Octobers theme - Autumn Spells
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Nancy Miller shared her collection of witches for the centerpieces.
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Wicked cute!
Shirley Erickson gave us a demonstration on how to make French Baguettes using a recipe from The Food Nanny.
I was glad to see that I was not the only person who had never made homemade bread.
Follow detailed directions in recipe! Not all steps are mentioned below.
Combine warm water, yeast, sugar in a small bowl and cover with plastic wrap...
Blend flour, sugar, yeast mix and water...
Baguette pans can be found on Amazon for under $20. May also be found at local stores.
Mix dough...
turn onto floured surface and knead briefly
Cut dough in half and shape into 2 loaves...
Score each loaf down the center and cover with dish towel...
Team Celestial Becomings
Team Dixie Chicks
Team Beach Babes
Team Bewitched aka The Leftovers
Some beautiful witches
A variety of soups were served along with homemade bread, cookies, and dessert.
Several of the soup recipes are listed below.
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Whole roasted chicken
1 med onion
2 cloves garlic
Tbs olive oil
1 cup diced celery
1 cup chopped carrots
2 15oz cans diced tomatoes
1 15oz can Pinto beans drained
1 15oz can Black Beans Drained/rinsed
1 cup of corn
2 32 oz cartons of Chicken broth
Cut/tear meat of chicken.off the bones(Omit skin)
Sauté onion , garlic , celery carrots in oil
Then Add :
Chicken
Chicken broth
Tomato’s
Beans
Corn
Bring to boil add a dash of sugar
Salt and paper to taste
To Serve:
Top with sliced Avacados
Sliced tortillas chips (Packaged near croutons)
Shredded cheese
Creamy Chicken Soup
First – Cook 4 chicken breasts in a covered dish at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Let chicken cool and shred. (add onion powder if you want).
Second – Take noodles out of freezer. Set aside
Third – Take carrots, celery and saute in butter until slightly tender.
Fourth – Add 1 box of chicken broth. Let simmer.
Fifth – In a separate bowl put 1 can of soup then fill can with half and half. Pour into soup and wisk. Repeat with second can. When mixed, pour into a strainer to get chicken bits from soup out. Discard what’s in the strainer.
Sixth – Let soup base cool, then add your strained creamy soup mixture slowly to the broth base. Stir continually on low.
Seventh – While soup is warming, get a pot of water going for the noodles. Break up the noodles and add to boiling water. Stir and break up. When they become tender, drain, then add the drained noodles to your creamy soup base. Cook a little more on low. Then add half cup of frozen peas. Enjoy!
Ingredients
4 boneless/skinless chicken breasts
1 package 11 oz Grandma egg noodles (wide, in the frozen section)
2 boxes chicken broth
1 cup diced carrots
1 cup diced celery
3 tablespoons of butter
2 cans of Campbells cream of chicken soup (Healthy Request)
Half cup of frozen peas
Wishing all witches a happy Halloween!
