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If you have something you want to do or a great idea for an enrichment let us know. Add it to the comment section at the bottom of the post.

Friendship Soup

Here is the recipe for the soup in a jar that we made. That was so fun. If you gave your soup away you have to make some for your family...it is so yummy and makes a ton.

Friendship Soup Mix in a Jar
SUBMITTED BY: Bea PHOTO BY: Spicy Italian
" INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
• 1/2 cup dry split peas
• 1/3 cup beef bouillon granules
• 1/4 cup pearl barley
• 1/2 cup dry lentils
• 1/4 cup dried onion flakes
• 2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
• 1/2 cup uncooked long-grain white rice
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 cup uncooked alphabet pasta
DIRECTIONS
1. In a 1 1/2 pint jar, layer the split peas, bouillon, barley, lentils, onion flakes, Italian seasoning, rice, and bay leaves. Wrap the pasta in plastic wrap, and place in the jar. Seal tightly.
2. Attach a label to the jar with the following instructions: Friendship Soup ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS: 1 pound ground beef, black pepper to taste, garlic powder to taste, 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes - undrained, 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste, and 3 quarts water. TO PREPARE SOUP: Remove pasta from top of jar, and set aside. In a large pot over medium heat, brown beef with pepper and garlic; drain excess fat. Add diced tomatoes, tomato paste, water, and soup mix. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover, and simmer for 45 minutes. Stir in the pasta, cover, and simmer 15 to 20 minutes, or until the pasta, peas, lentils and barley are tender.

October and November

October

Oct 1: Waffle Wed at Paulettes at 10 am. Bring toppings if you have them.

Oct 8: Scrapbooking at Kara's at 7 pm

Oct 23: Visiting teaching conference at BDSC 6- 8:45

Oct 28: Sign Language class at Evelyn's at 7 pm

Oct 30: Knitting at Eva's at 7:30

November

Nov 5: Waffle wed pending

Nov 12: scrapbooking at Kara's at 7pm

Nov 16: Food night TBA

Nov 20: Knitting at Eva's 7:30

Nov 27: Big quarter

BIG QUARTERLY ENRICHMENT

"Charity Never Faileth"

When: Sept. 18
Where: Bonnie Doon Stake Center.
time : 6:30
Dinner will be at the beggining, then we have some great activities planned.
Casual dress.

September 2008

Waffle Wed
When: Sept. 3
Where: Paulette' house
time: 10:00 am
bring toppings if you have them, but if you don't have any come anyways.
Kids are welcome.

Scrapbook Night
When: Sept. 10
Where: Kara Anderson's house
time: 7:00 pm
Bring supplies and your pictures
Kara also has supplies you can use.

Knitting club
When: Eve Jesen's house
time: 7:30 pm
bring supplies if you have them but if not still come

Sign language class
When: Sept. 30
time: 7:00 pm
Where: Eveyln's house

July

July 17: Knitting club
where: Eva's house
time: 7:30
bring needles and yarn if you have them.

July 23: Scrapbook night
where: Kara's house
time: 7:00

There will be a big enrichment night towards the end of the month.....more details coming soon.

Nutrition night

Thanks for all who came to our class on Nutrition last night. Erin did an excellent job teaching us about good health. We learned how to properly feed our families, infants, nutrition during pregnancy, proper steps for weight loss and how to eat healthy and follow the Canadian Food guide. It was really fun and a big thanks to Erin for her time. Erin gave us a recipe that is her families favorite and is very healthy and quick to make. I will post it and I have a favorite that I will post as well. If any of you have a healthy meal that you want to share you can contact me and I will post it on our site.

7 seas Casserole

2 cans of cream of mushroom soup
2 2/3 cup water
1 t lemon juice
1/4 t salt
1/8 t pepper
2 2/3 c minute rice
1 can tuna
1 cup of frozen peas

Mix soup, water, lemon juice, salt and pepper in pot and bring to boil. Pour 1/2 soup mixture in bottom of casserole dish. Alternate 3 layers of rice, peas, tuna. Poor remaining soup over rice. Cover with 1 c cheese. Bake 350 degrees for 20 min. After 10 min take out and stir.

From Erin Dudley


Spinach Smoothie ( Shrek drink)

Blender full of fresh spinach
16 ice cubes
3/4 cup of soy milk ( I use regular milk if I don't have soy)
1 frozen banana
1/4 can of frozen pineapple juice.

This is a bright green smoothie and if I tell me kids it is a Shrek drink they drink it no problem. They actually love them and have them all the time. They taste so good.

From Laura Leavitt