Taryn's Cherry Bar Dessert

Here is the recipe for the Cherry Bar dessert I (Taryn) made for Tuesday
night. I had a few requests so I thought this would be the easiest
way to get it out there for everyone!

Cherry Bars

Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 cans (21 ounces each) cherry pie filling

GLAZE:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 to 3 tablespoons milk

Directions
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add
eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the
extracts. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture
just until combined.

Spread 3 cups batter into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking
pan. Spread with pie filling. Drop the remaining batter by
teaspoonfuls over filling.

Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire
rack. Combine the glaze ingredients; drizzle over bars.

Yield: 5 dozen (depending on how large you cut them!)

Relief Society Birthday Celebration March 1st 2011

The Relief Society Birthday Social on Tuesday March 1st at the church from 7 to 8:30. It will be a dinner and we will have a short program. All Relief Society sisters and friends are invited. There will be a children's room available.

Valentines Potluck at Linda's feb. 14th at 11:30 am

The Valentines potluck is at Linda R's from 11:30 to 1:00 on the 14th of February.Please refer to the ward list for address.Call Linda at 395-1736 if anyone needs directions. Make sure to feed your kids before you come. There will be a snack for the kids and a movie.Bring potluck, scripture on Love, strengthening relationships or just your favorite scripture, and any ideas for upcoming Relief Society meetings.
If you are coming and joining the fun during your lunch break or cannot bring a potluck don;t worry, still come and enjoy and eat.

Recipe Group- tonight at 7 pm at Vermillions

Just a reminder that Sister Vermillion is hosting a recipe night tonight! It will be at her home at 7:00 and her wonderful neighbor from India will be teaching us how to make flat bread.

Also, there will be a Valentines Day Potluck at Linda Richardson's home on the 14th from 11:30 to 1:00. Bring something yummy to share, a favorite scripture on Love or strengthening relationships, and your ideas for future Relief Society meetings. Bring your little ones. We will have a movie and snacks for them! Come join the fun

A generous donation of "expensive" cheese blend

A generous donation of "expensive" cheese blend powder has come my
way. (Thanks Lori A.!)

It is enough and to share. I have divided it into two-cup portions
and will bring it to Church today. This is a fantastic and free food
storage opportunity for the first 20 people that want a sample.

The powder is similar to what comes in the Kraft macaroni and cheese
box, but with less scary ingredients and of a much higher quality.
You can use it with your food storage macaroni or make spreads/sauces,
cheesey potato casserole or soup, dips, ... I experimented and made
cheesey popcorn last night---yumbola!

Here are the reconstituting instructions---because I'm not going to
write it out 20 times:

Combine cheese blend powder with hot water. Stir together until
smooth and creamy.
Spread = 3/4 cup powder and 3/4 cup hot water for 1 cup spread
Sauce = 1 cup powder and 1/2 cup hot water for 1 cup sauce

Ingredients: whey, modified food-starch, cheddar cheese, pasteurized
milk, salt, annatto extract, cheese culture (enzymes), non-fat milk,
partially hydrogenated soybean oil, lactic acide, disodium phosphate,
and yellow dye 5 and 6.

1/4 cup serving containes 55 calories 1 gram fat, 2 grams protein, 8
grams carbohydrates and 18% calcium.