September 09, 2009
Caramelized Onion & Blueberry Salsa Recipe
Ingredients:
2 pints fresh blueberries, de-stemmed, washed and dried
1 large yellow pepper, seeded and diced (about ½ cup)
1 large green pepper, seeded and diced (about ½ cup)
2 medium hot peppers, seeded and diced (about ¼ cup) *
(* choose hot pepper to taste: Mild, Medium, Hot, etc.)
2 large red onions, quartered, julienne (about 1 cup)
2 large fresh tomatoes, diced (about 1 cup), drained
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
¼ cup sugar
2 tablespoons white flour
½ pound Four Corners Creamery Mozzarella, sliced in rounds
2 frozen, prepared pie crusts, in tins
Directions:
Mix blueberries and sugar together in large mixing bowl.
Refrigerate while prepping other ingredients.
To a preheated skillet add: olive oil and onions.
Simmer until translucent. Add garlic and all of the diced peppers.
Simmer until onions have caramelized. (Peppers will be undercooked.)
Remove from heat and place mixture in a strainer over a bowl.
Remove blueberries from fridge and liquid drain into same bowl.
Add flour to 2 tablespoons of the liquid mixture, stir until lump free.
Toss blueberries into slurry mixture, until coated.
Remove pie crusts from freezer. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place one pie crust in the center of a baking sheet.
Line bottom of pie crust with ½ of the sliced Mozzarella.
Spoon in ½ blueberries, tomatoes, caramelized onion mixture, and remaining blueberries.
Top with remaining Mozzarella rounds.
Filling will be mounded high.
Invert 2nd pie crust (in tin) over crust on cookie sheet.
Pinch sides together to form a seal. Use fork to poke holes in top.
Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.
Best served warm, makes an excellent appetizer.
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September 01, 2009
Pie Social 9/3 6:30-7:30 Boulevard Market, Tecumseh: You're Invited - no RSVP needed
The Boulevard Market, 102 East Chicago Boulevard in Tecumseh, 49286
It's A Pie Social At The Market!
Put on your aprons and fire up the oven!
"A party is always better with pie!" is their motto, so they are throwing one! Please join us at The Market September 3, 2009 from 6:30pm-7:30pm for a PIE SOCIAL!
Here is how it works...bring your homemade pie masterpiece and 30 copies of your recipe to the Market! Every pie is welcome, there are no pie baking or recipe rules!
It will be an evening of sampling pies, friendship, sampling pies, prizes, sampling pies, exchanging recipes and sampling pies!
The Market will provide all of the important accessories, beverages and prizes! We hope you will join us!
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July 14, 2009
GITC 8 - Teams Forming for October 2009
Get In The Car volunteer coordinators are actively seeking
team members for two consecutive
October 2009 Gulf Coast recovery missions.
Basics:
- Week # 1:
Departs Saturday, October 3rd, returns to Michigan Sunday, October 11th. (Team Leaders Kathy Miller & Jodi Korte)
- Week # 2:
Departs Saturday, October 10th, returns to Michigan Sunday, October 18th. (Team Leader Eric Miller)
- If you are available, a commitment for both of the two weeks would be welcome!
- Estimated Missionary Investment per Person will be $160.00.
- One pre-departure meeting for both teams is scheduled for Saturday, September 19th.
- Accommodations in Louisiana will be at the new North Shore Disaster Recovery Aldersgate Center in Slidell.
- Printable applications are available at http:/www.getinthecar.org.
The Get In The Car Spirit’s Fire Bike Ride annual fund raiser on August 29th will be sponsored by St. Matthews in Livonia this year. Trail location will be restricted “bicycle only” hours on Hines Drive. For more information contact eric@getinthecar.org.
We are also looking for opportunities on speak on behalf of GITC’s Gulf Coast efforts. The presentation is approximately 1/2 hour including speaker & power point presentation. We are available weekday evenings and all day on weekends. For more information contact kathy@getinthecar.org or jodi@getinthecar.org.
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