NOSC Monthly News Upcoming Social Events - Mark your calendars!

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1 November 2012 A Monthly publication for members of the Newport Officers Spouses Club. Membership Eligibility: Membership is open to all spouses and members of the U.S. Armed Forces associated with Newport Naval Station, as well as spouses of International Student Officers, spouses of deceased officers, civilian spouses GS-7 and above associated with Newport Naval Station. NOSC Monthly News Upcoming Social Events - Mark your calendars! Inside this month s issue: November Events 1 Upcoming Events 2 NOSC Activities 3 Featured Recipe 4 Thanksgiving Tips 5 Board Information 6 NOSC Volunteering 6 Sandy Relief Effort 6 Girls Night Out! Hold the Turkey Pass the Wine! When: November 29, 2012 Time: 5:30pm tour begins at 6:00pm Where: Newport Vineyards 909 E. Main Rd. Middletown, RI RSVP to: caunsery@yahoo.com Newport Vineyards NOSC Wine Tasting & Tour Event - Come join us for girls night out on November 29 th Cost $15 per person, and includes wine tasting and a free wine glass. Please bring an appetizer or dessert to share. We meet each month at a local restaurant or place to enjoy good food, and friends. This is a great chance to get out, and make new NOSC friends! Everyone is welcome, feel free to bring a friend, and come when you can no pressure to attend monthly. We hope to see you there! Please make sure to RSVP, and provide a 24 hour notification for cancellations. We invite you to come join us for these upcoming fun-filled events! Anchor Bend Glassworks Tour When: November 13 & 14, 2012 (Two Tours Offered) Time: 9:30am 12:30pm Where: 215 Shady Lea Rd. Suite 100, North Kingstown, RI Register at: Prices: $40 per person includes an ornament or paperweight. Please register at the NOSC website. We are offering tours on two days - space is limited to 10 guests each day. NOSC Home-Based Business Expo When: November 13, 2012 Time: 6:00pm 8:30pm Where: McMacken Community Center, Fort Adams, 402 Monroe Street, Newport, RI Register at: Come attend this FREE event and learn about home-based businesses and shop NOSC members businesses. This event is open to NOSC members and guests! 1

2 NOSC Upcoming Events: Mark your calendars! NOSC SOCIAL EVENTS: We have planned some great activities coming up mark your calendars for these fun events! December Wreath-Making (12/4/2012 6:00pm at Newport Naval Station) December Annual NOSC Ornament Exchange (12/10/12 6:00pm at Quarters AA, Newport Naval Station) Do you have an idea for a NOSC social event? Would you like to help plan or facilitate any events? Contact Jennifer Luebbert, NOSC Socials Chair at: socials@newportosc.org November Welcome Coffee NOSC welcomes the arriving class to the Newport Naval War College! Please join us for this event we look forward to meeting you and invite our NOSC members to meet and mingle at this event. Date: November 30, 2012 Time: 9:30am Cost: Free Location: Quarters A, Bainbridge Road, Newport Naval Station Contact: socials@newportosc.org Bunco Night: Come join us for a game of Bunco on November 19 th - 6:30pm! For more information contact: Wilmarie Diaz at wdiaz912@gmail.com New to the War College? Have you heard about The Ship s Bell Store? Location: Naval War College Hours: Monday Thursday 10am 2pm Come visit The Ship s Bell Store for your unique gift needs. Your purchase supports our NOSC charities. The Ship s Bell is open to anyone with a military ID (and guests that accompany them). The store is located at the War College next to the library. To visit our gift store simply check in with the quarterdeck, and they will direct you down the hall to the library. Come check us out all proceeds benefit NOSC. November/December Sales: Check out our sales receive 10% off of purchases over $75.00 & 15% off of purchases over $ (Some exclusions apply see store for details). To ensure arrival by Christmas please place your orders by December 1 st. The Ship s Bell Annual Gift Wrapping Event: Mark your calendar and come shop with us and have your gifts wrapped for free! Come visit our annual gift wrapping event on December 17 th & 18 th this event is free. However, donations are accepted. We will have baked goods and treats available. We look forward to seeing you! Volunteers Needed: We need your help! Volunteers are needed - we need a Ship s Bell coordinator and volunteers to help run this NOSC store. Your time helps to support our scholarships and charities. 2

