Upcoming Program….

Holiday Foods

December 6, 2016

11:15 a.m. and 5:15 p.m.

CLASS IS FULL!

Cooperative Extension Service Henderson County 3341 Zion Road Henderson KY 42420 270-826-8387 Fax: 270-826-8616 extension.ca.uky.edu

December 2016 Family and Consumer Sciences Newsletter

Watch, Listen & Read …….

Tune into Lifestyles on Channel 25 the second and fourth Tuesday of each

month at 11:30 a.m. Listen on WSON every Thursday morning at 6:45 a.m.

and look for the Lifestyles column each Sunday in The Gleaner!

The Henderson County Extension Office

will be closed

December 26, 2016 through January 2, 2017

The entire Extension Staff

wish you and your family a safe,

happy holiday season and the best in 2017!

NOTE: If you

would prefer an

emailed copy of

the newsletter,

please call our

office at 270-826

-8387 and let us

know!

Amanda Hardy County Extension Agent For Family & Consumer Sciences

“Winterizing” Your Grocery Budget Many families notice that their grocery bills surge in the winter months. Out-of-season produce and poor road conditions all contribute to the rise in food costs. If you are looking for ways to “winterize” your grocery budget in order to save, consider the following tips: Make a grocery list. Know exactly what you will be buying before you enter the grocery store so that you can avoid unplanned purchases. Use pantry staples. Plan your meals around items that you already have in your pantry. Pantry staples such as rice, flour and dried beans are all relatively inexpensive and can be used in many different dishes. Use the grocery store flyer. When planning your list, be sure to use the grocery store flyer to take advantage of any ongoing sales. Space out your grocery visits. Plan your grocery trips carefully with a list and space out your visits. The less often you go to the grocery store, the less you will spend overall. Source: Jennifer Hunter, Family Financial Management Extension Specialist and Kristyn Jackson, LMFT, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Family Sciences; University of Kentucky; College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Strengthening Family Relationships during the Holiday Season There is no better time to strengthen the most important relationships in your life than during the holiday season. Holidays can be very busy and stressful, but they can also be opportunities to celebrate life with the people you love. Here are some ideas for strengthening family relationships during the holidays.

Shift your focus from what you have to get done to what you want to experience with the people you care about. There are so many things around the holiday season that we have to get done. It can make the holidays feel like one big giant obligation. Shift your attitude from obligation to your hopes for your family during the holidays. It may surprise you how much a shift in focus can do. Make your goal clear. Let your family know that your No. 1 goal is to strengthen your family during the holiday season. Use language that makes it something everyone will want to do rather than something

people feel forced to do. Communicate your goals for how you plan to strengthen relationships with each member of your family. When you communicate that you care about people and tell them they are your No. 1 priority, it can be amazing how they will respond.

Practice self-care. We are happiest and most likely to have positive exchanges with our families when we are taking proper care of ourselves. Get enough rest and eat regular meals. Do something you enjoy or have been wanting to do and take a little “me time.” You will surprise yourself when you realize how much more positive your family interactions can be after you have taken some time to care for yourself.

Put down the technology and focus on each other. We all spend too much time on computers, iPads, smart phones and other technologies. The best way to strengthen family relationships is to do something together and focus on each other. Play a fun family board game. Volunteer at a food pantry or nursing home as a family. Bake your favorite dessert together. Tell jokes together. It doesn’t matter what you are doing, just do it together.

Spend time reflecting together as a family. What are your favorite memories from past holidays? What traditions are important to your family? How can we work together as a family to keep a focus on the positive? How can we work as a family to reduce stress? Sharing these reflections can help to reduce future conflict and feel more understood. References: Brain Pathways (2013). Strengthening Relationships During the Holidays. Brain Pathways Blog. Available at https://blog.brainpathways.net/2013/10/22/strengthening-relationships-during-the-holidays-2/.Source: Kerri Ashurst, Senior Extension Specialist for Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Kentucky; College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Roll Call: Name your favorite Christmas

memory.

Thought for the Month: Maybe Christmas, the

Grinch thought, doesn’t come from a store.

- Dr. Seuss

Lesson: Christmas Party

We continue to accept donations for Redbanks. Please bring items they can use as prizes to the Extension Office.

Compliance forms, enrollment/membership forms, club member list, current paid members, and contact information on each member (all in president’s packets) need to be turned into the office as soon as possible.

The FCS Classroom at Henderson County High

School is in need of the following:

Towels Aprons Chef Jackets

Chef Hats Scraper Spatulas

Measuring cups Vegetable Peelers

Large Cutting Boards Long handle spoons

Baskets (plastic to serve burgers and fries)

Can openers (hand held)

If your club could donate some of these, please bring

them by the office!

