With a 'back to fall routine', many organizations I belong to have resumed meetings. These are a time to enjoy seasonal refreshments, visit, and spend time together. And we get some worthwhile community work done too! Recently I helped co-hostess a light supper for our P.E.O. Chapter when a state officer was visiting. We enjoyed the program, refreshments and evening together as a break from a hectic fall schedule.Egg salad sandwiches, ham and cheese rollups, ham on ciabatta buns, deviled eggs and relishes made a tasty 'light supper'.
Then the dessert! Rich chocolate brownies topped with a bit of green frosting and a candy pumpkin were arranged in a checkerboard design with Oatmeal Carmelitas. This chewy bar cookie was a recipe everyone wanted.
Crust:
1-1/3 c. flour
1 c. quick cooking oats
1 c. brown sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
1 c. (2 sticks) melted butter
Filling:
1-1/3 c. semi-sweet chocolate
chips
1 c. chopped pecans
1 jar (1 c.) caramel ice cream
topping
3 tbsp. flour
Pre-heat oven to 350o.
Spray 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray. Combine crust dry ingredients: flour,
oats, brown sugar, salt and soda in a wide bowl. Add melted butter and stir until combined.
Using half of dough, press a thin crust into the bottom of the baking dish.
Bake for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with chocolate chips and
nuts. Combine 3 T. flour with the caramel ice cream topping and drizzled over
the chocolate and nuts. Crumble remaining crust over the top and bake for an
additional 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool completely before cutting
into squares.
At this meeting Kansas State Chapter Organizer, Rita Nienstedt, told of the Sunflower Grant project and her own family’s experience of being helped by this P.E.O. project. The Sunflower Grant provides one-time grants to Kansas residents (men, women, or children) in financial distress and unable to find help from other sources.
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| Besides the refreshments, the group enjoyed a program by a state officer. |
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