3 NOSC Activities Get Involved! Welcome to the NOSC! We want to welcome our new and returning members. We are glad you joined, and we are excited about this upcoming year. Newport, Rhode Island is a great place to live with a variety of wonderful things to do. Get involved come join us for our monthly girls night out or monthly Bunco get together! Below is a listing of special interest groups and volunteer activities to keep you busy while you are living here. Check our website often for monthly events and activities! Special Interest Groups: Get connected with others who share similar interests. NOSC is pleased to be a referral source for the following groups. Book Club: 1st Wednesday morning of each month - Trish Poirrier / trish4000@cox.net 2nd Monday evening of each month - Mehgan McMorries & Renee Caprari / mamcmorries@gmail.com or reneeangela@hotmail.com Bunco: Wilmarie Diaz / wdiaz912@gmail.com Couples' Game Night: Hannah Garnier Phone: Fiber Therapy (knitting group): Victoria Miklos / Victoria.miklos@navy.mil Girls Night Out: Cerry Rasmussen / caunsery@yahoo.com Home Schooling: Nashisha Henderson / nashishah@yahoo.com School Liaison Officer: Janet McCarthy / janet.mccarthy@navy.mil Kids Day Out: Megan Small/ megangsmall@yahoo.com Volunteer Opportunities: Do you have some time each week or month that you could give? We would love to have you help see below for details. Fundraising: president@newportosc.org Meals for New Moms: Chantal Wentworth-Mullin/ mealsfornewmoms@newportosc.org Ship s Bell: theshipsbell@newportosc.org NOSC Board: president@newportosc.org Scholarship Committee: president@newportosc.org Do you want to have a meaningful part in the work NOSC does throughout year raising and distributing funds to charities, but don't have a lot of time? Come join the Charities Committee and help support our community! For more information contact us. Charities: charities@newportosc.org Thanksgiving is just around the corner - enjoy these holiday ideas! Holiday Centerpiece: Feeling a bit crafty? A decorated centerpiece pumpkin is sure to catch your guests attention on your holiday table! To decorate a pumpkin like this find an oak leaf with an interesting shape and used it as a template to make the design tracing the outline onto the pumpkin, and then paint the outline in assorted fall colors. Where the leaves overlap mix the two colors to give it a transparent look. You can carve a scrollwork pattern in between the leaves to give it some texture. Be creative! Pumpkin decoration idea compliments of: 3

4 Enjoy a bountiful Feast! Recipe of the Month: Brined Herb Roasted Turkey Brined Herb Roasted Turkey Serving Size: 8 Prep Time: 20 minutes Oven Temperature: 325F Cook Time: 3 hours & 20 minutes Recipe compliments of: Brine: 1 cup; salt 1 cup; brown sugar 2 oranges, quartered 2 lemons, quartered 6 sprigs thyme 4 sprigs rosemary 1 (10 to 12-pound) turkey 1 large orange, cut into 1/8ths 4 tablespoons; unsalted butter at room temperature Salt and pepper 1 large yellow onion, cut into 1/8ths 1 stalk celery, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 large carrot, cut into 1-inch pieces 2 bay leaves 2 sprigs thyme 2 sprigs rosemary 1/2 bunch sage 3 or 4 sprigs parsley 1 1/2 ~ 2 cups; chicken or turkey stock, for basting Turkey Broth: 1 tablespoon; vegetable oil Reserved turkey neck and giblets 1 large carrot, coarsely chopped 1 onion, coarsely chopped 1 large celery stalk, coarsely chopped 1 small bay leaf 3 cups; turkey stock, chicken stock, or canned low-salt chicken broth 3 cups; water Gravy: 4 cups; turkey broth 1 cup; dry white wine 4 tablespoons; unsalted butter 1/4 cup; all-purpose flour Salt and freshly ground black pepper DIRECTIONS: For the Turkey Brine: To make the brining solution, dissolve the salt and sugar in 2 gallons of cold water in a nonreactive container (such as a clean bucket or large stockpot, or a clean, heavy-duty, food grade plastic storage bag). Add the oranges, lemons, thyme, and rosemary. Note: if you have a big turkey and need more brine than this, use 1/2 cup salt and 1/2 cup brown sugar for every gallon of water. Remove the neck, giblets, and liver from the cavity of the turkey and reserve for the gravy. Rinse the turkey inside and out under cold running water. Soak the turkey in the brine, covered and refrigerated, for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours. Cooking the Turkey: Preheat the oven to 325 F. Remove the turkey from the brine and rinse well under cold running water. Pat dry with paper towels both inside and out. Place turkey, breast side up, in a large, heavy roasting pan. Rub breast side with orange segments and rub on all sides with the butter, stuffing some underneath the skin. Season lightly inside and out with salt and pepper. Stuff the turkey with the onion, remaining orange, celery, carrot, bay leaves, thyme, rosemary, sage and parsley. Loosely tie the drumsticks together with kitchen string. Roast the turkey, uncovered, breast side down for 1 hour. Remove from the oven, turn, and baste with 1/2 cup stock. Continue roasting with the breast side up until an instant-read meat thermometer registers 165 F when inserted into the largest section of thigh (avoiding the bone), about 2 3/4 to 3 hours total cooking time. Baste the turkey once every hour with 1/2 to 3/4 cup chicken or turkey stock. Remove from the oven and place on a platter. Tent with aluminum foil and let rest for 20 minutes before carving. For the Turkey Broth: Heat the oil in a large heavy saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the turkey neck, heart, and gizzard to the pan and sauté until just beginning to brown, about 1 minute. Add the chopped vegetables and bay leaf to the pan and sauté until soft, about 2 minutes. Pour the stock and 3 cups of water into the pan and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to medium-low and simmer until the stock is reduced to 4 cups, about 1 hour, adding the chopped liver to the pan during the last 15 minutes of cooking. Strain the stock into a clean pot or large measuring cup. Pull the meat off the neck, chop the neck meat and giblets, and set aside. For the Pan Gravy: Pour the reserved turkey pan juices into a glass-measuring cup and skim off the fat. Place the roasting pan on 2 stovetop burners over medium heat add the pan juice and 1 cup turkey broth and the white wine to the pan, and deglaze the pan, stirring to scrape any brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the remaining 3 cup of broth and bring to a simmer, then transfer to a measuring cup. In a large heavy saucepan, melt the butter over medium high heat. Stir in the flour and cook, stirring constantly, to make a light roux. Add the hot stock, whisking constantly, then simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes. Add the reserved neck meat and giblets to the pan and adjust seasoning, to taste, with salt and black pepper. Pour into a gravy boat and serve. Slice and serve guests with desired sides. 4

