The Wylye Women WI Lite invite you to our next meeting

Creative Card Making Workshop

Wed November 2nd, Sutton Veny Village Hall 8pm 
 

In order to give everyone an opportunity to make three styles of cards to keep, rather than just watch a demonstration of the basic techniques, there is a need for us to cover the costs of materials.

• £1.50 material costs to members (we will cover the other half for you) + free entry
• £3 material costs to non-members (+ the usual £4 entrance fee on the door). If you do not wish to make cards on the night, you are most welcome just to watch.

If you are not yet a member, the good news is you can join on the night. Bring £31.50 (cash/cheque) and you're in for the rest of this year and the whole of 2012.

Also don't forget to fill and bring along a shoebox filled with simple gifts and goodies for Operation Christmas Child- for children who need them most in some of the toughest parts of the world. Thanks

See you there x

Lebanese Recipes from Wafaa

Last night we met the fabulous Wafaa whose passion for all things Lebanese was infectious. She managed to sell us Beirut as a holiday destination, so that's saying something! I was badgered for the recipes before the evening was over, so without further ado... here they are:

Fattouch:

Serve 4 people

Ingredients

2 peppers,

5 medium tomatoes,

half cucumber,

half lettuce,

1 onion,

2 lemons,

Small bunch of fresh mint and parsley,

Salt,

Olive oil

2 tortillas bread grilled.

Grill the tortillas in the oven, when cool crack into small pieces and set aside.

Wash and dice peppers, tomatoes, cucumber and onion.

Then chop lettuce, mint and parsley.

Mix all ingredients in a salad bawl. Add salt and lemon juice to your taste. Just before you serve add the olive oil and grilled tortillas

Chicken with bulgur wheat   (Dfeen)

For 4 people

Ingredients:

3 chicken breasts cut into small cubes, or 3 chicken legs

250g bulgur wheat

1 tin chickpeas

50g butter

Salt and pepper

Recipe:

Put chicken pieces, pepper and butter in a pot and brown turning few times for few minutes, cover with water and bring to the boil till the chicken is cooked, approximately 10 minutes.

If using chicken legs: put chicken in pot and boil for 5 minutes then discard the water and replace with clean fresh water. Add a small peeled onion cut in half, few cardamom pods and 1cinnamon stick. Boil till the chicken is cooked thoroughly. Get the chicken out of pot and when cool separate the meat from the rest. Strain the water from the pot to use is the cooking.

In a pot add the rinsed content of chickpeas tin to 2 cups of the water saved from cooking the chicken and the chicken meat. Let boil for 5 minutes.

Add the bulgur wheat with 2 cups of water and season to your liking. Add butter. Boil on medium heat for 10 minutes or until the bulgur wheat is cooked (keep checking for water, add water or stock if necessary). When all ingredients are cooked take the lid off and simmer till the water evaporate.

Serve with yogurt salad

Yogurt salad

1 tub greek yogurt

Half cucumber chopped into small pieces

Small bunch of fresh mint, chopped finely

1 big garlic clove, crushed

Pinch of

salt

Add bit of water

Mix all ingredients and enjoy as a side dish or as a refreshing snack

Enjoy!

September Newsletter

In mid August, ten of our lovely members, some new and some who have been regulars for a few years, met to help plan the whole of 2012. It's the first time we've planned a year like that and it was great. Once again we threw aside the WI official speakers list.... hopefully you’ll love what we have planned! Just need to confirm the presenters now, so watch this space.

Happily, we can already confirm that the wonderfully talented Gaynor Ringland, a mixed media artist with whom we made a flock of lovely little felt birdie brooches earlier this year, will be coming back next year to help us create more beautiful objects using the nicest fabrics, paper and bits and bobs. 

Before that though, Gaynor is keen to start a local monthly craft club (for grown ups!) as well as put on kids crafting workshops in the 2011 Halloween Half Term and future school holidays. She is planning them now and would love to get an idea of numbers / days / times so please do contact her to express an interest in any of the above via gaynor.ringland@btinternet.com.

And if you missed our recent pottery experience, or want to get your hands dirty again, you might be interested in a session or two at the Ginger Piggery Boyton. Vicky Whelpton, a familiar face from past WI meetings, runs regular classes at her studio in Boyton and has also suggested that WI members might be interested in an evening session at the workshop to have a go at making. Contact krukkerceramics@hotmail.com for more.

And so, the Wylye Women invite you to our next meeting…

This summer why not read a book by local Devizes author Frances Garrood, in preparation for meeting her on Wednesday September 7th. Frances was runner up in the Richard and Judy "How to Get Published" competition, and has since been successfully published by Macmillan, so any budding novelists might like to take notes!

(Please note: the September meeting starts at the earlier time of 7:30 as we are also welcoming a representative from The Samaritans Purse who will be outlining their wonderful annual Operation Christmas Child gift-box scheme.)

See you there,

Lyndsey and the WI Lite Committee x

What did we do in August?

This month was New Members Night for WI Lite, and some lovely new faces joined our members on a hot and humid summer night for a real taste of what WI Lite is all about. Chef Jude and Liz from Riverford Organics Wiltshire cooked some tasty recipes with lots of seasonal vegetables. Our members ably assisted in the preparation- we all want a gadget like Donna had for chopping tomatoes!- And we heard the history behind Riverford's successful Box Scheme and the provenance of the produce. There was also lots of opportunity for catching up and making new friends afterwards as we tasted all we'd made. 

This summer we are all reading the books by local Devizes author Frances Garrood (check out the great  reviews on Amazon) in preparation for meeting her on Wednesday September 7th.  (Please note the Sept meeting starts at the earlier time of 7:30 as we are also welcoming a representative from The Samaritans Purse who will be outlining their wonderful annual Operation Christmas Child gift-box scheme. )

Enjoy the hols!