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Pumpkin Patch Whoopie Pie Recipe for Halloween

10/19/2014

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Halloween
We are looking forward to our Annual Intergenerational Halloween Party on Friday, October 31st at 10:00am in the Willson House Dining Room. There will be a costume contest for all children, residents, and staff! The children will also trick-or-treat to the resident's homes in the afternoon. What a fun day we will all have!

While we are celebrating with costumes, candy and children how about a new, easy recipe to make Pumpkin Patch Whoopie Pies.

Cookie Ingredients:
1 box white cake mix (or spice mix, omit pumpkin pie spice)
1 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice
15 oz. pumpkin, pureed
1/3 C. applesauce, oil or melted butter
2 tsp. vanilla extract

Filling:
4 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/4 C. butter, softened
2 Tbsp. pumpkin, pureed (optional)
1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2-3 C. powdered sugar
orange food dye
6-7 Apple Laffy Taffy's or Air Heads
12 Tootsie Rolls

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
2. Combine cake mix, pumpkin pie spice, pumpkin, applesauce and vanilla extract.
3. Scoop dough balls out (just smaller than golf balls). The dough will be sticky, refrigerate dough for a few minutes if it's too hard to work with. Gently pat down each dough ball just a little so that the cookies don't bake too tall.
4. Bake for 12-14 minutes and let cool.
5. Filling: Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla extract and slowly add in powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency. Color with dye is desired.
5. To make your stems, roll your Tootsie rolls in your hands until smooth and a little elongated. Pinch with fingers to give it an hour-glass shape and bend to the side to make it seem more like a stem.
6. The make leaves, heat Laffy Taffy in the microwave (5-10 seconds, be careful because it can turn to hot putty really easily). Break off about 1/3 of the taffy and roll into a ball. Use fingers to shape a large leaf and use a fork to make "veins" in it. NOTE: I microwave only one taffy at a time because it cools quickly.
7. Stick leaves onto stems, they are both sticky so they don't come apart.
8. Pipe filling onto the bottoms of half the cookies and place another cookie on top, creating your whoopies. Use a finger to poke a shallow hole in the middle of the cookie on top of your whoopie, and press and stem and leaf into the hole! If you want to make the "vines" simply roll a piece of taffy between your hands and then gently twist and pull to make a long snake, and then make little loop-d-loops!
Makes 12 whoopee pies. Copyright © YourCupofCake

Happy Halloween!

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

10/6/2014

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According to an article in October 2014 Good Housekeeping magazine, over 91,000 women participated in a California Teachers Study.  The results showed those who ate the most fruits and veggies on a daily basis had a 15% lower risk of developing breast cancer than those who ate the least amount.  The study went on to say that these women were 34% less likely to have hormone-negative tumors, which are much tougher to treat. 
Breast Cancer Awareness
It turns out that so many of the foods that are important for preventing cancer also help to maintain a healthy brain.  The chef at Willson House, Chris Feskens, uses the latest nutritional science in his meal planning to promote healthy eating for healthy living for our residents, children, and guests.  Adding more fresh fruits and vegetables, low fat proteins and whole grains to the menu are just a few of the changes he has made.

Breast Cancer Awareness month is all about increasing the awareness of the disease and providing information and support to those affected by it.  While early detection is critically important, knowing how to live a healthy life to help prevent the disease in the first place is also important.

Willson House works hard to help our seniors stay healthy.  If you'd like to have lunch in our dining room to see for yourself what an amazing job Chris and his staff are doing to make dining a healthy, pleasant experience for our residents call 503.585.6511 to make an appointment for a tour.
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