Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world – John Milton

A few stories (and recipes!) from Camp…..shared by members of The WCC….

From a Lady on sabbatical in Alderson, West Virginia (April 2016)

My tiramisu concoction actually tastes like tiramisu!  I pierce holes with a fork in the regular Twinkies (I believe this is called docking~pretty impressive I know this term, right?!) and lightly soak them in a strong coffee mixture.  The sponge cake absorbs the coffee very quickly, much faster than traditional lady fingers, so a quick soak is all that is required.  I then layer a cheesecake filling, made from vanilla pudding, cream cheese, Fluff, creamer and lemon.  The next layer consists of chocolate Twinkies, which I halved.  Then another layer of the cheesecake filling follows.  Lastly, I fine chop a bar of Almond Snickers and sprinkle them on top, followed by a trickle of chocolate syrup.  After chilling it for a few hours, it mimics the flavors of an actual tiramisu!

From a Lady sojourner (May 2016)

Ever wonder what to do with those annoying perfume samples clogging up your magazines?  Well today I pulled the fragrance strip from my Vogue subscription and stirred it into a bottle of fragrance free lotion from Commissary and, voila!, I now have a bottle of perfumed lotion!  Necessity is the mother of invention….

Another recipe, this time for Calzones, from a Fraternal Felon (August 2016)

The calzones turned out really well!  I first sautéed beef sausage with veggies and spices (all available in Fed Mart).  I then took a tortilla wrap and spread spaghetti sauce, which I had seasoned.  I scooped some of the sauce mixture on top of the spaghetti sauce, laid some pepperoni, and topped it off with mozzarella.  I took another tortilla wrap and crimped the edges.  Finally, I coated the top tortilla with olive oil and sprinkled Italian seasoning and grated cheese.  It was a hit!!