October 16 - Treat-or-Treat

Wednesday was the day of kitchen chaos!  The kids from KWTS were responsible for cooking five (that’s right, five!) dishes for the evening meal!  We had a large crew in the church kitchen preparing chili, pasta and pasta sauce, coleslaw, and mashed potatoes, while another crew was in the ministry house preparing bread pudding.  Each dish had an unexpected delicious ingredient from our garden.  We’ve included some of the recipes below so you can try them yourselves!  These dishes are great if you’re trying to eat more vegetables and especially if you’re trying to sneak healthy food into your kids’ meals.  Here’s a few pictures of the cooking activity:

We also tried to get some of the last harvest from the garden.  There’s not a whole lot left, but we’re making sure we water and weed the plants that are still hanging on.  We are also starting to prepare the greenhouse so that when the growing season is officially over, we can still learn about gardening!

An inside crew set up for Wednesday Night Alive, had a lot of fun braking down some boxes, and cleaned up the sanctuary.

And finally, here are two of the Treat-or-Treat recipes; we hope you enjoy them as much as we did!

Zucchini Slaw - KWTS Original!

6-8 Zucchini or KWTS 1 really huge Zucchini ( big is better texture!) grated
4-6 carrots grated or chopped thin in circles
1 onion chopped fine (optional)
3 garlic crushed (ask KWTS cooks how to crush it with the side of the knife!!)
2 tablespoons Vinegar
Ranch to taste
1/2 teaspoon Dill
Shred and chop all the above and toss in large bowl.
Add vinegar & ranch dressing to taste.
Finally mix in dill! Toss & refrigerate for 20-30 minutes.
Serve.

Bread Pudding

1/2 stick butter or margarine (soft)
12 slices of bread
3 cups whole milk (can use old sour milk)
4 eggs & 2 yolks whipped to frothy
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup sugar or 2  brown bananas Or 1/3 cup apple sauce
1 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/4 bag of marshmallows (optional)
1 cup raisins (optional)
Dry bread out if fresh (old dry bread is best)!
Break up bread in bowl in 1 inch round chunks.
Mix melted butter, milk, eggs, sugar, banana if used, vanilla & cinnamon in bowl. Beat for 3 minutes.
Pour over bread in bowl and toss mixture. Add raisins & marshmallows if used and toss again.
Pam spray 10 x 12 pan and pour mixture into pan. Pat down so resembles dough and not bread.
Place pan in larger pan that has 1 inch of water. This is called a water bath and keeps the pudding from drying out especially on the edges.
Bake at 375 for 1 hour.
Top with Caramel sauce, chocolate syrup, frosting drizzle (thin store frosting) , cinnamon sugar or milk!
Finally - If you are short on some items just adjust: no banana or more banana, half milk and water!
And the best way to mix up the pudding is to wash your hands and dive in and squish!
This is a KWTS favorite to make and eat!