St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day is a religious holiday long celebrated by the Irish. Parades and corned beef and cabbage are just two of the modern-day traditions of the holiday. We have plenty of opportunities for you to celebrate.....

Sunday March 11th St. Patrick's craft

Monday March 12th or Tuesday March 13th cooking classes will be making Irish soda bread

Thursday March 15th History of St. Patrick's Day class

Saturday March 17th is St. Patrick's Day DANCE 5:30-7:00 pm WEAR GREEN of course!

Have you ever tried potato printing?! The potato is a major part of Irish history and is still a popular Irish food. It also makes a nice bulky stamping grip, easier for some to handle than something dainty. Here's what you do.

Supplies needed: potato, paint, sharp knife, pen or pencil, saucer, paper or other material to stamp on

Directions: Slice the potato in half. On the exposed side of the potato draw a shape you would like to stamp. (I attempted a shamrock) Use the knife to cut out around the shape, making the shape raised. Put some paint in a saucer or paper plate. Dip your potato stamp in the paint and blot the excess on some throwaway paper, otherwise it will be slippery, and then stamp away. Have fun!

Movie Review

"Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" is now playing in theatres. Starring The Rock, this movie is rated PG and runs for 1hr34min.

This Movie Review is brought to you by Janet H.:
We went to St. Charles Cinema close to Friedens United Church of Christ and Fazolis. It was about animals walking around in a field. It was kind of funny. I give it six stars!

Did You Know?

DID YOU KNOW that Pizza Street will accomodate a request for puree?? SAS recently visited the Pizza Street located on Mid Rivers Mall Dr. at Hwy N. and was very impressed with the service! Click here to visit Pizza Street online.

Happy Valentine's Day - Treats!

S.A.S. is getting into the spirit of Valentine's Day with crafts, games and a party. Check the calendar at the bottom of the blog!

For a simple Valentine treat simply blend frozen strawberries (partly defrosted) and milk in the blender and enjoy a strawberry milkshake! Use fresh strawberries when they are in season.

For a little more involved project, try your hand at these Valentine-shaped pretzels we created Sunday afternoon:

Ingredients are 2 packages dry yeast, 1 1/2 cups warm water, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 4 cups flour, 1 beaten egg, and coarse salt.

Mix all the ingredients together, except the coarse salt. Knead the mixture until it's rubbery, like dough. Pull off small pieces and roll into different lengths. On a cookie sheet, twist the lengths of dough into heart shapes. Coat your shapes with the beaten egg, then sprinkle on coarse salt. Bake at 425 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden. *Recipe found on Cooks.com.

Here's Stacy L. rolling the dough.

Finished product - yumm!

A special "Thank You" to Ariana, Logan and Christopher who volunteered with us this day and helped with many tasks.