fruit, and voila! Raspberries will last a week or more, and strawberries go almost two weeks without getting moldy and soft. So go forth and stock up on those pricey little gems, knowing they'll stay fresh as long as it takes you to eat them.

This was sent to me from Sister Prince, our Provident Living Specialist.