November Meeting Announced

It is already time for our November meeting. Scarily enough, it will be next week on Friday the 19th. The meeting will be in the Argonne meeting room at 7 pm, as usual. Because everyone will soon be swapped with turkey, cooking, and relatives we decided to take things easy this month. We will be having another pizza night. I am not sure if we have decided yet what to order, or what pizza place we will order from. If you have any preferences or suggestions let Jennifer know. I hope to see you all on the 19th.

Finally, Back To The Blog!

I have been informed that I am slacking in my Crafty Club Blog duties, and now that I look at the last time I posted anything I have to agree! I'm not sure I can even remember what our food theme was for the August and September meetings. I will try to massage the info out of my brain and see what I can recreate. Thank you everyone for your patience, and for checking out our site. There will soon be more pictures of finished work. We have a few months worth of pics to publish, so keep an eye out. I am going to finish my recipe updates tomorrow, and will try to have all the new pics up sometime next week.

Susan

October Meeting- What We Ate!

Here is the recap of the October meeting. It was in the Valley conference room. The food theme was soups. We had 6 people at the meeting (if I remember correctly). We had Broccoli Cheddar Soup, Squash Apple Soup, Spicy White Bean Chili, homemade bread, and German Potato Salad. I will post my recipe for Squash Apple soup a bit later. Here, for your enjoyment, is the White Bean Chili Jennifer brought. I will try to get the Broccoli Cheddar Soup and German Potato Salad recipes as well.

P.S. I have been given the crafty club photos, I just have to stop procrastinating and post them. Keep an eye out!

Spicy White Bean Chili

This dish, which cooks in only 20 minutes, is a delicious blend of chicken, white beans and green chiles in a spicy sauce.

Makes 4 (1-cup) servings.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
2 tablespoons oil
1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in 1/2-inch cubes
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 teaspoons McCormick® Cumin, Ground
1 1/2 teaspoons McCormick® California Style Garlic Salt with Parsley
3/4 teaspoon McCormick® Oregano Leaves
1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Chili Powder
1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Red Pepper, Ground (optional)
1 can (14 1/2 ounces) white beans, undrained
1 can (4 1/2 ounces) chopped green chiles, drained
1/2 cup chicken broth
Assorted toppings such as sour cream, sliced green onions, sliced jalapeno peppers and chopped tomatoes (optional)
1. Heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken and onion; cook and stir 5 minutes or until lightly browned. 2. Stir in spices and remaining ingredients until well blended. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve with assorted toppings, if desired.