More New Sisters!

Cheryl has three children, likes cooking, parties and lots of other things. She plans to be in the ward a long time.

Diana spoke in church a couple of Sundays ago and did a fabulous job. She can speak Spanish and something interesting about her is that she went to boarding school.

Meredith likes crafts, reading, and math. She grew up in Canada and will be going to school in September.

Pamela likes cake decorating and she loves to travel and discover the history of different places.

Mary plays the flute and speaks Japanese. She likes scrapbooking, music, and softball. She says she doesn't get embarrassed very easily.

Annie plays the piano, enjoys music, literature, family, and traveling. She is originally from Salt Lake and she recently got married.

Meg plays the violin and can speak Latvian because she went a mission there. She enjoys running and writing.

Mindy enjoys sports, snowboarding, mountain biking, and traveling. She played rugby for BYU and loves humanitarian traveling.

Greek Recipes

Tzatziki  Sauce

1-2 large cucumbers

16 oz. plain yogurt

1TBS minced garlic
2TBS olive oil
1TBS lemon Juice

Peel, seed and grate cucumber.  Put in colander with salt and set in sink.  Mix the rest of the ingredients in blender.  Put yogurt mixture in bowl, press as much water out of cucumber as possible and fold into the yogurt mixture. 

Serving ideas: with grilled meat, fresh vegetables, or Pita Chips, or as a sauce for gyros.      

For best results: strain yogurt for a couple hours with cheese cloth. This does not change the taste just makes the sauce thicker

Garlic Hummus

8-12 cloves garlic roasted
2 cans garbanzo beans
¼ C. tahini paste(found at health food store)
1 ½ t Cumin
2-4T olive oil
1/4 c. lemon juice
1 1/2 tsp. salt 

Roast garlic in toaster oven for about five minutes.  Combine everything except olive oil in food processor.  Once everything is well mixed add olive oil at the end slowly to achieve desired consistency.

Baklava

Pastry:
1 lb walnuts finely chopped
½ C. Sugar
2tsp. cinnamon
1 C. butter melted
1 pkg phyllo dough(found next to pie crust in freezer section)

Sauce:
1 C sugar
1 C water
1 TBSP Lemon juice
1 C honey
½ Tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 300

Combine and set aside walnuts sugar and cinnamon

Using pastry brush lightly brush bottom of 9X13 pan with melted butter.  Now you roll out the phyllo dough use a slightly damp cloth to keep the dough covered so it does not dry out, but make sure it is not too wet or the sheets of dough will stick together.  Place a layer of dough in the pan and brush with butter repeat six times.  Sprinkle 1 cup nut mixture on top.

Cut remaining dough sheets in half.  Using half sheets layer and butter the sheets eight times making sure to rotate where the uncovered area of the sheet is. Sprinkle evenly 1 cup nut mixture.  Repeat process until you have four layers of nuts.  Then layer the remaining dough with butter.  Cut pastry in desired shape (it does not cut well after baking because it is too fragile).  Bake for one hour until golden brown.

15 minutes before baklava is done mix together the sugar, water, and lemon juice in a small sauce pan.  Cook for 15 minutes over medium high heat stirring occasionally.  Remove from heat and add the honey and vanilla stir until combined.

Remove Baklava  from the oven and pour the sauce over it.  Let the sauce soak through preferably over night and then serve to your friends and neighbors so you do not eat the entire pan.  Also do not refrigerate it is a middle Eastern dish and is meant to be questionable when eaten.

Be a Greek Goddess In Your Kitchen

Tuesday, May 18th @ 7pm, Sister McClellan will be teaching us all some fabulous Greek recipes at her house.  If you signed up to bring something, this your reminder! καλή όρεξη or kali orex (Greek for bon appetit)!

How has visiting teaching blessed your life?

"We visit teach because we've made covenants with the Lord, and they are fulfilled as we share our hearts and souls. We visit teach to extend charity, which is the "highest, noblest, strongest kind of love." Visiting teaching is all about family. As we show charity to those we serve, we become family by affection. We all belong to the Lord's family, and when we serve sisters—and through them their families—we strengthen the family as designed in the heavens...Regular visits, phone calls, notes in the mail, treats, a visit at church, a gathering of several sisters, a lunch meeting, all can be incorporated into visiting teaching. Keep in mind that flexibility addresses when, where, and how but does not discount the importance of watchcare."
(Bonnie Parkin, 2003,Visiting Teaching: The Heart and Soul of Relief Society)

Great strength can be found in the testimony of other sisters. Share your testimony and experiences of visiting teaching by posting a comment below.

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"The ability to qualify for, receive, and act on personal revelation is the single most important skill that can be acquired in this life."

Julie B. Beck, April 2010 General Conference, "And upon the Handmaids in Those Days Will I Pour Out My Spirit"

Cream of the Crop

Today, May 4th @ 6:30, a gardening class will be held in Sis. Patrick's backyard.  Come learn more about how to make your garden grow!

Cinco de Mayo Ward Activity

Come celebrate Cinco de Mayo with the ward this Friday, May 7th @ 6 pm.  Weather permitting it will be held outside the church (if bad weather inside).  It will be a potluck, so bring a Mexican dish to share.  Enjoy food, music, and socializing.  Hope to see you all there!

Get your Exercise and Play On!

Each Wednesday there will be a park play group at 10:30 a.m. For infomation on location contact Sis. Hopkins.

Each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning stake aerobics will be held in our church building.  Beginning with cardio at 9 am (step, zumba, kickboxing, hi-low, and dance aerobics) and then from 10 to 10:30 will be yoga, pilates, and power stretching.  Children are welcome!