Catawba County Cooperative Extension. FCS

07/05/2024

02/13/2023

LOST ARTS CLUB **NEW**

Lost Arts- Basic skills for self-sufficient living that have been forgotten or replaced by modern technology. Join Tina McGillvary, FCS Agent, in the formation of a new group to bring people together to discuss and experiment with different topics related to self sufficiency in our everyday life. Let’s share our successes and failures with one another in monthly workshops including hands-on projects, demonstrations and guest speakers. If you are interested in learning more, click here: https://forms.gle/Rzodp8RuePBxVRV57

02/09/2023

My happy friends at Newton Senior Morning Out today-they are creating their oatmeal masterpieces with a breakfast bar! We had a wonderful morning learning about Med Instead of Meds program-“Eat more Nuts and Seeds”.

11/24/2022

Happy Thanksgiving Eve!

11/22/2022

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11/18/2022

One of my favorite ways to serve sweetpotatoes for the holidays!

Sweet Potato Scoops-
Serves 12–15

Ingredients:

8 medium sweetpotatoes
2 tablespoons olive oil or softened/melted butter
12–15 pineapple rings-from pineapple in juice-NOT syrup.
1/4 pineapple juice from can
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon

Method:
Preheat the oven to 350˚F / 180˚C.

Drain the pineapple and reserve 1/4 cup of juice. Bake the sweet potatoes until they are soft. Mash them with the butter or oil, cinnamon and the 1/3 cup sugar. Drizzle in the pineapple juice until potatoes are the right consistency to hold shape when scooped. Lay out the pineapple rings on a baking tray lined with baking paper or lightly oiled baking pan. Scoop the sweet potato mixture with an ice cream scooper and place each scoop on top of a pineapple ring. Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until the sweet potato mixture is warmed through.

TIP:

For added garnish, top each scoop with a Maraschino cherry, mini marshmallow or dried cranberry or cherry. Also, a sprinkling of toasted and chopped nuts is delicious also!

11/18/2022

Love this-
Lifecycle of Blackberry