Haystack Treats

Alas, the first installment of Kathryn's treats: Haystacks.

Here's what you need:
2 cups chocolate chips
3 1/2 to 4 cups chow mein noodles
2 tbs peanut butter
1 cup chopped pecans

Melt the chocolate chips and peanut butter in the top of a double boiler. Remove it from the heat and stir in noodles and pecans. Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper. Cool.

Enjoy... and share!

Big Winners!

Congrats to one of our awesome engine room leaders, Amanda. She and her friend Ashley won the song contest for Headline News' Morning Express with Robin Meade! We're all very excited for them.

Check it out:

Read more about it on Robin Meade's blog.

Culinary Delights

Salsa Verde a la Curt

We have some talented people in our group... and generous, too. Not only are they fun to PanJam with, they also make the group yummy goodies.

Many times Kathryn and Curt are the ones going the extra mile to share good eats. They both love to cook and we are thankful they like to feed us. :) It's one of the fun perks of being a PanJammer!

Kathryn has graced us with such treats as rocky road fudge, haystack cookies, tiramisu brownies, blueberry strudel, and so many more culinary delights.

Curt has made us a few things fresh from his garden, including a cherry crumble. This week, Curt surprised us with jars of homemade Salsa Verde right before we started practicing a song with the very same name. How inspiring!

John H. also brought some peanut butter chocolate cake though we do not perform a song with that name... yet!

Perhaps the next song we learn should be Cheeseburger in Paradise? Ah, wishful thinking.

Want to join the fun while satisfying your tummy? We have one more beginner workshop on Sept. 18, 3-5pm. We might not have goodies at the workshop but once you become a full-fledged PanJammer, you'll love coming to group practices. Email blacksburgsteelpans@gmail.com to sign up. And don't worry, you work the calories off when you play. ;)

Beginner Workshops

We are holding two beginner workshops this month to introduce you to the steel pans. Don't worry, there's no expectation that you know how to read music or have any musical background but we do expect you to have fun! (Check out our FAQs page to get some of your general questions answered about playing pan.) Some of our veteran players will be there to help you as you learn, so be sure to check out our different member profiles to see how many of us started out in a workshop.

Our workshops will be from 3-5pm on September 10th and 18th. To signup, email blacksburgsteelpans@gmail.com.