Commissary Highlights Bulletin for July 19, 1980 - Domo facts, whipping cream tips, and a Lemon Cream Velvet Ice Cream recipe, followed by a Weight Watcher's tip...which is, basically, think twice before making that ice cream!

Your second 6-month, catch-up edition:

Commissary Highlights Bulletin for January 1, 1980 - Happy New Year, Stop Smoking Week, and the frozen Domo incident.  Don't worry!  The free-floating particles in your milk are not bacteria.

Commissary Highlights Bulletin for January 24, 1980 - Special items, special orders and a special recipe, Cindy's Casserole, with sour cream. (You might want to make your own).

Commissary Highlights Bulletin for February 16, 1980 - Over flowing vegetable bins and Louisiana Smothered Steak and Rusty Gravy.

Commissary Highlights Bulletin for March 17, 1980 - A new commissary opens in Udhailiyah with a new complex containing post office and various other essential services to follow soon.

Commissary Highlights Bulletin for March 27, 1980 - Fresh plants and flowers and "hamur, hamoor, hamour."

Commissary Highlights Bulletin for April 17, 1980 - More shopping cart woes and a cheesecake recipe with...you guessed it...sour cream!

Commissary Highlights Bulletin for May 3, 1980 - A colorful trio of fresh peppers and 3 pepper recipes.

Commissary Highlights Bulletin for May 24, 1980 - All about artichokes and non-returnable magazines.  The commissary is not a library?

Commissary Highlights Bulletin for June 13, 1980 - Badedas and recipes for Turkish Coffee and Mocha Bavarian Cream.

Commissary Highlights Bulletin for June 25, 1980 - Problems and solutions: small, personal shopping carts available for purchase, no more magazines that give the censors writer's cramps, and a recipe to make your own diet soda since it's out of stock.

We're back at it!  Here's your first of 2 6-month, catch-up editions.

Commissary Highlights Bulletin for July 14, 1979 - A few words on bad commissary shopping behavior and pork store protocol plus some refreshing recipes to help you beat the summer heat.

Commissary Highlights Bulletin for August 04, 1979 - Some kitchen metrics.

Commissary Highlights Bulletin for August 11, 1979 - Miss fresh Arab bread?  Make your own!

Commissary Highlights Bulletin for August 18, 1979 - Sour dough bread and DIY baked beads.  Yes, that's beads not beans.

Commissary Highlights Bulletin for September 01, 1979 - The "expired" foods sold in the commissary aren't really "expired," plus a kid-pleasin' Cheesy Frankfurter Pizza!

Commissary Highlights Bulletin for September 20, 1979 - Have a fling with fillo.

Commissary Highlights Bulletin for October 06, 1979 - More words on commissary cart theft and a few new items, including tortillas and imitation sour cream.

Commissary Highlights Bulletin for October 25, 1979 - A lesson on apples followed by a Persian apple-containing recipe, Ghemeh Seeb, and Eid holiday hours for the commissary.

Commissary Highlights Bulletin for November 16, 1979 - Thawing, stuffing and roasting that bird.

Commissary Highlights Bulletin for November 24, 1979 - Make Almond Gobbler from your turkey leftovers and make your own REAL sour cream from DOMO whipping cream.  Guess the imitation sour cream didn't go over well!

Commissary Highlights Bulletin for December 12, 1979 - Some Christmas cookie rules and a recipe for rule-breaking (fat-free) Anise Cookies.

Treat your feet this summer and get yourself a pair of Saudi sandals. Shamak has a variety of Saudi sandals to choose from, both men's and women's, as well as Saudi flip-flops. Visit www.ShamakSandals.com to order your pair at 50% OFF using promo code 'brats2016'.  Every pair ordered comes with an Aramco Brats pin!

Finally, the moment you have been waiting for so patiently.  Our group reservations page for the Hilton Ft. Lauderdale Marina is now open for business! Book your room(s) for Memorial Day weekend (May 25-May29) 2017.

