Cannery Reminder

Just reminding you that tomorrow, Saturday the 5th, is our stake canning day at 8am. Fruit drink and spaghetti will be canned, for anyone who ordered some.

If you didn't order anything, you are still welcome to go and help out! The way it works is, everyone who shows up helps with the canning until all the product for our stake is canned. Then, you are free to purchase what you like. So, even if you didn't order something, there's usually extras available (as long as you don't want a ton), and there's always extra products leftover from past months. You pay at the cannery, and they accept cash (but only the exact amount), check, or debit/credit card.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions!

-Melanie W.

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Here you go Val....

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Crust:

• 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 stick melted salted butter

Filling:

• 3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 (15-ounce) can pureed pumpkin
• 3 eggs plus 1 egg yolk
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
For crust:
In medium bowl, combine crumbs, sugar and cinnamon. Add melted butter. Press down flat into a 9-inch spring form pan. Set aside. 
For filling:
Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add pumpkin puree, sour cream, sugar and the spices. Add flour and vanilla. Beat together until well combined, you don't want cream cheese lumps in your batter, make sure to scrape the bowl then beat. Repeat a few times. Add eggs last, do not overbeat. Overbeating the eggs will cause cracks in the cake.

Pour into crust. Spread out evenly and place oven for 50min to 1 hour.

Do not bake more than 1 hour, it will cause cracks.  I usually check the cheesecake around 50 minutes, its ok for the center of the cheesecake to jiggle at little. It will set up as it cools.  Turn oven off, and let cheesecake cool in oven for atleast a few hours. You want the cake to cool slowly to prevent cracking. If you do get a crack just top with cream!

Whip up 1 cup of whipping cream with 3 tablespoons of sugar. EnjoyJ

Tortellini Soup

Someone brought a really good Tortellini Soup to the Super Saturday two weeks ago, I can't remember who brought it but I would love to get the recipe.

Thanks,
Teri

Free Pumpkin Patch

Some of you know about this already, but there's a great little pumpkin patch located just north of Target off of Coors and Irving. The best part about this pumpkin patch....it's totally FREE! (you do have to pay for you pumpkins, but they're not too expensive). It's called the Galloping Grace Youth Ranch Pumpkin Patch. Since it's free, I thought it might be pretty cheesy, but it's actually done up really nice! I was impressed.

Activities for kids include a corn maze, hay maze, mini tractor bikes, pumkin bowling, duck races, Mr. Pumpkin head (like Mr. Potato head), bean bag toss, ring toss, roping, dress the farmer, and a corn pit to play in, plus there are animals including ducks, chickens, turkeys, bunnies, goats, and sheep. Kids can ride horses on the weekends.

If you are looking to go to a pumpkin patch but don't want to make the drive all the way out to McCall's pumpkin patch, this is the place to go!

September Cannery Orders Due

Hello Sisters!

Cannery orders are due this week, so if you didn't already have a chance to sign up, please let me know what you'd like!

Orders this month
Spaghetti: $4.55/pouch (only comes in pouch form)
Fruit Drink: $7.80/can

Please email me your order at mwallbrecht at hotmail dot com by this Friday the 30th.

Also, just a reminder that the cannery is closed this Saturday due to General Conference. If you ordered any carrots or macaroni, please go to the cannery either the second, third, or fourth Saturday of October at 8am.

Thanks!

Melanie W.

Weekend Cleaning Job

Hi everyone,

My friend Lisa is looking for someone to clean her husbands dental office on the weekends, she asked if I would put this on our blog to see if anyone is interested in having a little side job. Lisa is in the Ventana ward, if you want her phone number you can call me and I'll give it to you. Thanks- Teri

Hey ladies,
My hubby owns a dental practice and we are in need of someone to come in to clean it on the weekends.  If you know of anyone with good housekeeping skills looking to make some extra money and commit to each weekend then please email me and we can discuss some of the details.  Thanks
Lisa B.

mammaburk (at) gmail (dot) com

Free Pull-Ups

I have probably 24 Pull-Ups for boys,
size 2T-3T (18-34 lbs).

They are free to whoever wants them!

Melanie W.