Saturday, January 30, 2010

Cedar Mill Stake RS "Stockin Up" Event

CAN we tell you a FEW things more about our "Stockin-Up" Event?


Men are WELCOME to come!

Come as EARLY as 6:30 pm - to get a good seat - to MEET Wendy DeWitt
AND
to check-out our displays!

Three DISPLAYS on hand...
#1 Wooden storage rack holds two 55-gallon WATER barrels.
#2 Alternate COOKING source - Uses minimum fuel.
#3 How-To Demonstration - Using a Food Saver to store food in a jar.

Blog under construction: cedarmillsprepared.blogspot.com!
Check it out after Feb. 5th for Wendy's booklet on her system and other Food Storage & Emergency Preparedness info!

Event Details
Cedar Mill Stake Relief Society Conference
Cedar Mill Stake Center - Feb. 5th 7:00 p.m. in the Cultural Hall - Casual Dress

Putting the foods you love into food storage!

Hope we CAN see you there!
Cedar Mill Stake Relief Society Presidency
Jeanne Hansen Cecily Kiester Leigh Anne Wilkes Tricia Jensen

Friday, January 29, 2010

Food Storage Recipes

These are some of the recipes from our Food Storage Favorites night. Thank you to those who made it and shared their delicious meals! I know there were many other women at the activity with great recipes not on this page. If you don't see your recipe here please email it to me at mccauleyrach@gmail.com. Thanks, Rachael


White Chili

Lacie Banton


1 T olive oil
1 lb. cubed chicken
1/4 c. chopped onion
1 c. chicken broth
4 1/2 oz can green chilies
1 t. garlic powder
1 t. cumin
1/2 t. dried oregano
1/2 t. cilantro
1/8 t. red pepper
19 oz can or 2 1/2 c. white beans

*Garnish with shredded monterey jack cheese

Soak Beans in water overnight. In the morning cook on low for 4 hours. Heat oil in a large saucepan over high heat add chicken and cook 4-5 minutes, stirring often. Remove chicken with slotted spoon. Add onion to pan; saute 2 minutes. Stir in broth, green chilies and spices; simmer 2 minutes. Add chicken and beans; simmer 5 additional minutes. Garnish with cheese before serving.





Chocolate Revel Bars
Lacie Banton

1 c. butter
2 1/2 c. flour
2 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
4 t. vanilla
1 t. vanilla
1 t. soda
3 c. oats

Melt chocolate mixture together:
1 pkg. chocolate chips
1 can sweetened condensed milk

Mix dough ingredients, spread 2/3 dough on cake pan; pour warm chocolate mixture over dough; drop remaining dough on top. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.





Peach Cobbler

1 c. sugar
1 c. flour
3/4 c. milk
1 stick butter
1 can peaches (19 oz) undrained

Melt butter in 9x12 glass baking dish. Mix sugar, flour and milk. Pour mix over melted butter. Add peaches over mix. Do not stir. Bake at 375 for 40-45 minutes.



Grandma's Chicken Stew
Chelan Allen

2 cans (14 oz) chicken broth
1 can (14 oz) vegetable broth
1 can (10 oz) white meat chicken undrained
3/4 c shredded carrots
4 c. wide egg noodles
salt and pepper to taste

Bring broth to boiling in a large soup pot or saucepan. Add carrots, noodles, chicken, and juice; cover pot and bring back to a b oil. Uncover pot, season, and cook 6 minutes more. Serves 4.



Chicken and White Bean Chili
Ruthann Eucker

Saute in 2 T olive oil until tender:
1 small onion diced
1/2 t. garlic
1/2 orange pepper diced

Add;
1 can green chili peppers
1 T chili pepper
1 T cumin
1 T cilantro
1 pint canned chicken with juice

Stir together and add:
5-6 c. cooked white beans
2 c. water and 2 chicken boullion cubes
Salt to taste
Simmer 20 minutes or until flavors blend


Taco Soup
Darla Green

2 chicken breasts
1 t. chili powder
1 small onion, diced
?t. cumin
1 c. water
? t. crushed garlic
16 o can stewed tomatoes
dash of red pepper
14-16 oz can black beans
14-16 oz can corn
small can sliced olives
tortilla chips
grated cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Simmer chicken and onion in water until cooked. Dice chicken. Add (with all juices) the tomatoes, beans, corn, olives, chili powder, cumin, garlic, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper. Simmer 15 minutes. Spoon into soup bowls. Top with tortilla chips and grated cheese.


To make Taco Soup using only food storage items substitute

for the: substitute:
onion 1 tsp onion powder
garlic 1/4 t. garlic powder
tortilla chips 1T. coarsley ground cornmeal (simmered w other ingredients)
chicken breast Omit (as I did) or use canned chicken


Salsa Chicken
Rachael McCauley

1 jar salsa
4 chicken breasts or 2 cans chicken
1 can corn
1 can black beans
corn tortillas or tortilla chips
cheese (opt)
sour cream (opt)

Put chicken and salsa in crockpot, cook on low for 3-4 hours (1-2 hours if canned chicken). Add black beans and corn the last hour. Cook tortillas in a pan on stovetop with a little oil and salt to make into tacos, add cheese and sour cream OR serve with tortilla chips, cheese and sour cream.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Catch the vision about Food Storage!

Come see Wendy DeWitt,
Food Storage Specialist,

at our Stockin' Up Event.


Place to be seen . . .

Stake Center Cultural Hall

Friday, Feb 5th 7 pm Casual Dress


Will we see you there?

Stake Relief Society Presidency

Jeanne Hansen Cecily Kiester Leigh Anne Wilkes Tricia Jensen

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Food Storage Favorites Night

Thursday, January 14th at 6:30 we are having our first Relief Society Activity for 2010! We hope you will join us at our Food Storage Favorites Night. Please bring a dish made from your food storage ingredients to share (or ingredients that could be in a food storage). Also, bring 1 copy of your recipe for those who would like their own copies of it! I know what you make will be wonderful! For those of us that are a little delayed in keeping and using a great food storage I've got some sources for you! I checked these websites and they seemed to have some great ideas, some easy and delicious options! It made me hungry just looking at all the delicious potential food storage recipes! Here they are:

Meridian Magazine
Mormon Chic
Be Prepared
Food Storage Made Easy

Happy Cooking! We hope you can make it to the activity!

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Stake Relief Society Temple Information

Stake Relief Society temple sessions for 2010 will be on the first Wednesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. and on the third Saturday of each month at 7:00 a.m. The Saturday sessions are new for 2010; hopefully some of you who aren't able to attend on weekdays will find this more convenient.

Also, the temple baptistry has started a new open baptistry program from 4:00-5:00 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays to serve individuals and families.

January 14 Relief Society Activity

On Thursday, January 14, we will be having a potluck dinner at the church at 7:00. Make something that uses some of your food storage items and get new ideas for easy and tasty meals that use stored goods. Please bring one copy of your recipe, and we will post all of the food storage recipes on our blog. Thank you to Marah Cluff for this idea!