You are the "Spice" that adds flavor to our Relief Society!

November 17th at 6:30pm we would like to celebrate all the sisters in our ward that bring their unique talents and personalities to our Relief Society, and just like spices added to your favorite dish, bring that special flavor to our ward! We love each of you and are grateful for the "spice" you bring into our Relief Society. There will be a yummy dinner and some fun entertainment! Bring something to share that adds spice to your life - something you are good at, something you enjoy, something that represents your unique personality!

We hope to see all of you there!!

Thursday June 16th - Change to activity

There has been a change to Thursday June 16th's activity. We will be doing a service auction, and it will be held at the church. We will start at 7:00pm and need all of you talented and giving sisters to bring something you can auction off, or come with an idea of some service you can provide another sister in the ward to auction off! This night should be a lot of fun and a great way to do something nice for someone else! There will be a nursery provided as well as some yummy refreshments! We hope to see you there!

Cheap Summer Fun

Come join us on Thursday May 19th at 7:00pm (at the church) for our Relief Society Activity! There will be a lot of great information on saving this summer, not only on groceries, but on some fun & inexpensive summer activities! We will have refreshments and a nursery! Please come, and bring a friend!!

Park Pointe Relief Society University!

Congratulations! We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted as a student at Relief Society University! You will receive credit towards your graduation by registering for classes. Your class choices will include Budgeting, Wills and Trusts, First Aid/Emergency Preparedness, Responsible use of Media, Strengthening Marriage, Couponing, Budget Vacations and Spiritual Health.

The 2011 R.S.U school year will be announced at a later date.

Emma's Garden party

"Emma Smith was the first Relief Society president, ordained on March 17, 1842. She set the model for compassionate service and charity that the sisters quickly followed. She encouraged and inspired the sisters of Nauvoo to do good works."

Please join us for a fun evening celebrating the Relief Society's Birthday. We will begin at 6:30pm with dinner and we will be blessed to have some special visitors come join us! We look forward to seeing you there!

*There will also be a Nursery provided

Relief Society Activity March 17th - 6:30pm Emma's Garden Party

The Relief Society Activity for March is going to be great!! We will be celebrating the Relief Society's birthday with some of it's past Presidents. Please plan to attend - there will be a dinner served, and a nursery provided.

Thursday March 17th
6:30pm
at the church building

Chocolate Appreciation

Thank you to all who attended the "Chocolate Appreciation" activity last week! It was such a fun way to get to know each other and to have some fun! We will be posting the recipes that were brought to the activity over the next few weeks so you can all enjoy them! A special thanks to Michelle Williams for handling the games with grace and tact!!

Back to Basics - Cooking

In January we had an excellent Relief Society activity on cooking basics. We thank all the sisters who came to participate in this activity as well as those that presented! We had some great ideas, and we look forward to posting all of the recipes we recieved. We will be posting those over the next few weeks. Thanks to Amber Daniels for her ideas on cooking for 1 or 2 people! Wendy Paul for demonstrating an easy weeknight meal of Beef Brisket, Steak Fries & Coleslaw - we also thank you for the samples! And a BIG Thanks to our Relief Society Activities board: Kalley Hardman for her ideas on meal planning & budgeting, Michelle Williams for her ideas on meal planning and to Kale Snyder for conducting, her idea for the activity, and her putting the whole activity together! We also thank everyone who brought food to share and a thanks to the Elders Quorum for helping us out in the Nursery! It was such a fun evening!!

January 20th - Back to Basics 6:30pm

Come join us January 20th, 6:30pm at the church for a cooking demonstration! Topics to include One dish meals, 5 ingredients or less, Meal planning and budgeting, cooking for 2, crockpot cooking ideas, and 30 minute meals. Come even if you are an experienced cook and share some of your great ideas!!

Hats off to Women!

This is a reminder of our Relief Society activity TOMORROW night at 6:30pm in the Relief Society Room. There will be dinner and a short program. Please plan to join us, and bring a friend!! There will also be a nursery provided.

52 Weeks to Preparedness - Week 19

Week 19 - Rolled otas, corn meal, wheat, grains. Get whatever your family loves.

REMINDER - Relief Society Temple Trip is tomorrow - Sept 16th

The Relief Society Temple Trip is tomorrow Sept 16th! We will be doing the 6:40pm endowment session, or you are more than welcome to attend another session or another ordinance. (Don't forget there is also the Ward Sealing Group this Friday if you are interested). If you are in need of a ride to the temple, please contact a member of the Relief Society Presidency.

