Las Madres '80 East
AUGUST 2012 NEWSLETTER

Garden Friends
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS
3rd   Hank Pfefferlen
7th   Abbey Nevoli
         Nathan Laing
11th  Erik Rasmussen
15th  Keely Corral
17th  Ron Miller
27th  Ruth Eastman
COMING EVENTS
Month of August
Saturday Coffee Clatches
9 am
LeBou at San Felipe/Yerba Buena
Contact: Randi
August 16
Annual Bocce Ball "Meeting"
  6:15 pm
Fowler Creek Park
RSVP: Sally
August 18
Coffee Field Trip
9:00 am
La Lune Sucree
Contact: Randi


August Meeting
When: Thursday, August 16, 6:15 pm
Where: Fowler Creek Park
What: Bocce Ball
Please join us for the fourth (fifth?) annual Bocce Ball at Fowler Creek Park.
(Put Fowler Road at Altia Lane, San Jose, CA 95135 in Google Maps.)
We start promptly at 6:15PM, to get the play in before it is dark.  Bring a jacket.
Eat first at home or bring some take out to munch between your turns. 
Afterwards, we will go locally to Sonoma Chicken (1735 E. Capitol Expressway) for dessert.
No previous experience with bocce needed, the newbies usually win!
Please RSVP to Sally so we know for whom to wait to begin.
Sally and Randi will bring bocce sets.

Dessert Menu
THE HOCKEY PUCK $7.29
Rich chocolate puck-shaped tortes filled with creamy chocolate mousse floating on a rink of raspberry sauce with a dollop of blue curacao cream; served with vanilla ice cream.
BUTTERSCOTCH BREAD PUDDING $5.99
Warm apple-raisin bread pudding smothered in a butterscotch bourbon sauce; served with vanilla ice cream.
DARK CHOCOLATE FONDUE $7.99
For two or more! A platter piled with strawberries, banana, oranges, pound cake, rice krispie treats, marshmallows, ice cream, cookies, and a decadent chocolate sauce for dipping.
BANANA PHYLLO SUNDAE $5.99
Ripe banana slices warmed in a sweet rum glaze and topped with crisp thin pastry and cool ice cream.
NEW YORK CHEESECAKE $6.49
With raspberry sauce.
SEASONAL DESSERT

Missouri Missive - The Month of July?

Kathy's Southwestern Pasta Salad
(Editor's Note: Here's what Kathy would have brought to "Randi's Salad Meeting".  Looks like a great salad for those last lazy days of summer!)
Yield 8 servings, about 12 cups

Ingredients:
8 oz. rotini pasta
1/3 c. vegetable oil
1/4 c. fresh lime juice
1 1/2 t. chili powder
2 t. ground cumin
1/2 t. salt
2 t. crushed garlic
2. c. diced chicken
1 1/2 c. whole kernel corn (one can)
1 (15oz) can black beans, draiied & riinsed
1/2 c. diced green bell pepper
1/2 c. diced red bell pepper
1/2 c. diced orange bell pepper
1/2 c. diced yellow bell pepper
1/2 c. fresh cilantro
1 c. grape tomatoes

Directions:
Boil pasta for 8-10 minutes until al dente & drain
Combine oil, lime juice, & seasonings in a large bowl. Add cooked pasta while hot & set aside to cool to room temp, stirring occasionally.
Stir in corn, beans, peppers, tomatoes & cilantro, reserving some tomatoes & cilantro for garnish.
Spoon onto platter or bowl & garnish with remaining tomatoes &  cilantro. Serve chilled or at room temp.
Saturday Coffee Clatches Continue
We meet every Saturday morning at 9 am at Le Boulanger at San Felipe and Yerba Buena.  There is a Starbucks nearby if you need something "special" to go with your bagel or pastry.   This month's coffee field trip we will be going downtown on Saturday, August 18, to La Lune Sucree.
http://lalunesucree.com/
Hope to see you there!  Randi
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AUGUST WEBSITE
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CLUB OFFICERS
President - Merrilee Claverie
Treasurer - Sue Ballard
Newsletter & Webmaster - Ginny Gomez
Coffee Coordinator - Randi Heinrichsen
Executive Committee - Randi Heinrichsen, Sally Brooks-Schulke, and Tina Cuneo