PENNY WAR

It's building vs. building and the war is on! Pennies are positive one, while nickels, dimes, and quarters are negative five, ten, and twenty five. The winning building will be the one with most positive points and their Community Ambassadors will get a pie in the face. If we raise an equal amount of dollars to residents, our Resident Director, Tiffany Peck, will also get a pie in the face! All proceeds are going to the Rocky Mountain Candlelighters for Childhood Cancer. Let's support a great cause!

The mission of the Rocky Mountain Candlelighters for Childhood Cancer is to enhance the lives of children with cancer and their families by providing hope, practical and emotional support, patient advocacy, research, and education. It was founded in 1970 by the parents of children with cancer who felt there were inadequate services for their families. It started off as a paraprofessional self-help support group within Primary Children's Medical Center. It then grew to services for children and families outside of Primary Children's as well as inside. As of 2006, the organization is independent of Primary Children's Medical Center and in its own offices in downtown Salt Lake City. The Rocky Mountain Candlelighters serves families of families in Utah, southeastern Idaho, western Wyoming, southern Montana and eastern Nevada; where approximately 150 children are newly diagnosed with cancer each year.

Some services provided by the Rocky Mountain Candlelighters for Childhood Cancer include:
-Carebags
-Parent's Pantry
-Survivorship Conferences
-Emotional Support through support groups and individual counseling
-Parent to Parent Mentoring
-Family Financial Education
-Community Education

A more complete list may be found on the website.

All of this information and more is found on the Rocky Mountain Candlelighters for Childhood Cancer website www.childhoodcancer.org

5 Ingredient Recipes!!!

Oh no!! Have you ever come home starving and looked in your fridge only to find it’s empty again?! Shoot! And mom’s hours away not available to fix you the delicious dinner your craving! We’ve all been there; it can be really hard living on your own for the first time! Here are some quick and easy recipes when the cupboard is looking pretty bare! Each of the following recipes can be whipped up with 5 ingredients or less! Good luck!
Fettuccine Alfredo
Ingredients:
• 10 oz. jar Alfredo sauce
• 1/4 cup milk
• 9 oz. pkg. fresh refrigerated fettuccine pasta
• 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Preparation:
In heavy saucepan, combine sauce and milk and mix well to combine. Heat gently over low heat. Meanwhile, cook fettuccine according to package directions and drain well. Immediately stir into hot sauce mixture and toss gently to coat. Serve with Parmesan cheese. Serves 4-6

Ooey Gooey Chewy Bars
Ingredients:
• 20 oz. pkg. refrigerated chocolate chip or white chocolate chunk cookie dough
• 2 cups miniature marshmallows
• 12 oz. pkg. semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup caramel fudge ice cream topping
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Slice cookie dough into 1/2" slices and arrange in greased 15x10" pan. Press evenly into pan using floured fingers so dough covers bottom of pan.
Bake crust at 350 degrees for 10-13 minutes until light golden brown. Sprinkle crust with marshmallows and chocolate chips. Return to oven and bake an additional 8-10 minutes or until marshmallows are puffy and light golden brown. Remove from oven and drizzle caramel topping evenly over bars. Cool completely and cut into bars. 32 bars

Almond Joy Fudge Brownies

Ingredients:

1 (19.8 ounce) box Duncan Hines chewy
fudge brownie mix
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk
1 (14 ounce) package Miniature Almond
Joy bars, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup toasted almonds

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan .

Prepare mix according to brownie package directions, except only use 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Pour into prepared pan. Pour and spread condensed milk over the top. Sprinkle with chopped candy bars and toasted almonds. Bake for 35 to 38 minutes. Let cool completely before cutting into 2 dozen bars.
Easy Blueberry Pancakes

Make their morning with light, tender pancakes. Your fresh or frozen blueberries make them extra-special.

2 cups Original Bisquick mix
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1 cup fresh or frozen (thawed) blueberries

Heat griddle or skillet over medium-high heat or electric griddle to 375 degrees F; grease with cooking spray, vegetable oil or shortening. (Surface is ready when a few drops of water sprinkled on it dance and disappear.)

Stir Bisquick, milk and eggs until blended; gently stir in blueberries. Pour by slightly less than 1/4 cupfuls onto hot griddle. Cook until edges are dry. Turn; cook until golden.

High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No changes.



Pepperoni Pizza
1 (13-inch) uncooked dough crust
1/2 cup pizza sauce or tomato sauce
8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
Extra-virgin olive oil
Thin pepperoni slices

Top dough crust with sauce and cheese. Drizzle with oil. Bake in preheated 500 degree F oven on pizza stone for 8 to 10 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese is bubbly.

Remove from oven, add pepperoni slices and cool on a wire rack for 2 or 3 minutes before cutting into wedges and serving.

Resident Referral Program!!!

For a limited time, Wolverine Crossing will also waive the security deposit for new residents*!! Call the office for details!

*some restrictions may apply*

Wolverine Crossing Carnival

Wolverine Crossing had it's opening social on Wednesday, September 2, 2009. We celebrated the new school year by holding a carnival. Residents got to enjoy hotdogs, candy, cotton candy, pingpong, games and even a photo booth. Thanks to all the Community Ambassadors who made it happen and especially the residents for bringing so much life and energy to the event! Below are a few shots of the carnival. To see more, visit our FACEBOOK PAGE.

Move in Day 2!

Well our big Move-in Weekend is winding down and coming to an end. Our office will be open tomorrow to accommodate anyone who needs to move-in on a Sunday.

We welcomed 60 more residents to the community (we're anticipating a lot more this week as well), and are excited to have them all in our community.

We had another BBQ and hypnotist show. The turnout was great, the residents were wonderful, and we all shared a great night of laughs.

Here are some pictures of some of our amazing residents: