I joined a MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group this semester. So far, so good. The other mothers are nice, there is a clear structure to the program, and I look forward to getting to know everyone better. Plus AJ is learning to play in the nursery with the other babies, and that's good for him. We talked about family traditions, such as eating dinner together every night, playing High/Low around the dinner table, Pizza night, etc. I was asked to share about celebratory traditions, so I shared about St. Lucia's Day in our family, and the Christmas star ornaments we make every year.
It was my small group's turn to bring snack, so I brought a fruit tray. I got to use my Pampered Chef Chillzanne platter, which has a freezable insert to keep the fruit and dip cool. It presents so beautifully, and I made a Hawaiian fruit dip, which received rave reviews. It's nice that people seem to like it. The freezer insert ended up with a rust stain due to the old freezer it was in, and I scrubbed and scrubbed and couldn't get it completely off. A friend and I were brainstorming and came up with a cloth napkin, perhaps, to cover the stain?? And then I thought of it--lettuce!!! Lettuce lined it beautifully and added a bit of "fancy'--and the best part, no one knew there was a stain on the plastic.
Tangent: I make a sun dried tomato dip that my pastor always tells people, "Try it, it will change your life." Now THAT's a high standard!!! I did not submit the recipe to my church cookbook because, well, it's nice to have a signature dish. Perhaps that's selfish of me, but I did say I would bring it whenever there is a gathering!!!!
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