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May is Popsicles: Kids are welcome for this demonstration
by Tracy Cook on 5/5/2025
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 Howdy, Friends and Neighbors! Mmmmm, homemade popsicles! I used to dream of having a business where I made popsicles during the week and then sold them on the weekends out of a push cart. I figured maybe sometimes I would haul my cart to the beach, and other times around to neighborhood pools… Well, that didn’t happen, ha! I looked into it, and if I want to sell them then I have to have a commercial kitchen. When we were house-hunting, I saw a home with the garage turned into a commercial kitchen and thought “Hey! I can sell popsicles now!” But alas, it was in a flood zone rated level 6 out of 10. Boooooo! But, the good news is I did a *lot* of recipe testing and so I have some fantastic popsicles on hand! We can create a few batches, and I will also have some frozen ones for us to sample. Bring the kiddos if you would like, and no need to bring anything else. This is a demonstration. If you want to bring a recipe or two (or more!) then bring the ingredients along. Please remember ice if your recipe calls for it - I always forget to have enough ice. And then we can pick a selection for you to take back home with you! This will be a mix of frozen and not-yet frozen baggies, so bring your cooler for the return trip please. See you June 7 from 3:00-4:30 at Dawn and Elisa’s home!
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April is Imposter Foods: Potluck-Style Event
by Tracy Cook on 3/4/2025
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 Howdy, Friends and Neighbors! We just finished our meeting for March (my birthday month) which was CHEESE! Glorious cheese! I posted some pictures on Facebook, go check them out! Our next event is our annual Imposter Foods event. This exciting event will take place on Saturday, April 5, from 3:00-4:30. Because we do still have some concerns about access to electricity at church, we will have this event at Dawn and Elisa’s place. What is an Imposter Food, you may ask?! Well, it can be something that looks like one kind of food but is actually another. We had “cupcakes” one year that were actually meatloaf topped with mashed potatoes. I’ve made “nachos” made with sweet stuff like pudding for the beans and coconut dyed green for lettuce. Or, it can be something that doesn’t look like food but really is. I think the Food Network has a show called “Is It Cake?” or something like that. One show has people go through a grocery store and try to find items that are really cake. Another showcases cake artists and things they’ve created - like a laptop that’s a cake. Be creative! Make it fun! Look up “imposter foods” online and make something, or use the results to get inspired. You can also just show up and look at what other people bring, too! We love sharing! RSVP to this event via email or text, please, so we know how many seats to have available.
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March Madness: Homemade Ricotta Demonstration, then Charcuterie Boards!
by Tracy Cook on 2/10/2025
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 Howdy, Friends and Neighbors! This month, we will have a demonstration from Master Ricotta Maker Megan on how to make fresh ricotta cheese. Yum! I looooooove ricotta, so I am excited to learn how to make it. She has shared that the making of the ricotta is super-easy and fast, so the other part of our Cooking (and Eating) Group time will be sharing our favorite cheeses. If you want to just learn about ricotta but not bring any cheese or anything, that’s fine. There will be plenty. I’m planning on bringing at least three different cheese, plus some grapes. And some crackers. Maybe some meats…We want to share the learning AND the delicious cheese! This month we will be meeting at Dawn and Elisa’s home from 3:00-4:30, on Saturday, March 1st. We may want to linger a bit after. And warning, with all of the cheeses we plan to consume, you may not poop for a week. Be prepared!
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February: Two Events
by Tracy Cook on 1/7/2025
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 Howdy, Friends and Neighbors! We met to plan out what we are going to do in 2025, and here is our calendar of events. All of the regularly-scheduled meetings happen on the first Saturday of the month, from 3:00-4:30 PM. Some special events will be held on Sundays, and we will announce them a month beforehand so everyone will know. For February, we will have a Celebration of All Things Chocolate! I will be making my Chicken Mole again. The from-scratch, homemade mole sauce is vegan, so I will also bring Mole Sweet Potatoes, yum! And probably something sweet, too, because I love-love-love chocolate. This is a pot-luck style event, so come with your goodies ready to eat. And remember some take-away containers! We had talked about having this at my new place, but I’m having my foundation worked on and it has to settle for six weeks. Then I am having some new tile installed. It might be March or April before I can host. I will keep everyone updated. So, this event will be held up at Tapestry from 3:00-4:30 PM. No pork or shellfish, please. We are having a BONUS activity on Sunday, February 9 up at Tapestry. We are hosting a Souper Sunday event during Fellowship time! If you would like to volunteer to bring a soup, please contact me before February 7 so I can get a total and know if we have enough soup. I am making my Feel Good Soup, and maybe another soup because I think soup is the BEST. Allan Perkins, are you going to bring one of your awesome soups?! I sure hope so, they are delicious! No pork or shellfish for this event either, please. We are asking for suggested donations of $5 per person, and that gets you as many bowls of soup as you want. You can pay more, this is just a suggestion! All funds go towards Tapestry. Five years and under is free, and visitors eat free as well. Bring a soup and you get to skip the donations part, too! And so you can have a look ahead to what’s coming up in 2025, here is the entire calendar… January: Calendaring February: - Chocolate
- Souper Sunday!!!
March: April: May: June: - Popsicles - kid-friendly so bring the munchkins with you!!!
July: August: September: October: - Spooky Foods - another kid-friendly event!
November: - Merengues
- Bread Communion
- Thanksgiving at Woodsy Hollow
December: - Second Annual Holiday Treats Bake Sale
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January: Calendaring!
by Tracy Cook on 12/17/2024
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 Our meeting on January 4 will be calendaring, where we talk about what things we might want to do in 2025. We will meet up at Tapestry since everyone knows where that is, from 3:00-4:30. If you would like to participate, but can’t make the meeting, just comment below with what you would like to see. The group will discuss it together at the next meeting. Things we already have on the 2025 list: Things we had on the 2024 list but didn’t do: - Puff Pastry or Phyllo Pastry
- Meringues
- Cocktails and Mocktails
Then in February I can host the meeting at my new home ❤️
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