ThriftyFun Recipes - April 30, 2007

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• Meal Ideas for a Flight Attendant
• Double Decker Meals
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Today's Recipes:

• Carmel Tapioca
• Yogurt Shake
• Mexican Rice
• Sauerkraut Dip
• Eggplant Pizza
• Harvest Delight Cake
• Creamy Pork Chops
• Jumbo Muffins
• Country Biscuits
• Mexican Meatloaf

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Meal Ideas for a Flight Attendant

I am currently a international flight attendant. I bring my own food on the plane since I don't like the airplane food we offer. I fly international, so I always have at least a 24 hour layover in some foreign countries. Because it is expensive in europe, I like to cook my own food but I am running out of ideas. I need ideas on what to make to eat on the plane, (usually around 7 hour flights), my layovers, and on my way back home (again around 7 hours). Can anyone help me please?

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Double Decker Meals

Does anyone have suggestions for double decker meals? The type that have (for instance) rice in the bottom of the pan and another food item located in a steamer tray on the top?

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Holly from Richardson, TX

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Pickled Eggs Recipe

How do you make pickled eggs? Also what is the BEST way to hard boil eggs?

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Carmel Tapioca

Pudding

• 6 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups tapioca
• salt

Sauce

In saucepan add:

• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter

• egg yolks
• water

Beat 4 egg yolks with 1/2 cup water and carefully add to rest of sauce. Bring to full boil, stirring constantly.

Add:

• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 tsp. maple flavoring

Add 1/4 tsp. baking soda, remove from heat. Stir in 1 tsp. vanilla and 1 tsp. maple flavoring

Refrigerate for at least 4 hours and carefully fold in a large container of Cool Whip.

By Margie from Mount Vernon, Ohio

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Yogurt Shake

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk
• 1 pint vanilla frozen yogurt
• 1 1/2-2 tsp. rum extract
• ground nutmeg, for garnish

Directions

Place milk, yogurt and rum extract in blender container; blend until smooth. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve. To serve, stir. Pour into glasses; sprinkle each serving with nutmeg.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Mexican Rice

Ingredients

• 1 cup uncooked long grain rice
• 1/3 cup chopped green pepper
• 1/3 cup chopped onion
• 1 can stewed tomatoes
• 1/2 tsp. cumin (comino)
• 1 tsp. black pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup chicken broth

Directions

Fry rice in cooking oil until rice is brown. Add chopped onion and green pepper. Fry about one minute. Add the cumin, black pepper and garlic, stewed tomatoes and chicken broth, along with 2 cups boiling water. When it comes to a boil, cover and simmer. Do NOT stir. Cook until rice is tender. This may need more water, so watch carefully.

Optional: You may add 1 cup sliced chicken thighs or 1 large potato, cubed.

By Connie from Oden, AR

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Sauerkraut Dip

Ingredients

• 1 lb. hamburger
• 1 can Hormel chili (no beans)
• 1 can sauerkraut
• 1 lb. Velveeta cheese

Directions

Brown and drain hamburger. Drain sauerkraut. Put all ingredients in crock pot and heat until cheese is melted. Serve with Dorito chips or crackers.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Eggplant Pizza

This dish can be cut into small pieces to serve as an appetizer, or it can be a delicious light entree. The eggplant, artichokes and tomatoes are loaded with cancer-fighting nutrients, and count toward your 5 daily servings of fruit and vegetables.

To avoid the bitter taste of eggplant, salt both sides of the slices, let stand for 30 minutes, then rinse well in cool water. Pat the slices dry and use according to recipe.

Ingredients

• 1/2 package frozen bread dough, thawed
• 1/4 tsp. olive oil
• 1 medium eggplant, sliced crosswise into 1/2-inch slices and grilled until browned
• 8 Roma tomatoes, sliced crosswise into 1/2-inch slices
• 1/2 cup artichoke hearts
• 1 Tbsp. black olives, chopped
• 1/4 tsp. garlic salt
• 2 Tbsp. fresh basil, chopped
• 1 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese
• 1/3 cup mozzarella cheese

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Press bread dough onto a pizza pan or cookie sheet, forming a crust. Rub dough lightly with olive oil. Top crust with eggplant, tomatoes, artichoke hearts, and olives. Sprinkle with garlic salt, basil, Parmesan, and mozzarella cheese. Bake 15 to 20 minutes on middle rack of oven until cheese is bubbling and crust is lightly browned.

Serves 8. Approximate per serving: 290 calories; 7 grams of fat

By Barb from Buffalo, NY

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Harvest Delight Cake

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. cloves
• 1/2 tsp. allspice
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 cup nutmeats
• 20 large marshmallows

Directions

Sift flour, sugar, spices, baking powder and baking soda together. Add shortening, eggs and applesauce. Beat until smooth and well blended. Stir in nuts. Pour in greased and floured 9x13 inch pan. Press whole marshmallows into batter to bottom of pan in 4 rows (5 inches each row). Bake at 350 degrees F about 50 minutes. Serves 20.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Creamy Pork Chops

Ingredients

• 1 cup raw rice
• 6 pork chops
• salt and pepper
• 1 can cream of celery soup
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 package onion soup mix
• 2 cups milk

Directions

Place uncooked rice in bottom of a greased 9x13 inch pan. Brown pork chops lightly and place on top of rice. Salt and pepper. Mix together celery soup, mushroom soup, onion soup mix and milk. Heat and pour over chops and rice. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 2 1/2 hours.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Jumbo Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 small package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 3/4 cups buttermilk biscuit mix (like Bisquick)
• 1/4 cup pecans, chopped
• 6 Tbsp. orange marmalade

Directions

Beat cream cheese and sugar, add egg and juice and beat well. Stir in biscuit mix until just moistened. Add pecans. Grease 6 jumbo muffin tins. Spoon 1/4 cup batter into each cup. Spoon 1 tsp. marmalade into center of each muffin. Divide rest of batter over marmalade. Bake at 400 degrees F for 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes before removing from pan.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Country Biscuits

Ingredients

• 2 cup flour
• 1 Tbsp. sugar
• 4 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup milk

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Using pastry blender, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

In small bowl, whisk egg and milk. Add to dry ingredients; mix well. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface; knead 10-12 times. Roll out dough into 1/2 inch thickness. Using biscuit cutter, cut into circles. Place on greased baking sheet.

Bake 10-14 minutes or until golden brown.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Mexican Meatloaf

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds lean hamburger
• 1 egg
• 1 packet Taco Seasoning (do not add any other seasonings)
• 1 small onion, minced
• 1 large green pepper, cut in half, 1/2 minced, the other half will be to line the bottom of your loaf pan, cut into long thick slices
• 1/3 cup Salsa
• 1/2 cup fine shredded Mexican cheese
• 1/2 cup flavored bread crumbs
• 1 boil in bag, white rice, soak in very hot water for 5 minutes. Drain and add to meat mixture

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Using a glass or stainless steel loaf pan, line the bottom with slices of green pepper. In a mixing bowl, mix all ingredients and mix very well. If hamburger seems too wet, add more bread crumbs, a little at a time. When mixed well, press into the loaf pan, making a well in the sides of loaf pan, for drippings to pool. Cook 1-1 1/2 hours until juices run clear.

I serve this with just a salad because you already have your meat with rice in it and the salad serves as your vegetable.

Hugs,
Jackie from Massachusetts

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