WHAT’S HAPPENIN’ IN THE HOUSE:
Tonight: 2nd last game of this session – Get your GAME ON!! J
Next week: It’s appetizer night #1. ½ your team will bring appetizers for you and the team you are playing with. (9pm games are welcome to come early and enjoy each other before the last game of the session!)
This season: LAST ASK for more suggestions – we have ¼ zip sweater request; neck buff; league duffle bag and I would like to order a t-shirt; anyone else interested in something. Details and prices to follow next week. (Thank you to all that have emailed – I am working on responding this week)
TEAM OF THE WEEK:
Welcome Team Stephenson!
We're a new team, but none of us are new to the rink. Helen Stephenson has 9 years of experience and is enjoying the opportunity to come back to WNW after a many year hiatus. You may recall that Helen was club president just a short few years ago (and fun fact, she was Day Women "Greens Champion" in her first season). The team is super stoked to have her as our skip, and adjusting to her quiet composure and cool botanical knowledge 🌳. Kerra Wylie, Johanne Boivin and Michelle Werbowski all started curling at the same time in the club's infamous Learn to Curl program back in fall 2018. All 3 are retired (sorry Helen!) with Michelle the most recent and we're all enjoying more time at the rink during the day and evenings. Jo has even become an OCC instructor 🥌, while Michelle has opted to spend more time around the pickleball courts in her retirement 🥒. Did you know that you can spend $279 on a pickleball racquet?? Kerra can't help but keep doing accounting stuff in her spare time (it's fun!) and is in her last year as the Day Women's treasurer 💲. Kerra & Jo love rinks so much that we also play hockey together on Friday mornings 🏒. While we're still gelling as a team on the ice, we can all agree that the team drink is definitely the grapefruit Clausthaler Something or Other 🍻! It may be expensive bubbly grapefruit juice, but we're loving it! See you on the ice (and for drinks!)
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We really want to know who you are! Be proud! Be awesome! Be a team league advocate by sharing your story! Are you an awesome team? Are you a new team? Have you been in our league FOREVER? Please …. Please…. Please - send me a picture and tell us something about you – so when we see you at the club OR play against you on Wednesday – we know something about you! PLEASE!!
LAUGH OF THE WEEK:
Walking home last night, I passed a slice of apple pie, an ice cream sundae and a lemon cheesecake.
I thought to myself, “The streets seem strangely desserted…”
STUFF THAT MAKES US CURL BETTER:
Learn To Curl - Tip #26 - Generating Hit Weight
RECIPES AROUND THE RINGS:
QUICK CHICKEN TAQUITOS
Such a great way to use up leftover rotisserie chicken! So easy, crispy and crunchy! Serve with guac, pico de gallo and sour cream!
I was really torn whether to classify this as an appetizer or entree.
I could (and I have) eaten most of the platter, alone, so that made it my dinner. But then I have also served this to some friends and family, which means I had to share so it unfortunately became an appetizer.
So I guess it’s both?
I don’t know. Either way, app or entree, these super crispy, crunchy taquitos comes together in a cinch with the help of leftover rotisserie along with a few pantry staples and my favorite blend of cheeses. Simply fill them up, roll them, and throw them in some hot, hot oil until super golden brown and crisp.
Serve with guacamole, pico de gallo and a dollop of sour cream. SO SO GOOD.
INGREDIENTS
- 3 cups leftover shredded rotisserie chicken
- 1 4-ounce can diced green chilies
- 4 ounces extra-sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 4 ounces Pepper Jack cheese, shredded
- ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce, or more, to taste
- 12 6-inch corn tortillas, warmed
- 6 cups canola oil
INSTRUCTIONS
- In a large bowl, combine chicken, green chiles, cheeses, cilantro, chili powder, cumin and hot sauce.
- Working one at a time, transfer tortilla to a work surface; place 1/3 cup chicken mixture in the center of each wrapper. Bring the bottom edge of the tortilla tightly over the filling, rolling from bottom to top until the top of the tortilla is reached; secure with wooden picks. Repeat with remaining tortilla and filling.
- Heat canola oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat until it reaches 375 degrees F.
- Working in batches, add taquitos to the Dutch oven and cook until evenly golden and crispy, about 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. When cool enough to handle, remove wooden picks.
- Serve immediately.
PLAY OF THE WEEK:
It isn’t a play of the week… It is an accomplishment though… TEAM KLUCZKOWSKI won The Collingwood Tea Cup ‘Spiel this past weekend! WOO HOO!
Do you / or your team have a curling moment you are proud of? Send it in – this could be your shining moment! J