Cooperative Extension Service Ohio County P O Box 66 1337 Clay Street Hartford KY 42347 270-298-7441 Fax: 270-298-4660 Email:tiffany.calvert@uky.edu

http://ces2.ca.uky.edu/ohio/

Ohio County Living Well – Raising Kids, Eating Right,

Spending Smart

Volume 4, Issue 9 October 2016

Nifty Ideas…for Halloween Snacks!

Scam Alert Awareness Program

November 3rd, 11-12 a.m.

(after the council meeting)

Bring a friend! Open to the public!

Presenter: Charlotte Whittaker, AARP

Door Prize!

Little Frankies: A

healthy Halloween class

snack idea from Green

Lunches, Green Kids.

Pinned over 50,000 times!

Cracker spiders made with

crackers, cream cheese,

pretzels and candy eyes.

Pinned from My House and

Home.

Mummy Juice Boxes…wrapped in

white tape and googly

eyes. From Honey

We’re Home.

These super cute

are

self-explanatory… just a

slice of celery for the

stem. Easy peasy. From

My House and Home.

Holiday Helping Hands

Hosted by the Ohio County Homemakers

Thursday, November 10th from 4-6 pm

This is a FREE event!!

Haiti

Have a chance to purchase

handmade jewelry and Christmas

items.

* All proceeds allow Haitians

families to provide for themselves

and their families.

Sewing kits for Ghana Bring items for Ghana

Each kit to include:

2 yards inexpensive cotton or cotton/poly blend

fabric

Seam ripper

Needle threader

10 hand needles

8-1/2 inch scissors

25 safety pins

Sewing gauge

Pin cushion

60 inch tape measure

Thimble

20 thread spools (150 yards each)

Water soluble marking pencil

Simple hand drawn (or purchased) patterns for hot

pads/pot holders, kitchen runners, placemats, table

napkins or drawstring gift bags.

October 2016 National Apple Month

2016 Green River Area Annual Day

Union County – October 18, 2016 1116 N. Village Road

Morganfield, KY 42437

“Salute the Past, Embrace the Future” Speaker: Vicki Ricketts,

Curator of Museum and Art Center Registration 9:30 a.m., Meeting 10:30 a.m.

Menu Party Sandwich Loaf

Patty’s Homemade Vegetable Soup Relish Sticks, Crackers

Apple Cake Tea, Coffee

Baskets from every county for Silent Auction (proceeds donated to Ovarian Cancer Screenings)

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A free, fun & educational event!

Thursday, Oct 6,

2016 5:00 p.m. Ohio County Extension Service 1337 Clay St, Hartford

Pre-registration required! Call 298-7441 by Sept 26!

Roll Call – Name your favorite dish made with or from

apples.

Thought For the Month – Anyone can count the

seeds in an apple, but only God can count the numbers of

apple in a seed. Robert Schuller

October Lesson: Understanding the Basics of

Teamwork

Dates to Remember:

3 Oct - National Homemaker Week begins

6 Oct – Celebrate the Baby

18 Oct – Gr River Area Annual Day, Union County

21 Oct – Genealogy Lock In, Ohio Co Library Annex, 5-10 pm

1 Nov – Truth & Consequences

3 Nov – Council Meeting, 9:30 am

3 Nov - Scam Alert Awareness, 11:00 am (after council meeting)

10 Nov – Homemaker International Event “Helping Hands”

19 Nov – Homemaker Bazaar

The Garden Club will meet on Tuesday, October 4th from 5-6:30 p.m. Included in the meeting will be an opportunity to make a reversible,

wooden, hanging scarecrow /snowman. You MUST sign up ahead of time for the craft! (NO

late participants). Cost is $10.00.

Ohio County Homemakers

39th Annual

Arts & Crafts

Bazaar

November 19th, 2016

8 am – 2 pm

Ohio County Park

2300 St Rt 69 N

Hartford, KY

Breakfast & Lunch Available Crafts & Baked Goods Galore!

Free Admission Free Parking

Book Corner Jessica Bacal, editor of Mistakes I Made at Work: 25 Influential Women Reflect on What They Got Out of Getting it Wrong, interviews twenty-five successful women about their toughest on-the-job moments. These innovators across a variety of fields from the arts to finance to tech reveal that they’re more thoughtful, purposeful and assertive as leaders because they

learned from their mistakes, not because they never made any. Mistakes I Made at Work is perfect for millennials just starting their careers, for women seeking to advance at work, or anyone serving in a leadership position.

FOOD FACTS PROTEIN

Protein foods include both animal (meat, poultry, seafood, and eggs) and plant (beans, peas, soy products, nuts and seeds) sources. We all need protein-but most Americans eat enough, and some eat more than they need. How much is enough? Most people, ages 9 and older, should eat 5-7 ounces* of protein foods each day.

Try these tips for choosing a variety of protein: Have an egg. One egg a day, on average, doesn’t increase risk for heart disease, so make eggs part of your weekly choices. Only the egg yolk has cholesterol and saturated fat, so have as many egg whites as you want.

Eat plant protein foods more often. Try beans and peas (kidney, pinto, black, or white beans; split peas; chickpeas; hummus), soy products (tofu, tempeh, veggie burgers), nuts, and seeds. They are naturally low in saturated fat and high in fiber.

Keep it tasty and healthy. Try grilling, broiling, roasting, or baking-they don’t add extra fat. Some lean meats need slow, moist cooking to be tender-try a slow cooker for them. Avoid breading meat or poultry, which adds calories.

*What counts as an ounce of protein? 1 ounce lean meat, poultry, or seafood; 1 egg; ¼ cup cooked beans or peas; ½ ounce nuts or seeds; or 1 tablespoon peanut butter. Source: USDA MyPlate

~ Recipe Corner ~

Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken Stew

Ingredients

6-8 boneless chicken thighs, fat removed and cut into 1-2 inch cubes

2 carrots, peeled and sliced

2 stalks of celery, sliced

1 small-medium onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 medium tomatoes, diced

12 baby potatoes, left whole or cut in half

1¾ cup chicken stock

1 tbsp tomato paste

2 tbsp white wine

1 tsp fennel seeds, crushed with side of knife

½ teaspoon salt

Just before serving:

¼ cup water

2½ tbsp cornstarch

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

a sprig of fresh rosemary {roughly 1 tsp chopped}

Garnish:

chopped parsley

Instructions

1. Toss chicken, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, tomatoes, potatoes, chicken stock, tomato paste, wine, fennel seeds and salt into the slow cooker.

2. Cook on the lowest setting for 4-6 hours. 3. Just before serving, combine the corn starch with the water

and mix until no lumps remain. 4. Add the water/cornstarch, balsamic vinegar, and rosemary.

Taste and add additional salt if necessary. 5. Replace lid and allow to cook for 5 or so more minutes, until

slightly thickened. Nutritional Information (approximately 1 cup serving) Serves 6 calories 280 // Fat 11 g // Saturated Fat 3 g // Cholesterol 123 mg // Sodium 352 mg // Carbohydrate 19 g // Fiber 3 g // Sugars 5 g // Protein 28 g Recipe by Sweet Peas and Saffron at http://sweetpeasandsaffron.com/2014/09/slow-cooker-tuscan-chicken-stew.html

Sincerely Tiffany Calvert Extension Agent For Family & Consumer Sciences Education