April Ladies' Night Out dessert

Banana Split Dessert

From the kitchen of Robin Nobis

Crust: 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
5 TBS margarine, melted
Mix well and press in 9x13 pan. Chill for 2 hours.

1st layer: 2 (8oz) packages Cream Cheese, room temperature
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Mix well and then beat until creamy and smooth.
Place on crust.
2nd layer: 3 sliced bananas

3rd layer: 20 oz can crushed pineapple, drained well

4th layer: 8 oz Cool Whip

5th layer: Drizzle with chocolate syrup
Top with Maraschino cherries and chopped pecans.

Chill well and serve chilled. Serves 12

Come Join Us!

Ladies' Night Out

I Am Forgiven.....I Can Praise Him!

Monday, April 12th 2010

Coffee and Tea served at 6:45pm

Ladies' Night Out is almost over for the year-there are only two

left. Don't miss out! Join us and bring your friends. Come be part

of an evening filled with truth from God's Word as Marlo Mitchell

reminds us of God's forgiveness in our lives. What a wonderful

reason to praise Him!

So sorry for the long absence of any updates!

Strawberry Pretzel Squares
From the kitchen of Amanda Acker

2 cups finely, crushed pretzels
1/2 cup sugar, divided
2/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 1/2 (8oz each) cream cheese, softened
2 TBS milk
1 cup thawed cool whip
2 cups boiling water
1 pkg. (6oz) Jell-O Strawberry Flavor
1 1/2 cup cold water
4 cups strawberries, sliced

Add boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl; stir 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Refigerate 1 1/2 hours or until thickened. Meanwhile, heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix pretzel crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and butter; press into bottom of 9x13 inch pan. Bake 10 minutes. Cool. Beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar and milk until blended. Stir in cool whip and spread over cooled crust. Refrigerate. Once jell-0 is thickened, stir in strawberries and spoon jell-o mixtre over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm. Best if made the day prior to serving.

Don't forget to sign up for Women's Retreat!

Sign up dates are February 7, 14 and 21 in church lobby/sitting area.

God’s Design is Perfect…
I Can Praise Him!
Ladies’ Night Out February 8th, 2010
Speaker: Laura Chica
Coffee and tea served at 6:45pm

No matter what your hobby is or what you excel at, God has made you a unique and special woman with purpose and potential. Join us for an evening of encouragement and challenge as Laura Chica shares with us from God’s Word about His special plan for us as women!

January Recipes

Rootbeer Float cupcakes

Cake:
1 box yellow cake mix
1 (12-ounce) can of Caffeine Free Root beer, divided (just about any brand besides Barq’s)
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
Cupcake Liners

Glaze:
1/2 Cup confectioners sugar
3 tablespoons root beer

Set aside 3 tablespoons of rootbeer for glaze.
Prepare muffin tins with liners.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix all ingredients for cake together with a whisk.
Bake for 18-23 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean
Let cool or about 15 minutes.
Poke holes in the cupcakes, prepare the glaze and pour over the cupcakes.


Veggie Hors d' Oeuvres
2 tubes of crescent rolls
2 - 8 oz softened cream cheese
1 cup Miracle Whip
1 cup diced cauliflower
1 - 1 1/2 cups diced mushrooms
1/4 cup minced red onion
1 1/2 - 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
1 grated carrot
1 1/2 - 2 cups diced broccoli
2 diced tomatoes

Flatten & pinch the crescent rolls together onto a jelly roll pan or largecookie sheet and brown (see temperature on crescent pkg and don'toverbake). Let crescent rolls cool. Combine cream cheese and MiracleWhip and spread over cooled rolls. Dice & cut veggies and spread evenlyover cream cheese & M.Whip mixture, placing broccoli and tomatoes atthe top. Keep chilled until ready to serve. It tastes best if made 12-24 hours before serving.