New Schedule!!!!!

Cooking and Preparedness Class

October 2009 – October 2010

All classes will be held on the 2^nd Tuesday of each month at 9:30 a.m.

2009

October – Freezer Meals taught by Julie Cox at the home of Julie Cox.

November – Delicious Homemade Pies

Taught by Sarah Smith at the home of Sarah Smith

December – Being organized with meal planning.

2010

January – Crockpot Meals, A great thing to learn about as our meeting time moves to 1:00 p.m.

Taught by Sharon Painter at the home of Diana Basham

February – How to make and buy non-processed snack foods that are kid friendly.

March – Coupon shopping

April – Mexican Cooking

May – Thai cooking

Taught by Darilyn May and her step mom, Ladda.

June – Taffy Pulling

Taught by Annette Bell at the home of Annette Bell.

July – We be Jammin! Come learn how to make homemade Jam.

August – Spices and Herbs

Taught by Merilee Cameron at the home of Merilee Cameron

September – 72 hour kits

Taught by Diana Basham at the home of Diana Basham

October – Homemade Bread

Taught by LaFawn Smith at the home of LaFawn Smith

Best Buys this Week

Best Buys This Week - Sept. 14

Fred Meyer Sept 13-19

Red/Green/Black Grapes 88c/lb
Navel Oranges 98c/lb
Leaf Lettuce 5/$5
Green Pepper/Cucumber 2/$1
French Bread 2/$1
FM Lg Grade AA dozen Eggs 5/$5
FM Facial Tissue, 75-160 sheets 5/$5
Cantaloupe 38c/lb
FM Y Yogurt 10/$4
FM 16 oz Sour Cream/Cottage Cheese 99c
Mom's Best 12-16 oz Natural Cereal $1.89
1' Sub Sandwich $5

w/ad coupon

FM 1/2 gal Milk/ OJ !0/$!0 (10)
Kroger 2# Assorted Cheese $3.99 (2)
FM 9# Charcoal $1.99 (2)
Kraft Mac & Cheese 2/$1 (10)
Tillamook 1# Butter 2/$3 (4)
FM Nice'n Soft 12 dbl/24 sgl roll Bath Tissue $3.99 (2)

Safeway

w/store card Campbell's Chicken Noodle/Tomato Soup 2/$1
Assorted GM Cereals 4/$6
(Buy 4, receive coupon for Free box of Capri Sun)
Red/Green/Black Grapes 88c/lb
2# Lucerne Shredded/Chunk Cheese $3.99
Lucerne/Safeway Select Ice Cream $2.99
Safeway Lemon Meringue Pie $3.99
Safeway Cream Pie $4.99
Safeway Boston Cream Pie $5.99
Fri/Sat sale Oscar Mayer Meat Wieners 99c
8 pc Fried Dark Meat Chicken $4.99
Hass Avocado 68c

Thriftway
Anjou Pears 79c/lb
Broccoli/Cauliflower 69c/lb
5# Russet Potatoes 88c
Jumbo Mushrooms $2.99/lb
Organic Celery 49c/lb
Assorted Pork Loin Chops $1.39/lb
12 ct Apple Cider Donuts $2.99
Fri/Sat sale 85% Lean Ground Beef $1.99/lb
w/ad coupon Gal Thriftway/WF Milk $2/$3 (2)
+ $10 Purchase

Haggen

10# Russet Potatoes $1.27 (2)
Hass Avocados 49c
Haggen Premier Ice Cream $2.99 (2)
Frest Whole Steelhead Salmon $3.97/lb
Roma Tomatoes/Brussels Sprouts $1/lb
Assorted Greens/Spinach 69c ea.
w/ad coupon Haggen gal Milk $1.79 (2)
$2 off Any Bakery Purchase


Albertsons

Campbell's Tomato/Chicken Noodle Soup 2/$1
Green Grapes 98c/lb
Albertsons18 ct lg AA Eggs $1.59
Pillsbury 5# Flour 2/$3
Fri/Sat sale 85% lean Ground Beef $1.88/lb

