~New Years Eve Celebration~

A Memorable Evening with your

Closest Friends

and Neighbors

Where? Virginia Oaks Golf Club

When? Wednesday Dec 31st 9:00 pm - 1:00 am

Tickets on Sale Now

Reservations required before Dec 24th

Contact Club Social Director

for

more information and to make reservations.

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Another fun thing to do~

New Years Day Brunch

Where? Clubhouse

When? 11:00 am thrusday January 1st

11:00

Reservations required

Contact Club Social Director

Gas Line Ruptured in Heritage Hunt

If you saw all the blue lights flashing and Police Cars on Highway 29 at the main entrance to Heritage Hunt, they were there to redirect traffic from entering that entrance due to a ruptured gas line in Heritage Hunt.
Seems it was an "external" gas line break discovered yesterday afternoon.
No further information on this.

Ruth's Chris Special Sweet Potato Casserole

Have preferred sweet potatos with steaks for a long time and at Ruth's Chris, there is no better~ It is totally out of this world~ A friend sent me their recipe.

Guess what will grace our Christmas Table?

Ruth's Chris Special Sweet Potato Casserole
YUMMMMMMMMMMMY

Ruth’s Chris Special Sweet Potato Casserole

(Shared with love from Golda)

Topping

1 C. brown sugar

1/3 C. plain flour'

1 C. chopped pecans

4 TBS. butter, melted

Combine all in small mixing bowl until crumbly. Set aside.

Sweet Potato Mixture

3 C. cooked mashed sweet potatoes

1 C. white sugar

½ teas. salt

1 teas. vanilla

2 eggs, well beaten

½ C. butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350.

Coat a medium sized casserole with nonstick spray.

Combine ingredients in the order listed.

Beat thoroughly with hand mixer to increase fluffiness.

Pour into prepared dish.

Sprinkle with Topping mixture.

Bake 30 minutes.

Remove from oven and allow to sit for 30 minutes before serving.

Deeelicious! Caution – this is NOT a Weight Watchers recipe!

Latest Virginia Oaks House For Sale.

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~ How To Know If You're A Senior ~

It's when we've reached the age where Happy Hour is a nap.

Christmas Party 08

On December 7th we celebrated our fourth Christmas Party at Anne's home, which has become a much anticipated tradition each year.

The ambiance was an experience we wish for all this Christmas Season. What a lovely time.

We enjoyed a variety of cheeses from our new Wegmans which were the hit of the evening as all were delicious and interesting.

For our International Cheese Board, we selected:

Wensley Date with Cranberries

BB Stilton Date and Orange

Le Marechal

Emi Cave aged Gruyere

Emi Winzer Kase

Sticky Toffee Cheese from England

Cypress Grove Chevre with Purple Haze (this is a very soft cheese with herbs)

We also had Baked Brie dressed with Blackberry Jam and fresh Blackberries.

Another hit was a cream cheese topped with a recipe I would love to have.

From the dinning room we enjoyed sliced Chateaubriand. a side of Horseradish sauce~ A beautiful Ham and assortment of mustards~which both were the centerpieces of the evening. There were baskets of Costco Rolls which were sliced for finger sandwiches. A dish of veggies plus a chafing dish of meatballs. We tried the Wegmans Fruit Cake which we wouldn't recommend, however, the Costco Tray of Cookies were DELICIOUS.

Dirty Santa was a hoot!
Tom Hawkins was MC and a good time was had by all.

Actually the gifts were pretty darn good this year, which kept the fun going. Many wanted the "Hand Clapper" ...don't remember where it ended up.

There was a ceramic pot that Mike kept trying to give away ...but no takers.. have a feeling it's going to turn up somewhere as a "prize." Maybe for the worst chili of the evening for our Chilli Tasting Evening in Feburary.

HERE IT IS...
Recipe for Chateaubriand

3-4 lb. beef (eye of round is good)
We used beef tenderloin, however, the eye of round slices better)
Meat tenderizer
Seasoned Salt

Sprinkle meat generously with seasoned salt and tenderizer. Wrap in Saran Wrap and refridgerate overnight. The next day, bring to room temperature. Place in a roasting pan and bake at 325 degrees 25 minutes per pound. Baste often with the following sauce.

SAUCE:
1/4 c. water ```````````````2 (3 oz) cans mushrooms in butter
3/4 c. beef consomme` ````1/4 c. parsley and chives, minces
1/2 c. Dry Vermouth ``````3 tsp. lemon juice
4 oz. butter
Add all together in saucepan and bring to simmer for 10 minutes to blend flavors and use to baste often~
The recipe came from an Air Force Wife ~ and I've been recieving raves for 34 years with this one. ENJOY !

A little business meeting was held and our year was filled with each month being requested, reserving October for the Traditional Halloween Party, leaving space for the other two couples who were not able to attend.

What a lovely, lovely, lively, warm and wonderful group of friends we are to each other.

We are so thankful for our FABULOUS FIFTIES and SENIORS GROUP!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY, HAPPY NEW YEAR

FROM THE SENIORS OF VIRGINIA OAKS.

Stone Heat

WOW~ Want relief from tight muscles or arthritis pain?
The secret is out...

Stone Heat AND at home ...the idea was from "The Doctors" TV show when they had a demo of the benefits of Stone Heat.

The treatments are done at a Spa and are expensive and time consuming. Then, on the show, they gave away a secret...
At the very end of the demo, the therapist simple stated "You can do these at home with a stone from your garden...just heat a nice smooth flat stone in your small oven."

Having a tight muscle pain in my hip, this caught my attention.
WHY NOT??
GREAT IDEA!!!

There are many smooth flat stones around the garden and I selected a flat one, the size of a saucer and about half inch thick with mostly smooth sides. Cleaned it and put it in the toaster oven to heat through which took no time...
Then, being very careful to use care as with any object from the oven, transferred to a hand towel to absorb the excess heat and carefully applied to the painful aching muscle and hip while on the computer.

The results were amazing. The stone apparently sends heat deeper into an area than a heating pad. It's been 3 days and the pain has not returned.

Let us know if you try it . Naturally, be very careful as the stone can get really hot.