Relief Society SUPER Saturday!!

We will be having a SUPER SATURDAY activity coming up on October 9th! There will be breakfast served and lots of crafts and activities to sign up for! Look for  blog posts on the individual items that will be available to do on that Saturday, as well as an item that can be ordered for delivery that Saturday. All money and sign-ups need to be turned in to Kale Snyder by September 26th.

August's Relief Society Activity

Thank you to all those who helped plan, who donated to, and who came to our Harvest activity. We were able to learn some new techniques on home-made yogurt, dehyrdating, canning, flash-freezing, and vacuum food storage methods. It was a fun night and we were able to enjoy some yummy samples!

Recipe - Fruit Pizza

Here is a recipe for a "plain" fruit pizza - if you would prefer no chocolate (but why would you?)
Fruit Pizza

Crust
1 yellow cake mix
1 stick melted butter
1 egg
Mix and pat in a pizza pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 7 minutes.

Topping
8 oz. Cream cheese
½ c powdered sugar
2 tsp lemon juice
1 tub cool whip
Mix frosting together and spread over cooled crust.

Top with any kind of cut up fruit: strawberries, raspberries, kiwi, bananas, etc.

Recipe - Chocolate Fruit Pizza

Here is the recipe for the DELIcIOUS Chocolate Fruit Pizza served at our July Relief Society Activity!
Chocolate Fruit Pizza

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) 60% vegetable oil spread
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon HERSHEY'S Cocoa, divided
• 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Syrup, divided
• 1 package (8 oz.) nonfat cream cheese
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries or other fruit
• 1/4 cup HERSHEY'S Strawberry Syrup

1. Heat oven to 325°F. Lightly grease 12-inch pizza pan.
2. Beat vegetable oil spread, granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla until creamy. Add 1/2 cup cocoa; beat well. Gradually add flour and 1/4 cup chocolate syrup, beating until well combined. Press dough evenly into prepared pan, forming cookie crust. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until set. Cool completely.
3. Prepare filling by combining cream cheese, powdered sugar, remaining 1 tablespoon cocoa and remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Spread over crust to within 1-inch of edge. Cover; refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour.
4. Just before serving, place sliced strawberries/fruit on top; drizzle with remaining 1/4 cup chocolate syrup and strawberry syrup. Serve immediately, cut into slices. 12 servings.

Our spiritual purses are full!

We had a wonderful activity this past week. We were spiritually fed! Even though the attendance was small, I know that the spirit was there and each person in attendance learned something new, made some goals, and also had some fun!
See what our Spiritual Mall had to offer!

Thanks again to our FABULOUS Relief Society Board for all the hard work you put into this activity! It was A LOT of fun and very informative!!

Come fill your purse with Spiritual Preparedness!

This month's Relief Society Activity has been moved to July 22nd - and it is going to be a GREAT one! We will be "shopping" around for all things Spiritual. You will be given instructions, enlightenment, education and fun all in one evening! Please plan to join us at 7:00pm! The dress is casual, and there will be refreshments served. Bring your friends along, as it is always more fun to go shopping with friends!

Outdoor Cooking Methods - Tin Foil Dinner

Here are a few links to get some ideas and helps with Outdoor Cooking:

http://www.macscouter.com/cooking/docs/FoilCook.pdf

http://www.razzledazzlerecipes.com/camping-recipes/tin-foil-dinners.htm

http://www.outdoorcookingmagic.com/12-ways-to-spice-up-foil-dinners/

http://www.outdoorcookingmagic.com/make-cook-foil-dinners/

http://papadutch.home.comcast.net/

http://www.thefarm.org/charities/i4at/surv/cookingf.htm

http://www.justpeace.org/buddyburner.htm

http://www.sunoven.com/

Outdoor Cooking Methods - Relief Society Activity

We would like to thank the members of our Relief Society Board for a WoNDerFuL activity last Thursday! We learned several new methods of cooking in case our power/stoves are out. Cooking in a Dutch oven, in a Rocket Stove, Tin Foil dinners and cooking in a fire, using a solar oven and using a small propane burner are some great ways to make your family dinner!

Thank you to everyone who shared their talents and their food!