Good buys

Good Buys This Week - Sept. 7

Fred Meyer Sept. 6-12

Peachs/Nectarines 79c/lb
Broccoli Crowns/Cauliflower 78c/lb
Dole Bananas 47c/lb
Radishes/Green Onion 2/88c
Zucchini/Yellow Squash 89c/lb
Fresh Jumbo pack Fryer Breasts 98c/lb
Fresh Alaskan Whole Silver Salmon $4.99/l
Jumbo E-Z peel 26-30/lb Shrimp $4.99

w/ ad coupon

Vita*Bee Bread/FM Peanut Butter/Preserves 10/$10
FM Tuna 3/$1 (3)
FM 64oz Apple Juice 99c (3)
Variety of Quaker Cereal 2/$3 (4)
FM Salad Dressing 10/$10 (10)
Mountain Dairy Gal Milk/FM O J 3/$5 (3)
Kroger 8 oz American Singles Cheese 88c (4)
Campbell's Chicken noodle/Tomato Soup 2/$1 (10)
Minute Maid 10 pack Coolers 3/$4 (6)
Private Selection Ice Cream 2/$4 (4)
Land O' Frost 10 oz Lunch Meat 3/$5

Safeway Sept. 9-15

w/store card
Country Style Pork Ribs 99c/lb
Fryer Drumsticks/Thighs 99c/lb
Gala Apples 78c/lb

w/ad coupon+ $20 purchase
Nabisco Saltine Crackers $1.29 (3)
Safeway 2 # Jumbo Peanuts $2.99 (2)
Safeway Hot Dog/Hamburger Buns 79c (1)
2 # bag Eating Right Mini Peeled Carrots 99c (2)
Lucrne 18-ct Lg Eggs $1.49 (1)
Lucerne/Safeway Ice cream $1.99 (1)
Chef Boyardee Canned Pasta 79c (4)
Post Honey Bunches of Oats 4/$6 (4)
Palmolive Dish Detergent 20-25 oz $1.99 (1)

Fri/Sat sale
14 oz Mission Tortillo Chips 99c (1)
Safeway 8 ct Giant Hamburger Buns 99c
5 # Cementines Tangerines $4.88

Thriftway

Fresh Wild Coho Salmon $3.99/lb
Fresh Fryer Thighs/Drumsticks 99c/lb
Boneless Whole Beef Top Sirlion $1.99/lb
10 # Bag Boneless Chicken Breast $1.49/lb
Gala Apples 89c/lb
Broccoli 89c/lb
Vine Tomatoes 99c/lb
Red/Green Grapes 88c/lb
Bartlet Pears 69c/lb

w/ad coupon

Western family 8 oz shredded cheese 4/$5 (4)
Wetern Family 32 oz Cottage Cheese $1.99 (2)

w/ad coupon+10 purchase


FranzBread 99c (1)
Tillamook Med Cheddar Cheese $3.99 (1)

Fri-Sat sale
Advantage Pack Fresh Bone-In Fryer Breast 99c/lb
Bananas 39c/lb Haggen
Gala Apples 85c/lb
Hot House Tomatoes $1/lb
Broccoli/Cauliflower 79c/lb
Leaf Lettuce/Spinach 89c
Hass Avocado 69c
Zucchini/Assortd Hard Squash 79c/lb
Yoplait Yogurt 20/$10
1/2 gal Haggen Milk 89c (4)

w/ad coupon

Haggen Dozen lg Eggs 99c (2)
Fri/Sat sale
Haggen 18oz Peanut Butter $1.19 (1)
Haggen Pan Bread $1.49 (2)
Haggen 6 Double-Rolls'Specially Soft Bath Tissue $2.35 (1)
Tillamook 2 # Med Cheddar cheese $4.99 (2)

Best Buys this Week

Good Buys This Week - Sept. 1st

Fred Meyer Aug. 30 - Sept. 5

Beef Loin T-Bone Steak $4.77

Green Beans 99c/lb

Personal Watermelon 3/$5

12oz Fresh Express Salad 79c

Leaf Lettuce 99c

FM Hamburger/Hot Dog buns 39c (2)

Aqua Fresh Toothpaste 99c (2)

32oz Gatorade 88c
w/ ad coupon
Nabisco snack Crackers 4/$5 (4)

FM Butter 2/$3 (4)

FM 64oz Milk/ O J 10/$10 (10)

Bar-S Meat Hot Dogs 88c (6)

Sweet Baby Ray's Sauce 79c (3)

18lbs FM Charcoal Briquets $3.99 (2)

Kroger 2 lb Cheese 2/$7 (2)

