Food Storage Tips & Tricks

There's a great food storage blog that gives you ideas for your family's food storage -- one week at a time. You get advice on emergency preparedness as well as what products are on sale that particular week and how much you can save, etc. Check it out! The new year is a great time to get re-focused on increasing and maintaining food storage.

Italian Chard Stuffing Recipe - Pork - MyRecipes.com

Italian Chard Stuffing Recipe - Pork - MyRecipes.com

RECIPE EXCHANGE

TUESDAY DEC. 11th AT 6:30 IS THE RECIPE EXCHANGE
IT WILL BE AT DELSA FEIL'S HOME (298-0837)
3748 S BOUNTIFUL BLVD.
PLEASE COME AND HAVE SOME FUN WITH US!
IF YOU WOULD LIKE BRING A MAIN DISH, APPETIZER, SALAD OR A DESSERT.
BRING ENOUGH TO TASTE AND THE RECIPE TO SHARE WITH ALL OF US.
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO MAKE A DISH PLEASE COME AND HAVE FUN WITH US ANYWAYS!!

North Canyon Swim and Tennis Club Membership for Sale

Looking for a well-run, safe, fun environment for your family in the summer? Join the North Canyon Swim and Tennis Club! This club has a limited membership, and I have one available. Call for details: Karen Mordue @ 292-6234

piper & chloe holiday showcase

There's a lot of christmas shopping to be had at the upcoming piper & chloe holiday showcase! So bring your list and shop away while: 1. being inspired by a stylishly and festively decorated home (get a few ideas for decorating your own home!) 2. spending some fun girl time with your best girls 3. letting your children play in the playroom provided--for your peaceful shopping enjoyment. 4. oh, and listening to the best christmas playlist ever created. ever. for reals. We hope to see you there!

Like to Frame Something?

Custom Framing of

Artwork or Mirrors for the Holidays

call Chaton at 299-1144, or 870-9936 cell (Doesn't work at home)

Wholesale Prices!

Thanksgiving Ideas

Want to share ideas for Thanksgiving dinner, that can be done in advance? We're having around 25 people for dinner, and I love to prepare early, if possible. I'd love some ideas. Also, some fun, inexpensive table ideas if you'd want to share.

I read of one chef that always cooks 2 turkeys, one the day of dinner, and another one or two days before. She would make the gravy ahead with the neck. She would slice this turkey on a platter so it was ready, then have the other ready for dinner, but serve some, and have lots of leftovers.


This recipe if froom a friend in Portland who said it is published every year in their newspaper because they get many requests.

Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes

5 lbs. potatoes, peeled and quartered (about 15 medium)
6 oz. light cream cheese
1 c. sour cream
2 tsp. onion pwdr.
1 tsp. salt
2 egg whites, slightly beaten, or 1 egg
1 Tb. butter
Cook potatoes. Mash. Add all ingredients but butter. Spray a 9 x 13 pan, or crock pot. Refrigerate up to 7 days. If using the crock pot, remove from fridge 3 hours before reheating. Dot with butter. Heat on low setting, 3 hours, stirring once or twice.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone...

if it's your year to bring a dish somewhere else...ENJOY!!!!

The Forgotten Carols Christmas Concert

Hi everyone!
This year, Woods Cross High School Concert Choir will be performing with The Forgotten Carols Christmas Concert on December 1 at the Dee Events Center. Tickets are now available. Go to the Dee Events Center's website and order tickets soon! Students in our neighborhood will be singing! Tickets are selling out fast!

Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert

Sign up for random drawing for tickets to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert!
Just go to lds.org/events. The celebrities invited this year is Brian Stokes Mitchell (Broadway and PBS star) and Edward Hermann (who played grandfather on Gilmore Girls).
It should be a fun night!

Holiday Traditions

As the holidays approach each year, I start to think about our family traditions to make the holiday special. I think it is fun to share traditions and hear what other families do. What is a holiday tradition that your family has?

A Christmas tradition that our family has is we do not put names on the presents under the tree, instead each present has a number. Only I have the master list of who the numbers belong to. This solved a problem of children counting how many presents belonged to them compared to their siblings or having a curious child open and rewrap their gift. The other thing that I like is we avoid the free-for-all on Christmas morning where everyone rips open their presents without waiting for their turn or seeing what someone else received. We each take turns selecting the gift and I look at my list for the number and the person who it belongs to opens it. After all the time and effort I spend to buy and wrap the gifts, it allows me time to savor the moment and hear what they think when they open their present.

A Word of Caution

Last night our car, which was in the driveway, was broken into. It was around 1 am when our neighbor noticed two guys walking up the street checking things out in the neighborhood. They looked at his son's car and then came across the street and proceeded with their damage, breaking in the window. He yelled and started to chase them but they made it to their car down the street and got away. They were around 18-19 yrs. one had very short hair. The police said they probably were intending to steal the car. Keep your eyes open and watch out for one another. We sure appreciated it!

