this evenings handout, complete with a cookie... please scroll to the bottom to have a look!
tonight we had another relief society additional meeting, with a focus on welfare. the girls did an amazing job and we had a great time as always.
someone had been lined up to sing a song on the evening to open but wound up sick and i was handballed it last minute... oh my word. it honestly is one of the hardest ones i've had to learn short notice and i am still amazed i managed to pull it off. thank heavens for the lovely emily who played it for me and helped me stumble through learning it at such short notice. you're a gem! it is pretty... you can listen to the original (not me thank goodness) here
our opening presentation was about spiritual welfare, discussing what we can do to keep our lanterns full and be prepared for times of sadness and hardship. it was really lovely, especially having the room darkened and being given a candle each to light as we talked about it.
our second topic was about the benefits of honey... it is good for soooo many things and stores indefinitely! fun fact: they have found honey in the ancient pyramids that is 5000+ years old and it's still just as good as it was when it was packed... never loses any nutritional value or takes on bacteria. it's such an amazing god given gift!
lastly we had a presentation about the importance of emergency preparedness... having a plan in place, what we need on hand and a 72 hour emergency kit in case we ever need to leave in a hurry.
then the fun began! elena and her activities team had planned a competition to follow... ready steady cook, with things you'd typically find on hand in your pantry or food storage, plus some extra things to make it more interesting.
it was kind of a cross with masterchef with a judge ready to pick a winner at the end... and the teams being given just 20 minutes to put something on our plates.
i was paired with my mother in law and one of our sister missionaries... to make an entree
quick peek in the box found enough ingredients to make crepes, both savoury and sweet (once i'd swiped some chocolate from the other teams pantry - totally fair considering they'd stolen our frypan and we had to find another one and plug it in haha).
i used the pancake mix according to directions then added onion, zucchini and tomato, which the other gals sliced and siced while it was cooking, then whacked in some pizza sauce before rolling it up. sweet ones were cooked normally, strawberries and cream and chocolate added once on the plate, which melted perfectly seeing as they were still warm when we served them up. yes i know, they don't look very appetising, but you gotta make do with the time you have!
our entrees were marked as a draw with the opposing team... but our team won the competition overall for the evening... yay! i also was super chuffed as i won a prize for having the best presented dish (not my crepes obviously) just by making jelly slice and putting it on a two tier plate. if only presenting everything in life was that easy!
an action shot of our crew, filling our sweet crepe with chocolate before serving.
now... the highlight of the evening... my beautiful friend jennifer asked me if she could make cookies for any of our church activities as she's just recently started doing decorated cookies and needed to practice. i suggested these hive ones and she delivered them yesterday much to my absolute amazement... i can't even imagine how much time and effort went into them! i am gobsmacked. 100 points to baked on benrua, her little side venture. aren't they amazing?!
