Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Daily Delights

We would like to remind you all to continue reading the scriptures
and enjoying your "daily delights."

... my soul delighteth in the scriptures,
and my heart pondereth them ... (2 Nephi 4:15-16)


Welcome!

We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new bishopric: Bishop Watkins, Bro. Young, and Bro. Tobiasson. We are excited to work with them and know that they will do a good job.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Annual RS Birthday Party

... my soul delighteth in the scriptures,
and my heart pondereth them ... (2 Nephi 4:15-16)

You Are Delightfully Invited!

Who: All sisters in the 6th Ward Relief Societies
What: Annual RS Birthday Party
When: Thursday, March 18th @ 7:00pm
Where: 700 E. 900 S. Church, Gym
This is not our regular church building.

There will be a presentation & dinner provided
-how delightful!

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

CREATE - Elder Uchtdorf

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

February FHE Ideas

Because Valentine's Day is the day before Family Home Evening we thought we would provide you with a few ideas you could use for Family Home Evening.

Love at Home

Gratitude

Charity

Monday, February 1, 2010

Romantic Valentine's Day - Breakfast Ideas

Because Valentine's Day is on Sunday this year and our church isn't until 2pm I figured some of you wouldn't want to pull of an entire dinner that day. So here are a few fun ideas and recipes for a special Valentine's Day breakfast - - if you are still doing the dinner, drop hints to your husband that you would like something like this from him...


Easy:
Heart-Shaped Eggs and Toast
Why settle for ordinary eggs and toast when you can show your love with this version?
Heart-Shaped Eggs and Toast
Using a 3-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, remove the center of a thick slice of bread, and toast it. Melt 1 1/2 teaspoons butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Place bread slice in skillet, and cook until underside is lightly browned. Add another 1 1/2 teaspoons butter, and flip bread. Fit cookie cutter, coated with cooking spray, in bread's cutout heart, and crack an egg into cutter. Cover skillet, and cook until egg is set, 2 to 3 minutes. Use tongs to remove cutter. Serve with toasted heart for dipping into yolk.

Intermediate:

Banana Sour Cream Pancakes (Makes 12 pancakes)

Banana Sour Cream Pancakes

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 cup sour cream
3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon milk
2 extra-large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
Unsalted butter
2 ripe bananas, diced, plus extra for serving
Pure maple syrup




In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Whisk together the sour cream, milk, eggs, vanilla, and lemon zest. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ones, mixing only until combined.

Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat until it bubbles. Ladle the pancake batter into the pan. Distribute a rounded tablespoon of bananas on each pancake. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until bubbles appear on top and the underside is nicely browned. Flip the pancakes and then cook for another minute, until browned. Wipe out the pan with a paper towel, add more butter to the pan, and continue cooking pancakes until all the batter is used. Serve with sliced bananas, butter, and maple syrup.

Lemon Souffle Pancakes
Hard:
Lemon Souffle Pancakes with Raspberry Syrup
1 cup and 2 Tablespoons All-purpose flour
3 Tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
grated zest of 5 lemon
3/4 cup ricotta (or cottage) cheese
6 Tablespoons buttermilk
6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and kept warm
2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 eggs, seperated

For Syrup:
1 1/2 cup corn syrup
1 1/2 cup raspberries
1 1/2 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
non-stick cooking spray
confectioners' sugar (powdered sugar)
fresh mint sprigs, for garnish

In a large bowl, stir together the flower, 1 tablespoon of the sugar, the baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and lemon zest.

In a small bowl, combine the ricotta cheese, buttermilk, melted butter, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and egg yolks and whisk until smooth. Add the yolk mixture to the flour mixture and whisk until smooth. The batter will be quite dense.

In a bowl, using a mixer set on medium speed, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. Sprinkle in the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form. Using a rubber spatula, carefully fold about 1/4 egg whites into batter, then fold in the remaining egg whites. Do not attempt to make the batter completely uniform; a few streaks of egg whites are fine. Cover and refrigerate for up to 1 hour.

For syrup:
In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the corn syrup, raspberries and lemon juice. Bring slowly to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and continue to cook at a bare simmer until a light, crimson-colored syrup forms, about 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and immediately strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing on the berry pulp with the back of a spoon to extract as much of the liquid as possible. Cover to keep warm.

Lightly coat a griddle or a large nonstick frying pan with nonstick cooking spray, then preheat over medium heat for 2-3 minutes. For each pancake spoon about 3/4 cup of the batter into the pan, to form rough cakes about 5 inches in diameter. Do not crowd the pan. Cook until large bubbles form on top, 3-4 minutes longer. Remove from the pan and keep warm while you cook the rest of the pancakes.

To Serve:
Divide the pancakes among warmed individual plates and top with the raspberry syrup. Sprinkle with the confectioners' sugar and garnish with mint sprigs.

Romantic Valentine's Day Dinner - Table Setting

Wonderful job to McCall Alldredge on teaching us how to pull together simple things we have around the house to make our Valentine's Day Dinner truly special with a romantic table setting!


Basic Table Setting:

A little story to remember which side your sliver ware should be set -
"Once there was a Right Princess (spoon) who's father, the Right King (knife) wanted to protect her and his castle (the water glass) from the evil Left Prince (fork) so the Right King kept his sword's blade turned towards the evil Left Prince to keep him away! "

A few Examples for your Viewing Pleasure:


-Be sure to use candles to create a mood. Try them at different heights and in glass to allow for the most reflection.
-Flowers (real or fake) will always add to the feeling of love.
-You can adorn your Valentine's place setting with a special love note or little gift for an added touch.

Below is a great idea from Martha Stewart - gather a few small cups or glasses and arrange them in a heart shape then fill with roses or any flower to create a beautiful centerpiece.
Here are more links for other great ideas:
Better Homes and Gardens - Paper Love Votive Holders
Everyday with Rachel Ray - Flower Centerpiece

Little Additions Make All the Difference:


Sharp Love Note -
This wonderful idea comes from Matthew Mead's book Entertaining Simple. He suggests you wrap a note around the handle of the knife. "Write your note on a strip of paper, then curl it by running the edge of the knife or scissors along the paper, as you would curling ribbon. Attach the left-hand end to the knife handle with tape."








Creative Salt and Pepper -
Here is another fun idea from Mead's Entertaining Simple. Take glass votive holders and fill a pair with salt and pepper.



Elevate Floating Candles -

Grab a pair of goblets or wineglasses and fill them half-way with water. Place a tea light inside and light for a beautiful elevated floating candle.