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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

HAPPY DAY

I SURVIVED 100 DAYS OF SCHOOL ONLY 80 MORE BUT WHO IS COUNTING!!! DID ALOT OF FUN THINGS TODAY. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD GETTING FIXING HOUSE UP ANYONE BORED PLEASE CALL IT IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE WORK. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CHANGE.
I HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING GREAT AND HOPEFULLY WE SEE YOU IN MARCH FOR SAMBOS PARTY BY THE WAY WHERE IS IT GOING TO BE?
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Recipes and more

Wendy please send me your email address. I'm great at accidentally deleting my lists. Love, Vic

I'm having my first ever home party for food storage, it's a new product and no I'm not going to sell. The food is freeze dried and dried and looks and tastess like real live food when rehydrated.
I tried some last night, chicken salad, taco meat etc and wow it's yummy and has a great shelf life.
So if you aren't busy on Feb 24th at 6:30 you are all invited to come and try this out or I can send you some prices. It's called shelf reliance and comes from Sandy Utah, they ship to your home.

Also, here's some recipes some of you wanted....Bon Apetit....Enjoy Love, Vic

Whole Wheat Blender Pancakes
In blender Mix 1 c. milk and 1 cup whole wheat on high for 3 minutes
Add 2 eggs 1/3 c. oil 1 tsp. salt and 1 T. honey and blend for 3 minutes
Add 1 T. baking powder and cook. These keep well in the fridge and are great heated for 30 seconds with nothing on them or with any syrup, jam etc.


Cindy's Peach Salsa
Use food processor and chop fruit and veggies..I like this kind of chunky but it's good smooth also
4 C. peeled peaches
1/2 C. onion
1/2 C. red pepper
1 can green chilies
2 jalapeno peppers
1/4 C. cilantro
3 garlic cloves put in large pan
Add
1and 1/2 tsp. cumin
1/2 C. white vinegar
Stir well
Then in a small bowl mix
1/4 C. sugar and 1 box Sure Gel
Add to fruit and stir well, then bring to a boil
Then add 31/2 C. sugar
Boil 1 minute
Remove from heat and stir 5 minutes
Pour into jars and seal
Hot water bath for 25 minutes
It makes 4 pints so I keep on making batches until I have a full canner
I didn't make nearly enough last fall

Red Pepper Jelly..oh my heck this is addicting
12 chopped and seeded red peppers
Put into a large pan and stir in 1 and1/2 T. salt
Let sit for 1 hour
Then add 3 cups sugar
2 cups vinegar
3 T. tapioca
Cook for 2-3 hours or until thick stir often..I cheated and added about a tsp. of Sure gel to speed up the process and it turned out great
Hot water bath for 20 minutes
Makes 6 pints Again, I didn't make nearly enough


Microwave Peanut Brittle- good any time of the year
Mix well
1 C. sugar
1/2 C. Light Karo Syrup
1 C. raw peanuts
1/8 tsp. salt
Then microwave 4 minutes
Stir and then Microwave 5 minutes
Add 1 T. butter and 1 tsp. vanilla
Stir well and Microwave 2 minutes
Add 1 tsp. soda Mix well and pour onto buttered cookie sheet
Don't double
I use two bowls and when one is done I get another going. Two batches will fill 1 cookie sheet
This stores great in a bowl with a lid
You do need to be exact on this recipe or it won't come out as crunchy and yummy



Cinnamon Oatmeal Pancake Basic Mix
These are very healthy, heavy and tasty
The mix will store 6-8 months so I make a huge covered bowl or put it in ziploc bags
4 cups quick cook oatmeal or regular, but blend it first to make it finer
2 cups flour
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup nonfat dry milk
3/4 cup sugar
2 T cinnamon
2 tsp. salt
5 T. baking powder
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. soda

Mix well and put in airtight container
To cook
Beat 2 eggs
3 T. oil
1 C. milk and
2 Cups mix
This is really great to have on hand when you're in a hurry and they also keep well in the fridge and can be reheated on 30-40 seconds in the microwave



i am so excited for summer! i can't wait. i was looking through our pictures and stumbled across these one. this was a summer trip to Lake Michigan. we ended up getting there a little late so we had a very relaxing night swim. i want it to be summer right now!!! i'm tired of snow! :( anyways i hope you all have a fabulous week, and are as excited about summer as i am! :D <3<3<3
that quote was written on the pier along with a lot of other quotes, i just really liked it because it's so true.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

NEW NEWS ON SAMS PARTY

PARTY FOR SAM HAS BEEN CHANGED TO SAT: MARCH 20TH FOR THE TIME PUT THIS ON YOUR CALENDARS. HE GOT CALLED AWAY ON THE LAST DATE.
HOPE YOUR ALL WELL
I LOVE YOU
HUGS
DEBBIE

PS
PLEASE KEEP PRAYERS FOR UNCLE PETE AND AUNT GENE. HE HAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS LEFT FROM LUNG CANCER. THE DOCTORS CALLED THE FAMILY TOGETHER FRIDAY AND TOLD THEM THIS. HE DOESN'T WANT ANY MEDS. TO PROLONG ANYTHING. VERY SAD FOR EVERY ONE.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

HOWDY EVERYONE


WE HOPE YOU ARE IN DURING THE WINTER. WE ARE GETTING READY TO CELEBRATE 100 DAYS OF SCHOOL YAHOO 1/2 WAY THERE. LIFE IS BEEN BUSY NORM AND I HAVE BEEN MAKING ALOT OF TRIPS TO MALAD TO TRY AND HELP OUT. LOTS TO DO ANY ONE HAVE SOME SPARE TIME LET ME KNOW WE COULD USE SOME HELPING HANDS AND STRONG MUSCLE ON MARCH 25TH
TAKE CARE HERE ARE OUR CUTE PUPS THIS IS LITTLE GUS THE MALE

INFORMATION

WE ARE HAVING CONTESSA'S BABY SHOWER ON APRIL 10TH AT HER HOUSE IN OREM, WATCH FOR A INVITE!! AS FAR AS LORIN AND HIS BAPTISM, I WILL LET CONTESSA E-MAIL THAT OUT WHEN SHE KNOWS MORE, THEY ARE NOT SURE OF WHAT THEY WILL BE DOING. COUNT US IN ON EVERYTHIN ELSE THOUGH, IS ANYONE GOING TO BE AROUND FOR EASTER?? I WOULD LOVE TO GET TOGETHER FOR A LITTLE EGG-HUNT?? LET US KNOW! LOVE TO ALL, THE CARRILLO'S

Sunday, January 31, 2010

EVERYONE THE GET TOGETHER

PLEASE
OPEN THE BELOW BLOG FOR INFORMATION ON UPCOMING EVENTS FOR SAM, LORIN, AND TESSI.

PLEASE KEEP THE LAST SATURDAY OPEN IN FEBURARY FOR NOW, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

HUGS