Safeway
$10 Coupon off $50 Purchase (Food Day Ad) Sept 2 - 8

w/Store Card

RR Beef Loin T-Bone/NY Steak $4.77/lb
Whole Seedless Watermelon $2.88
Iceberg Lettuce 68c
32 oz Sobe/Gatorade 79c
Corn 3/$1
Hass Avocado 68c
Dreyer's Ice Cream 2/$5

w/ad coupon $5 off $20 Purchase of RR (Rancher's Reserve) beef item
w/$20 purchase Kraft Singles 99c (1)
10lb bag Russet Potatoes 99c (1)
10 lb Box Imported Pork Spareribs 99c/lb (3)

Thriftway

Vine Tomatoes 99c/lb
Hass Avocados 2/$1
Cantaloupe 39c/lb
Angus Beef T-Bone Steak , Advantage Pack $4.99/lb
Fresh Whole Fryers 79c/lb
Organic Celery 59c/lb
Zuchinis 79c/lb
Bell Peppers 2/$1
w/ad coupon Umpqua Ice Cream $2.99 (2)
16oz Tillamook Sour Cream 99c (2)
Lay's Potato chips, 10.5 - 11oz 2/$3 (2)
Darigold Butter $1.88 (2)
16oz Bar S Jumbo Franks 88c (2)

Fri-Mon sale
Thriftway/Western Family Gal Milk 3/$5 (3) W/coupon
Fresh Shrimp Meat $2.99/lb
38 oz Lemon Meringue Pie $3.99
Gala Apples 68c/lb

Haggen
Cantaloupe 33c/lb
Bananas 49c/lb
Med Hass Avocados 69c
Haggen 32 oz Mayonnaise/Salad Dressing $1.49
Haggen Butter $1.69
Franz selected Varieties Pan Bread $1.69
Fryer Drumsticks/Thighs 99c/lb

w/ad coupon Haggen lg AA Eggs 99c (2)

Best Buys this Week August 23-29

Fred Meyer Aug 23 - 29

Red/Green/Black grapes 88c/lb
Cucumber/Green Peppers 3/$1
Fred Meywe lg AA doz Eggs 5/$5
Mountain Dairy gal milk $1.99
80% lean 3# pkg Ground Beef $1.28/lb
Fryer Legs/Thighs 99c/lb
w/ad coupon
Bandon 2 # mild Chadder Cheese $4.99 (2)
Cottonelle Bath Tissue 12 double roll $4.99 (2)

Safeway Aug 26-Sept. 1

w/store card
Pork Loin Half Slied Rib 99c/lb
London Broil Beef $1.99/lb
Chicken Drum Sticks/Thighs 99c/lb
Wishbone 16 oz Salad Dressing 99c
Breyers Ice Cream 2/$5

Thriftway
Red/Green Grapes 99c/lb
Hot House Tomatoes 88c/lb
Leaf/Romaine Lettuce 69c/lb

w/$10 purchase & ad coupon
Yoplait Yogurt 39c (6)
Selected Franz Bread $2/$3 (2)

Fri-Sat
Bone-in Pork sirlion Chops 99c/lb
PersonalWatermeoln 2/$4
Dreyer's Ice Cream $1.99

Haggen
Pork Loin 1/2 sliced Ribs 99c/lb
Black/.Green Grapes 95c/lb
Gala Apples 85c/lb
Betty Crocker Cake Mix 88c

w/ad coupon Haggen lg Eggs 99c (2)

Healthy Cooking Class

This month we learned about making healthy choices with the foods we prepare and eat. Merilee Cameron taught the class and referenced the Word of Wisdom found in the Doctrine & Covenants. One way to eat healthier is to buy fruits and vegetables that are fresh which have more vitamins in them. Supporting your local Farmer's market is one way to get local fresh fruits and vegetables. There are two that are close to us.

You can go here to see the website for the Beaverton Farmer's market

SATURDAYS
5/9/09 - 10/31/09
8am - 1:30pm

WEDNESDAYS
6/17/09 - 8/26/09
3pm - 6pm

HARVEST MARKET
11/21/09
8am - 1:30pm

And here is the website for the Hillsboro Farmer's Market

Saturdays, May - October
8:00am to 1:30pm
Downtown Hillsboro

Sunday, May - October
10:00am to 2:00pm
Orenco Station

Here are some recipes for all of you to try

CHOCOLATE BANANA BREAD
www.RecipeGirl.com

10 ounces pitted dried prunes
¾ cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 medium)
2 large eggs
1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1½ tsp baking soda
½ cup banana chips, chopped coarsely
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1. In a small saucepan, bring prunes and 2 cups of water to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until prunes are very soft, about 20 minutes. Drain.

2. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly butter a 5×9-inch loaf pan and line bottom with a piece of parchment paper, cut to fit.

3. In a food processor, whirl prunes and bananas until very smooth. Add eggs and whirl to combine.

4. In a large bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder, cinnamon, and baking soda. Stir in banana mixture until evenly moistened. Stir in banana chips and chocolate chips. Scrape the thick batter into pan and spread level.

5. Bake bread until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out a little chocolatey but not gooey, 40 to 50 minutes. Loosen bread from pan with a knife and invert onto a rack. Remove parchment. Turn bread right-side-up and let cool at least 1 hour before slicing.

Servings: 16
Yield: 16 slices

Cooking Tips
*Shortcut: Sub 10 oz. (1 1/4 cups) unsweetened prune baby food for the pitted prunes, and omit water and cooking in step 1.

Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving
Calories 162
Calories From Fat (28%) 45
Total Fat 5.58g
Saturated Fat 3.35g
Cholesterol 26.44mg
Sodium 190.53mg
Potassium 267.71mg
Carbohydrates 29.79g
Dietary Fiber 4.39g
Sugar 9.43g
Net Carbohydrates 25.40g
Protein 3.38g

WW Points: 4.5

Angel Food Cake

Ingredients

Serves 8

• 1 cup cake flour (spooned and leveled)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 12 large egg whites, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place flour and salt in a sieve set over a bowl; sift into bowl, and set aside. With a mixer, beat egg whites on mediumhigh until foamy, about 1 minute. Add cream of tartar; beat until soft peaks form. Continue to beat, gradually adding sugar; beat until stiff peaks form (see below), about 2 minutes. Add vanilla; beat to combine.

Gently transfer eggwhite mixture to a large, wide bowl. In four batches, using the sieve again, sift flour mixture over egg-white mixture. While turning the bowl, use a rubber spatula to fold in the mixture by cutting down the center and coming up the sides.

Gently spoon batter into an ungreased angel-food cake pan with a removable bottom; smooth top. Cut a knife or small spatula through batter to release air bubbles. Bake until cake is golden and springs back when lightly pressed, 35 to 40 minutes. Invert pan; let cool in pan, 1 hour. Run a knife around the inside of the pan and around the tube to release cake, and unmold. Use knife to release cake from bottom of pan, and remove.

Citrus Beet Salad
6 clementines, skin removed and sliced thin
4 0z Mache mix of lettuces (couple big handfuls)
crumbled goat cheese or feta
3 Trader Joes baby beets (comes in box or you can steam your own)
Any herb vinagrette dressing

Layer everything except dressing in bowl or plate and then serve with dressing.

We also talked about healthy snacks. A lot of us wondered what to feed those hungry kids of ours after school. Here are a few suggestions that we came up with.

Apples with peanut butter or honey
Rice cakes with almond butter or peanut butter
Yogurt Frozen yogurt
Try new fruits
Popcorn
Homemade trail mix (dried cranberries with dark chocolate chips and walnuts)
Healthy granola bars
Pita chips with hummus or other dips
Vegetables with Hummus
Edamame
Vegetables and dip
Fruit leather (watch sugar content)
Whole grain pretzels
Flatout (bread you can buy in the bread aisle) with vegetables and salsa
Tortilla chips with salsa
Nuts

Dry Pack Canning

For the month of March we went to the dry pack cannery in Clackamas. It was so much fun. Some of the things we canned were spaghetti, hot cocoa mix, wheat, flour and sugar. I think it was a learning experience for all of us too. I don't think any of us had ever gone with such a large group before and it was a little confusing at times. One thing I learned about taking organizing a large group is that it's necessary at all to find out ahead of time what people want to order. But it is helpful to have everyone fill out the order form with how many cans of each item they want before they get there. Each person filled a sheet out with what they wanted and then the workers at the cannery entered it all into a computer and then that told them exactly how much of each item we needed to do as a group. Genius. Then they stuck all of our individual order forms along the wall and we went to work filling boxes with our items as we canned them.

Here are some pictures of our day:

Brother Lloyd making boxes



Our assembly line



Filling the cans


Finished!