Attention Twilighters!

Only 18 more days until the long anticipated movie, Twilight comes to theaters! I have been anxiously awaiting November 21st for a long while now and it's almost here! So, if you loved the books as much as I did, I'd recommend reserving your tickets NOW before the seats are gone! Go to http://www.megaplextheatres.com/ For those of you who haven't read these books by Stephanie Meyer, they are a fun read! I'd highly recommend them!

cooking in fall

Fall draws me to my kitchen...I love the warmth and smells of fall baking. I have found some WONDERFUL recipes perfect for fall!

butternut squash ravioli (from Costco) with a Balsamic brown butter (recipe here)- this was amazing...my kids ate every bite and wanted more the next day...I was so surprised they loved the sauce as much as I did! (They are normally afraid of anything different.)

my new favorite cookie: pumpkin cookies with penuche frosting (recipe here). I have been craving them since I made them...last week!

pumpkin cinnamon rolls: these (recipe here) were really fun to make. yeast usually intimidates me- but I did it! I love Heather's family recipe blog!

I hope if you try any of these that you like them as much as I did!

Solutions

I found a great catalog that carries all kinds of unusual but necessary things. I had a copper sink installed in my kitchen this summer and have been disheartened to see scratches appearing. I haven't been able to find in stores an attractive pad to put in the bottom of the sink. But I finally found a clear, nice looking one at Solutions.com. I was glad to find it. They have all kinds of stuff.

Purpose of this blog

This is a blog set up for the sole purpose of uniting our neighborhood and community. This is a blog that you can participate in if you wish, or just have fun reading! It's up to you! No pressure! There are so many women with brilliant ideas and useful information and we want to hear about it! This isn't the place for political, racial, or religious opinions, just light, fun and positive remarks! I hope you enjoy your visit to this little blog that allows us to "talk around the block!"

A great holiday book to read!

The book by Richard Paul Evans called "The Gift" is an excellent read!
He also has the book "Grace" out which we are reading too!
Happy Reading!

Fitness Class Boot Camp Style

Lauretta gets all the credit for this one, but I thought I'd post it here. She has been doing this boot camp class and after talking to her I decided to give it a go. It is put on by FitCore Fitness (here's the link: http://fitcorefit.com) and is held at the Flips Gymnastics building here in Bountiful. I know several of our neighbors have tried these boot camp classes before and really liked the results. After talking to Lauretta and others I decided to go with FitCore as the pricing seemed better than the other company in our area and people seemed pleased with them.

My first class was last night and I will say it was tough for me, but I figure tough gets results. This week is free to try for anyone who wants to. It normally runs for 6 weeks, but they are offering a holiday special where you get 3 weeks free for a total of 9 weeks. Anyone interested in getting in shape or maybe just upping their game or looking for a twist to their workouts should check out the website. Thanks to Lauretta for telling me about it!

Wanted: Boutique vendors

Seeking vendors/crafters for Holiday Showcase/Boutique to be held in Farmington, December 5 and 6. Space is limited, if you are interested act quickly. Email inquiries and picture of product/s to vendor coordinator, Tiffany at http://www.tnl1833@hotmail.com/ See blog at piper&chloe.blogspot

Questions call Pam Schmidt 295-6201

Piano for sale!

Are you or anyone you know looking to purchase a piano? Kathy Fisher has a beautiful, well cared for Kohler and Campbell piano that she would love to find a good home for! They bought it new in 1978 and have meticulously cared for it since. It has no scratches, dings, or broken keys! The top opens up for added volume. Bench included. They are asking $1200 or best offer. Call Kathy if you are interested! 295.7499

a new tradition...

I really LOVE family traditions! I think I want to start this one...
ebelskivers from Williams and Sonoma

photo courtesy of Williams-Sonoma.com

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/sku6126122/index.cfm?cm_src=RCP
The pecan pumpkin filling sounds so good! I'm getting hungry!

Em's

If you want a scrumptious meal in a really cute, quaint restaurant, that isn't far from home, I'd highly recommend Em's Restaurant near Capitol Hill! About a month ago I asked some friends (Kristen Holm and Joyce Smith) where Kelly and I should take Kelly's mom for dinner for her birthday. They both raved about Em's and I'd never heard of the place! This is probably because Em's is tucked away in a residential neighborhood west of the Pioneer Museum, 271 North Center, to be exact. You've got to try it! They have outdoor dining too for warmer days or nights! Small and intimate, stylish and fresh. Love it! Hint: the duck is amazing, also the Gnocchi appetizer! Here's their phone #596.0566 Bon Appetit!