Las Madres '80 East
DECEMBER 2014 NEWSLETTER

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS

2nd Phil Martinez

3rd Sean Nevoli

8th Bud Butler

11th Eddie Butler

20th Alicia Martinez

21st Jennifer Butler

28th Sharon Simmons

COMING EVENTS

Month of December
Saturday Coffee
9 am
LeBou at San Felipe/Yerba Buena
Contact: Vicki

December
Happy Hour
NONE
This Month
RSVP: Vicki

December
Coffee Field Trip
NONE
This Month
Contact: Vicki

December 18
Meeting - Annual Christmas Party
6:30pm
Potluck & Gift Exchange at Merrilee's
RSVP: Merrilee

January 8th
Happy Hour
4pm?
Johnny Garlic at the Plant
RSVP: Vicki

December Meeting - Our Annual Christmas Party
When: Thursday, December 18, 6:30pm
Where: Merrilee's House
What: Potluck & Gift Exchange

Merrilee has generously volunteered to host the Christmas Party again this year. So mark your calendars for December 18 at 6:30pm. The theme this year is "purple". Target price of $20. RSVP Merrilee with the dish you will be bringing to share. Please carpool due to limited parking.

Happy Hour.....Vicki

December Happy Hour

Since December is such a busy month, there will be no Happy Hour this month.

Praline Pumpkin Dessert (Vicki's dessert from the meeting that is now in our online recipe book.)

Ingredients

1 can (15 oz) pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)

1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk

3 eggs

1 cup sugar

4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

1 box Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ yellow cake mix or spice cake mix

1 1/2 cups chopped pecans or walnuts

3/4 cup butter or margarine, melted

Whipped cream, if desired

Additional pumpkin pie spice, if desired

Directions

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease or spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan. In medium bowl, beat pumpkin, milk, eggs, sugar and 4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice with wire whisk until smooth. Pour into pan.
Sprinkle dry cake mix over pumpkin mixture. Sprinkle with pecans. Pour melted butter evenly over top.
Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 30 minutes.
To serve, cut dessert into 4 rows by 3 rows. Serve warm or chilled with dollop of whipped cream sprinkled with pumpkin pie spice. Store covered in refrigerator.

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 across from it if you need something "special" to go with your bagel or pastry.

December is a busy month, and previous December away coffees have been a bust, so no away coffee this month.

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DECEMBER WEBSITE
Sing-A-Long Christmas Carols
http://www.the-north-pole.com/carols/
Turn up your speakers and sing along!

CLUB OFFICERS
President - Sally Brooks-Schulke
Treasurer - Sue Ballard
Newsletter & Webmaster - Ginny Gomez
Coffee & Happy Hour Coordinator - Vicki Rasmussen
Executive Committee - Randi Heinrichsen, Merrilee Claverie, and Tina Cuneo