5 Thanksgiving Fun Facts for the Month: Thanksgiving Facts throughout History: Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird of the United States. Sarah Josepha Hale, an American magazine editor, persuaded Abraham Lincoln to declare Thanksgiving a national holiday. She is also the author of the popular nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb". Abraham Lincoln issued a 'Thanksgiving Proclamation' on October 3, 1863 and officially set aside the last Thursday of November as the national day for Thanksgiving. The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade tradition began in the 1920's. In 1939, President Roosevelt proclaimed that Thanksgiving would take place on November 23rd, not November 30th, as a way to spur economic growth and extend the Christmas shopping season. Congress passed a law on December 26, 1941, ensuring that all Americans would celebrate a unified Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November every year. Since 1947, the National Turkey Federation has presented a live turkey and two dressed turkeys to the President. The President does not eat the live turkey. He "pardons" it and allows it to live out its days on a historical farm in Fairfax, Virginia. Did you know that The average weight of a turkey purchased at Thanksgiving is 15 pounds! The five most popular ways to serve leftover turkey are: as a sandwich, in stew, chili or soup, casseroles, and as a burger! Turkey has more protein than chicken or beef! Fun Facts about Thanksgiving Today: In the US, about 280 million turkeys are sold for the Thanksgiving celebrations. Each year, the average American eats somewhere between pounds of turkey. Californians are the largest consumers of turkey in the United States. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States. Although, Thanksgiving is widely considered an American holiday, it is also celebrated on the second Monday in October in Canada. Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States, where it is the beginning of the traditional Christmas shopping season. Fall Sugar Cookies: To make these unique holiday sugar cookies all you need is some food coloring, and a little bit of creativity - the recipe can be found at: om/testkitchen/blog/fres h-fall-leaves-sugarcookies-that-is/ DIY Project Spray Painted Fall Wreath: This is an easy and very inexpensive fun project! To make this wreath all you need is a classic grapevine wreath, a few fall-themed accessories, and a can of spray paint! Be creative! Compliments of: 5

6 NOSC Board Information & Volunteer Opportunities: : NOSC BOARD President- Natalie Blackketter Vice President- Charlotte Britt Secretary- Rachel Thurnher Treasurer- Luz Riley Membership- Marlith Austin President s Corner: A note from our president! Happy November! The holidays are fast approaching and NOSC is in full swing. I would like to acknowledge the spouses who just arrived for the war college. Welcome to Newport, we're so glad you re here! We have some great events approaching and I encourage everyone to find something of interest and participate. Please join us at the welcome coffee on November 30 th and come join us at our Socials, Girls Night Out, or for a fun game of Bunco! I hope everyone enjoys the holidays! Sincerely, Natalie Blackketter, NOSC President NOSC Volunteer Opportunities: We need your support! NOSC is always looking for volunteers to help with various projects throughout the year. Want to get involved? We could use your help, and we would love to hear from you! The following NOSC board positions are available, and need to be filled. We are in need of volunteers. We could use your assistance with the following positions: Board Positions: Ship s Bell Coordinator Website Chair Publicity Chair Fundraising Chair Volunteer Opportunities: Ship s Bell volunteers Social event volunteers Volunteers to help with Meals for New Moms Charities Aquidneck Island - Hurricane Sandy Relief Effort Information: If you would like to help donate to the hurricane relief effort the following locations are accepting donations of clothing, canned food, and household items until November 18 th. Portsmouth Fire Department Middletown Fire Department Newport Fire Department Portsmouth Library Middletown Library Newport Library NOSC Contact Information: Do you have any questions or want to volunteer? Please feel free to us at: president@newportosc.org 6