theWI Adderbury & District WI – Our Face Book Post for Thursday, 10th March 2016 – OFWISpeakers Selection Day
Dear Ladies, Chris and I went to the OFWI Speakers Selection today at Sutton Courtenay and we heard 8 new speakers auditioning for inclusion in our Year Book. It was a fascinating experience and as always a great opportunity to meet new friends within a friendly gathering of WI ladies. The prepared a good sales table, a book stall and two raffles with a variety of great prizes. The new speakers offered an interesting range of topics for us to listen to and an interesting day was enjoyed by all attendees. Adderbury & District WI Just now · Chris and Margaret were at Sutton Courtenay today for the Speakers Selection Day to hear up to 8 new speakers auditioning to be included in OFWI Year Book, speaking on a wide variety of subjects – Roots of a Tree, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Wills, Power of Attorney and Why You Need Them, Natural Health Kinesiology, Me and my Transplant, Energy Saving Tips and Smart Meters, Osteoporosis Research and Ragbags and Cocktails. A most interesting day for making new friends and finding new speakers for our WI meetings. Thre next such day will be on Wednesday, 29th June at Wootton Margaret Halstead...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District WI – OXWI Face Book Post – Tuesday, 8th March 2016 – A Clean for Adderbury
Dear Ladies, OXWI have very kindly posted our A Clean for Adderbury photo and one for Walton Manor WI on their Clean for the Queen efforts, this morning, which is very exciting and I’m so pleased that all of our efforts for this great cause have been highlighted in this way. Oxfordshire Federation of Women’s Institutes added 2 new photos. 3 hrs · Walton Manor WI and Adderbury WI both cleaned up ”For the Queen” Top Comments Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry Comment Share Comments Write a comment… Adderbury & District WIIt is just so splendid to be part of the bigger picture and collaborate with fellow WI Federations and members. All of our Adderbury group members were delighted by our morning’s efforts xxx Our Clean for Adderbury morning went so well and making it a social event with coffee and biscuits and lunch at the Coach and Horses PH worked brilliantly. Our thanks to Tony of the Coach and Horses PH, to Cherwell District Council for their loan of hi-viz jackets and pickers plus bags and gloves and to OFWI Campaigns Advisor Jane Finnerty and Secretary Sara Buck and OxClean Team Leader Rosanne Bostock for all their helpful support…..also great thanks to my fellow Adderbury & District WI members for their hard work cheerfully undertaken. And this is my Face Book Post this morning – Tuesday 8th March 2016 ……… Dear Ladies, here’s a few photos of our – A Clean for Adderbury – on Sat. 5th March – we had a splendid morning’s event with 15 bags of litter picked up, leaf mould removed and 4 items of unknown identity, weight and material to be removed and dealt with by Cherwell DC to whom we extend our thanks for their loan of essential pick-up tools xxx Like · Comment Margaret Halstead xxx And dear Ladies, OxFed.WI put our two photos onto Twitter as well… Margaret Halstead OxfordFedWI @OxfordFedWI 6h6 hours ago Clean for the QUEEN Adderbury and Walton WI s have been busy BUSY 0 retweets0 likes Reply Retweet Like...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District WI – A Clean for Adderbury – Saturday, 5th March 2017
Dear Ladies, I am delighted to tell you that our event, A Clean for Adderbury, managed to secure a total of 15 bags of rubbish and 5 bags of leaf mould and that we also were instrumental in identifying a further 4 items of dumped rubbish, whose location we have passed on to Cherwell District Council for clearance and disposal. Over coffee and biscuits at the Coach and Horses PH we planned our litter pick-up walks, going off in all directions, filling our Clean for the Queen purple and black bags, and cleaning grubby road signs wherever possible. Luckily the sun came out as the morning progressed and the cold wind failed to stop our clean-up endeavours. Gill kindly took all filled bags home with her and these were picked up bright and early by Cherwell DC on Monday morning, plus their loaned hi-viz jackets and pickers. We all enjoyed a splendid morning’s activity, coffee and biscuits and a tasty lunch to round off the event. Here’s a few photos of mine and Gill’s for all to view…. Adderbury has been congratulated for taking part by Campaigns Adviser Jane Finnerty and OxClean Team Leader Rosanne Bostock with the hope that “more WI’s will be inspired to join in next year”. Margaret Halstead...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District – Our Face Book Post on WI Events – Thursday, 3rd March 2016 & A Clean for Adderbury
