Lemon Drink
5 quarts water
1 c sugar
1 Tbs citric acid
1 ½ tsp lemon extract
Mix all ingredients the night before so flavors can blend. Add ice and lemon slices (optional) before serving.

Flour Tortillas (makes 8)
(This recipe doubles well)
2 c whole wheat flour
1 tsp salt
1 ½ tsp baking powder
Optional: 1 Tbs lecithin or 1 Tbs ground flaxseed
4 Tbs oil
¾ c hot water plus 2-3 Tbs
Combine dry ingredients in bowl. If mixing in a kneading machine, drizzle the water and oil in slowly. The dough should be moist and not a tight ball. Mix for 2-3 min. If mixing by hand, put wet ingredients Knead by hand 3-4 min.
Let dough rest for 8-10 min. covered with plastic wrap. Divide into 8 pieces. Shape into golf size or slightly larger balls, then flatten and roll one at time with white flour sprinkled on rolling surface and rolling pin. (if you use whole wheat flour to roll them out, brush away the bran after each tortilla or it will make the tortillas heavier.) Roll and press hard so they’re quite thin. Cook on a very hot pan with out oil, about 1 min each side. As they cook random bubbles should form. If they don’t then your pan is not hot enough or the tortilla isn’t thin enough. The bubbles allow the tortilla to cook from within, making them less dense and more pliable. As they come off the grill place them inside a towel that is wet or in a plastic bag. They need to stay moist so that they will wrap without tearing.
It’s fun to add seasonings such as basil, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, and ground flaxseed or anything else you like to the dough.

Baked Oatmeal
Mix the night before:
4 c milk
4 whole eggs (just whites works well)
2 c oatmeal
1 Tbs. Baking powder
¾ tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp salt
¾ c brown sugar
1/3 c melted butter
2 apples chopped (or other fruit)
In the morning pour into greased 9 x13 pan. Bake at 3500 for 45 min. This is great as breakfast or a dessert.

Homemade Chocolate Milk Mix
3 1/3 c dry milk
3 1/3 c non-dairy creamer
2 ½ c sugar
1 2/3 c cocoa powder (hersheys)
Mix well, store in an air-tight container

For one serving
3 Tbs of mix
¾ c water
Serve hot or cold

Italian Snack Mix

6 cups Quaker Toasted Oatmeal Squares
1 ½ cups mini pretzels
1 ½ cups Cheetos
½ cup butter, melted
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
½ teaspoon garlic salt
½ teaspoon onion salt
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning (optional)

Preheat oven to 275 degrees. In large bowl, combine cereal, pretzels, and Cheetos. Combine the butter, cheese and seasonings in a small bowl. Pour over cereal mixture and stir to coat. Spread to an ungreased 15x10x1 inch pan. Bake for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Cool and store in an airtight container.

Recipes...

PIZZA STUFFED FRENCH BREAD

2 cups Mozzarella cheese shredded

10 thin slices of pepperoni quartered

1-pound ground sausage

1 can of cream of tomato soup

3 T. Italian seasoning

1 loaf of French bread

Prepare loaf by slicing off the top, scooping out most of the

bread inside (reserve crumbs for recipe).
Fry meat and drain grease. Add soup, spices and breadcrumbs.

Stuff shell with meat mixture and sprinkle cheese on top. Replace the bread "lid".

Wrap in foil and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Super Saturday in September!

Thinking ahead we will be having a Super Saturday on September 19, 2009. Plan now for babysitters we will not be having a nursery this day. If you need help finding a babysitter and your husband is not available let us know.

This will be a fun day. Lunch will be served and we will have a lot of fun classes going on.

In the next two weeks I will be posting pictures of what we will be doing along with the prices. Please feel free to email me with what you would like to do. I will put you on the list or we will have them at church to sign up as well. The last day to sign up and have money turned in will be August 30, 2009. There are some really cute gift ideas.

Cooking with Food Storage!

Kristin Wilde just had her first Cooking class at her house on Thursday July 16th. She did a great job. And the information has left us wanting more. We cannot wait till the next class next month. Anyone who would like to come is invited to her home 1221 W. 710 N. each month.

We will be posting the recipes and the dates and time of upcoming classes so keep watching!

Update!

So, yes we have a blog but like all of you my life has been a bit crazy with kids and summer

so I am way behind on this blog so... let’s catch up.

The birthday party was so much fun we all got a chance to get to know each other. We are glad our Bishop and Brother Fox could make it. We understand that the Bishop has always wanted to jump out of a cake. We are sorry we did not know before the party, maybe next year.

We just had a great night of making sanitation buckets for $16.00 if you have not picked yours up and paid for one please contact April Hill. We also had a wonderful taster table by Kristin Wilde. Thanks to her for all her hard work. She is our new Preparedness person and we are so excited. She has a lot of knowledge that we hope will help you all with getting your families prepared.