10th Annual Taste of Homemakers by Gina Brown,

President, Henderson County Homemakers

“This is such a nice event.” I cannot tell you how many times I heard this comment at Taste of Homemakers. It is all because of the Homemaker ladies who contributed in so many ways. If you served, made a dish, helped with cleanup, or in any other way, THANK YOU for contributing to the success of our 10th Annual Taste of Homemakers”. I am proud to say we had 100% of Henderson County Homemaker Clubs participate! It was an awesome event and ran so smoothly with your help. I am very proud to be a part of Henderson County

Homemakers.

HOMEMAKER CLUB MEETINGS

Afternooners—December 14 @ 11:30 a.m. at Pam

Johnson’s

Anthoston—December 8 @ 11 a.m. at Applebee’s

Central—December 8 @ 12 noon at Farmer & Frenchman

Niagara—December 14 @ 10 a.m. meet at Teresa

Krampe’s with lunch at Farmer & Frenchman

Town & Country—December 19 @ 6 p.m. in Education &

Expo Center Kitchen; Bring finger foods!

OTHER GROUPS & CLUBS

Happy Knitters—Every Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m.

in the Education & Expo Center Conference Room

Diabetes Support Group will not meet again until April!

COUNTY FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES PROGRAMS &

HOMEMAKER ACTIVITES POLICY INCLEMENT WEATHER/SICKNESS—

Should Henderson County Schools be closed due to

inclement weather or sickness, then Henderson County Family and Consumer Sciences programs and activities as well as Homemaker meetings and activities are cancelled. Every effort will be made to contact our local radio station, WSON, so they may keep you up to date!

FYI...2017 KEHA State Meeting will be in

Owensboro at the Convention Center, May 1-4

From the 10th Annual Taste of Homemakers, here is the recipe for the tiramisu that was served.

TIRAMISU Andrea Searcy, Central Homemakers

Prep time of 30 minutes Total Time of 7 hours Makes 8 to 10 servings

Ingredients— 2 cups boiling-hot water 4 Tablespoons instant expresso powder 1 cup plus 1 Tablespoon sugar, divided 3 Tablespoons coffee liqueur (Patron XO Café, Café Lolita, Tia Maria, Kahlua, etc) 8 large egg yolks (preferably free-range) 2/3 cup dry Marsala wine 2 pounds (32 oz. OR 5 cups) mascarpone cheese, at room temperature 2 cups chilled heavy whipping cream 36 Savoiardi (crisp Italian ladyfingers—about two 7 oz. packages) Unsweetened cocoa powder for dusting Directions—Stir together water, expresso powder, 1 Tablespoon sugar and coffee liqueur in a medium bowl until sugar has dissolved. Then cool. Using whisk or handheld mixer, beat egg yolks, Marsala and remaining 1 cup sugar in a deep metal or Pyrex bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water until tripled in volume (about 5 to 8 minutes of continuous whipping). Remove bowl from heat

and let cool.

Beat chilled heavy whipping cream in a large pre-chilled mixing bowl until it holds stiff peaks.

Gently but thoroughly fold mascarpone mixture into the whipped cream.

See NOTE below before progressing. Very, very quickly dip each ladyfinger into coffee mixture and line the bottom of a 9” x 13” x 3” baking pan with 18 ladyfinger in 3 rows, trimming edges to fit if necessary. Spread half of the mascarpone filling on top. Dip

remaining 18 ladyfingers in coffee mixture and arrange over the filling in the pan.

NOTE that soft ladyfingers may be lightly toasted to avoid sogginess. Do NOT dip the ladyfingers longer than a second OR use a

pastry brush to coat them instead. The ladyfingers are extremely absorbent.

Spread remaining mascarpone filling on top and dust with cocoa. Cover and chill at least 6 hours.

Let tiramisu stand at room temperature 30 minutes before serving. If desired, dust with more cocoa just prior to serving.

Recipe Suggestions & Variations for Tiramisu (Tira-faux-su)

Split a vanilla bean, scrape out the ‘caviar’ and add to egg (zabaglione) mixture.

Ricotta or cream cheese may be substitute for mascarpone cheese.

Shaved chocolate, chocolate curls or sliced almonds may be used instead of cocoa for topping.

Sweet Marsala, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling, Port or hazelnut, almond or coffee liqueurs may be used as a substitute for the

dry Marsala in the egg (zabaglione) mixture.

2 cups of VERY strong coffee or expresso may be substituted for the boiling water and express powder mixture.

Hazelnut amaretto or chocolate liqueur may also substituted for the coffee liqueur in the dipping mixture.

Dark chocolate, caramel or fruit spreads (such as raspberry and balsamic vinegar reduction) can be drizzled between

ladyfingers and mascarpone.

Substitute vanilla pudding mix or custard mix (such as Bird’s) for the whipped egg/sugar portion of the egg (zabaglione) mixture. When using these substitutions, adjust the amount of heavy whipping cream so that the added Marsala or other liquor does not

make the egg mixture (zabaglione) too runny.

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