Hilton Ft. Lauderdale Marina in foreground just to the right of photo center.  (Photo courtesy of Greater Ft. Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau)

 

Centrally located in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, the Hilton Ft. Lauderdale Marina has access to the cruise port, beaches, airport, exciting shopping, dining and much more! Set along a scenic stretch of the Intracoastal Waterway, the hotel has its own 33-slip marina dotted with stunning yachts, and many of the well-appointed guest rooms have balconies with panoramic water views. Brats can relax around the graceful curves of the heated swimming pool, dine and drink at The G bar poolside and walk to shops and restaurants.

Other hotel highlights include:

• Convenient on-site Water Taxi provides access to Las Olas, Galleria Mall and exciting dining, shopping and entertainment venues.  
  
• Complimentary beach shuttle whisks guests to the very best stretches of sand nearby.
  
• 4 miles from the Ft. Lauderdale International airport (FLL).
• Less than 1 mile from Port Everglades.
• 30 minutes from airboat rides and alligators!
• Did we mention beaches?

We've extended the deadline for the reunion logo contest through the end of May.  A winning submission will receive $100 credit to the online Suq, free Adbak for a full term, and your artwork imprinted on reunion swag and immortalized in many, happy reunion memories!  Send us your bratty graphic masterpiece before midnight 5/31!

Read all about it here!   2017 REUNION LOGO CONTEST.pdf

Need a little inspiration?  Check out the awesome logos from reunions past!

Have a great idea for the 2017 Brat Reunion logo? Got graphic design skills? Don’t, but fancy yourself a bit of an artist? Interested in winning $100 credit to the Suq, plus your Adbak fee paid for a full term? Enter into the 2017 Reunion Logo Contest by May 15!!!!

Read all about it here!   2017 REUNION LOGO CONTEST.pdf

Need a little inspiration?  Check out the awesome logos from reunions past!

Fort Lauderdale 2017!

Photo credit: Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau

You asked for East Coast. You begged for Florida. We heard you and are really excited to announce that, next year, the Brats will be flying in from all over the world to meet up in sunny South Florida for a long weekend of fun, friends, and adventure!  Bring your bathing suit, shades, and sunny attitude because we're headed to Fort Lauderdale!

Situated on Florida's "Gold Coast" between Palm Beach and Miami, Fort Lauderdale is a popular tourist destination. From world-famous Blue Wave beaches to the natural wonders of the Everglades to the thriving arts scene and shopping venues, there is plenty to see and do. Over 300 miles of canals and inland waterways have earned it the nickname "Venice of America." In fact, it is home to over 100 marinas and 45,000 resident yachts!

Some more quick facts:

• Average year-round temperature of 75F degrees
  
• 3000 hours of sunshine per year
• More than 4,000 restaurants
• 63 golf courses
• 12 shopping malls
• 16 museums
• 132 nightclubs
• 278 parkland campsites
• Served by Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International (FLL) and Miami International (MIA) Airports. 

Check back soon for details on the reunion committee, making your group hotel reservation, and registering to attend the reunion.

Mark your calendar (May 25-29, 2017), stock up on sunscreen and start planning your trip to join us for another epic Brat party!  We can't wait!!!

Watch this space over the next few days as Sid reveals some important clues about the 2017 Reunion site!  Can you guess where it is?  Leave your guesses in the comment section below or click on the image to comment on Facebook.

We have another vintage Aramco cookbook, Refined Cooking, available for download.  This one was compiled by the Ras Tanura Women's Group and printed by Al-Mutawa Press in Dammam.  Publication date is unknown.

"Sharing of favorite recipes is a time-honored tradition among friends.  In a community with a cosmopolitan population such as ours, with many superb cooks and world travelers, the desire to exchange recipes is a natural one.  'Refined Cooking' reflects the cuisine of Ras Tanura.  No originality is claimed for any of these recipes.  The names that stand behind them vouch only for their excellence."

This particular cookbook contains a few photographs and maps rather than illustrations "to fulfill a demand for a useful gift 'made in Arabia'."

Shukran, Elaine Wood-Armstrong (RT '58), for sharing this with your entire Brat family!

Click on the cookbook cover to download your copy.

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Contents Appetizers Breads Desserts Main Dishes Salads Vegetables Miscellaneous