April CC meeting= A rich and Creamy Evening

In April we gathered at Kelly's house to learn about

and indulge in CHOCOLATE!

Eric taught us about the processing of the cacao bean

how to make different qualities of chocolate. We tasted

different types of dark chocolate that tasted different

only because the different chocolates were made from

cacao grown in different locations. The flavor was altered

because of the surroundings. So interesting. We then

hand rolled truffles and made chocolate peanut butter

cups. Thanks so much Eric and Cassandra. This was

a fantastic event!

March CC meeting= artistically delicious

In March a few of us went to the Art and Soup

Celebration at the Sheraton Hotel. We got to

taste samples of all the lead utahan restaurants'

best soups recipes, while strolling through art all done

by local artists. We got to experience all stages of the main

auction where a few painters were given a time limit in

which they needed to paint a mini masterpiece that after the

time limit was up was slapped into a frame and

then auctioned off where all proceeds went to charity.

Very cool.

We wished there were more sweet chilled soups as we

lived for the few dessert tables tucked in between all the salty

and savory soups. We ended the night with a run to Barns and

Noble to get passion fruit iced teas. Double yum.

Thanks Gals!

This was my favorite artist. Loved the modern paintings of

vintage equipment. Loved the color pallet.

February CC = Love

Our initial plan for our February meeting was disrupted

due to scarcity of particular craft materials in UT, so

we called an audible and redirected the focus from craft

to learning about 3 celebrations that happen around

this time of year.

-Valentines

-Mardi Gras

-Chinese New Year

We had dinner made up of Angie's southern cooking

and Kelly's crepe making skills to represent Mardi Gras, Chinese

Chicken Salad, and the sweetness of Cassandra's

Meringue cupcakes with raspberry curd and creme freche.

We learned about St. Valentine, discussed Mardi Gras and got

a recipe for Kings bread, then familiarized ourselves with

the traditions of the chinese new year and read all of the

chinese zodiacs. This year is the year of the Tiger.

Thanks to all who came, we had a blast.

June C.C. Cancelled Until Further Notice

Libby and I are in charge of June's Culture Club and after talking it over with her we've decided to postpone our Stewart Falls hike and cabin overnighter until further notice. (I know...boo!) 

Unfortunately it's just a case of bad timing.  We had scheduled to host C.C. June 11th-12th and that's the same weekend as our wards Priesthood camp out.  With Bethany and Reece already out of town enjoying India, and our wards priesthood camp out landing on the exact same weekend, it would seem that we would only have a few individuals who could attend.  Libby also mentioned that its still quite cold up there and the landscape is still greening up after all this moisture we've been getting. (Snow in May??)

  We are definitely still planning to do the hike and overnighter and will inform you all we decide when to reschedule it.  Libby and I have really been looking forward to this C.C. so we are NOT going to forget about, don't worry! 

Kelly & Libby

Get Ready...

Reminder...

Our March CC meeting is Tomorrow!

Thursday March 25th

Those who want to carpool to SLC, meet at Bethany's

house at 5:30 so we can arrive at the event around

6-6:30.

This will be a fun activity for sure.

See you then!

February Meeting...

The February Meeting has been officially scheduled for

Tuesday February the 9th @ 6:30pm

location Bethany's House.

There will be tasty treats, a magical setting, and a

romantic film to accompany our main event...

Felt Valentine's Wreaths

For the past week I have been searching high and low

for styrofoam heart wreath forms and all my searches

have come up fruitless. Frantic that we might not

have a crucial element to our craft I ordered a few online

for fast delivery. I'm going on a felt run on monday...

If you are planning on coming to the event and

planning on making a wreath let me know asap via comment

on this post or email so I know how many supplies

I will need to get. (I thought that I could just

get the supplies in advance and have you all pay me

back considering how hard it has been to find some

of the materials)

We are looking at $8 a person for the craft.

If you dont want to do the craft still come and enjoy

yourself with the delectable delights, enlightening facts

on Valentine's Day, a fun flick, and wonderful company.

Hope to see many of you soon.

Loves,

Bethany

2010!

2009 was sublime but now its onto a new year of

enlightening and entertaining enjoyment.

During our Grand Tea the next years schedule

was discussed and determined. I have posted

the events on the side of the blog so that you can

always refer to them to see whatever is up next.

Most of the dates are decided so mark them all on your

new 2010 calender so you can make sure to plan on them.

We thought we would try implementing a more standard

time of month for CC meetings and we decided that the

second saturday of the month will be it. (there are a few

exceptions due to special festival dates and some

peoples schedules)

So thus, there are a few dates that need some

solidification, let me know what you think....

First, February's event.... I figured that a lot of us

might have valentines plans (second weekend) and I have to

tend my cousin's kids during the first weekend soo....

how about meeting on the second

Tuesday the 9th?

That way you can have all the rest of the month to

display the wreath you will

be making?

Then May's event....what do you think about May 1st

instead of May 8th? (Kate and I will be out of town

on the 8th and would not want to miss the fun, but

if the 8th is the only day that will work for the rest of

you than stick to it)

Then June's event... since there is a sleep over offered

let me know if sleeping over from a saturday to a sunday

is problematic for you gals, we could probably make

a friday to saturday event work.

**Do note that November's event is planned on the first

saturday as that date is closest to the actual Day of the Dead.

Then lastly December's event is flexible depending on

how everyones holiday schedules pan out.

Stay tuned for a post describing the details of each event

so you can know more what to look forward to.

Here are some pics from Januarys Event.

Every gal got a high tea package that included

a CD, Lipstick, gloves, and little candies. They also got

to pick a hat from my grandmothers collection to wear

and feel festive.

There were some lovely choices of what to drink, coconut

almond hot chocolate, plum spiced tea, raspberry

tea, and creamed chi. They even put a blooming tea flower

as our centerpiece, when they poured hot water on it

it began to bloom.

Thanks girls, it was soooooo much fun!