Dear Ladies, My Face Book post on our WI Meeting and AGM last night and my day at Didcot with NFWI Craft Committee “ShoWIng-Off” Demonstration Workshop which was really excellent. Margaret Halstead added 4 new photos. 8 mins · Excellent day yesterday for WI Events with a day at Didcot for NFWI Craft Committee ShoWIng Off Demonstration Workshop with excellent input from Alan Springall on what not to do when creating displays for competition entries, co-operative schemes or good raffle prize tables. Oxford Federation provided an excellent lunch at Didcot’s Civic Centre and a brilliant day was enjoyed by all attendees. Then home to attend Adderbury WI Meeting and AGM and re-election of Committee and our present President, Diane, for another year. We are all with you Diane – Bernice, Chris, Caroline, Gill, Me and our two new members, Maureen and Pat. Jean Geary kindly joined us to ease our way through the AGM voting process and a great evening ensued. Pat spoke to us of the Hospice Movement and about Katharine House Hospice and gave an excellent presentation, and our Raffle Table provided many welcome prizes for lucky members to take home. xxx Comment Share 1 share Comments Margaret HalsteadAnd on Sat,. 5th March – we at Adderbury are to host – A Clean for Adderbury – for Clean for the Queen Campaign – from 10.30am with coffee at the Coach and Horses before we set off in small groups to ensure our fabulous village of Adderbury remains Fabulous xxx Margaret Halstead...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District WI – NFWI Menu of the Week – Sunday, 28th February 2016
Dear Ladies, Another week’s collection of lovely menu ideas and recipes for you to read, cook and devour should you so desire. Happy cooking x Menu of the week Welcome to the WI’s meal ideas for using fresh seasonal British produce. Recipes on our site include new contemporary dishes as well as family favourites making use of the WI’s huge wealth of food talents gained over nearly 100 years. Some recipes are quickly made whereas others will take a bit more time and skill. There is something here for everybody. Cream of Roasted Vegetable Soup Warming comfort food to see you through the short days of early Spring. Serves 4 1 small celeriac, & 1 parsnip, peeled 2 carrots, peeled 850ml vegetable stock ( Marigold stock powder) 1 onion, skinned 1 large sweet potato, peeled 15m chopped parsley 15ml fresh thyme leaves Salt and pepper 45ml olive oil 150ml double cream (optional) Cut the vegetables into evenly sized pieces, place in a roasting tin in one layer, cover with oil and sprinkle with the herbs. Season well, tossing the vegetables to ensure that all are well coated. Marinate for at least half an hour. Roast the vegetables at 220C/Fan oven 200C/Gas mark 7, for 45 minutes until they are tinged brown and softened. Transfer to a large saucepan, add the stock, bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes until the vegetables are tender. Blend the mixture in a liquidiser until completely smooth. Add the cream and reheat. Check the seasoning before serving. TipYou can vary the root vegetables to suit your taste preferences. Tip – You can vary the root vegetables to suit your taste preferences. Crispy Garlic Chicken with a Mushroom & Cream Sauce This recipe uses honey and a tasty crumb mixture to coat the chicken, producing a lovely crisp coating. Serves 4 2 cloves garlic 2 tablespoons chopped parsley Salt and pepper 2 tablespoons clear honey 50g fine brown breadcrumbs Grated rind of ½ lemon 4 chicken breasts, skinned and sliced Watercress for garnish. Sauce: 110g mushrooms, sliced Small knob of butter 150ml double cream 1 tablespoon wholegrain mustard 1 tablespoon chopped parsley Crush the garlic and mix it with the breadcrumbs, parsley, grated lemon rind and seasoning. Brush the chicken pieces with honey before dipping them into the breadcrumbs, pressing them on firmly. Place on a baking tray and bake at 190C/Fan oven 170C/Gas mark 5 for approximately 30 minutes until crisp and the chicken is cooked or cook gently on a contact grill. Melt the butter, lightly fry the sliced mushrooms. Stir in the mustard and seasoning, add the cream and cook for 2-3 minutes. Stir in parsley. Serve the chicken with some of the sauce poured over it, serving remainder separately. Tip: A small amount of grated cheese could be added to the sauce with the parsley for a change.A serving suggestion for this dish would be saute potatoes. Rich Chocolate Pots A wonder rich pudding served cold. Serves 4-6 225g dark chocolate (broken into small pieces) 275ml double cream 150ml milk ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract 3 egg yolks 50g icing sugar Slowly melt together the chocolate, double cream, milk and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl placed on top of a saucepan with hot water, but ensure the bowl dosen’t touch the water. I find the microwave is the best way to do this. Beat together the egg yolks and sugar before pouring them onto the chocolate mixture. Blend together thoroughly. Pour into individual ramekins and place in a bain marie. Bake 180C/Fan oven 160C/Gas mark 4 for 40 minutes until lightly puffed up...
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