November 07, 2006

ThriftyFun Recipes - November 7, 2006


ThriftyFun Recipes
Volume Two, Number 214, November 7, 2006
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Today's Recipes


Maple-Bourbon Pork Medallions

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Farmland Extra Tender Pork tenderloin, all visible fat removed
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 1/3 cup bourbon or unsweetened apple juice
  • 2 tablespoons whole grain mustard or Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons ketchup
  • Vegetable oil spray

Directions

Cut pork into 12 slices and flatten each with palm of your hand to about 3/4 inch thickness. In a small bowl, stir together remaining ingredients except vegetable oil spray. Set aside. Spray a large skillet with vegetable oil spray. Place over medium high heat. Add 6 pork slices to skillet and cook for 3 minutes on each side, or until slightly pink inside. Remove from skillet and keep warm. Repeat with remaining pork slices. Add syrup mixture to skillet. Return to medium high heat. Cook for 5 minutes, or until bubbly, stirring constantly. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Serve with tenderloin.

Serves 4

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By Laurie from Nevada

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Copy Cat Version Of Arby's Jamocha Shake

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cold coffee
  • 1 cup milk
  • 3 Tbsp. sugar
  • 3 cup vanilla ice cream
  • 3 Tbsp. chocolate syrup

Directions

Combine coffee, milk, sugar in blender and process on medium for 15-25 seconds. Add ice cream and chocolate syrup and blend on high until smooth.

by IMAQT1962 from Illinois

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Zucchini Hamburger Stew

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1 lb. bulk pork sausage
  • 2 cans diced tomatoes
  • 2 med. green peppers, chopped
  • 2 cup celery, finely chopped
  • 3/4 cup chopped onion
  • peeled zucchini, cut into chunks, whatever amount you like
  • 1 pt. tomato juice
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
  • 1 tsp. oregano
  • Parmesan cheese, (opt.)

Directions

Brown hamburger and sausage, then drain and set aside. Drain diced tomatoes. Place reserved tomato juice in a large saucepan. Add peppers, celery and onion. Cover and cook 10 minutes. Add meat, tomatoes, zucchini, tomato juice and seasonings. Cook approximately 15 minutes or until zucchini is tender. Garnish with cheese, if desired.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Leftover Soup

I hate to waste food and sometimes you might have that little bit of taco meat or sloppy joe meat left over. Save it in a freezer bag and the next time you are at a loss for something good and warm, take it out. I like to dice some potatoes, add water and let them cook awhile. Add a few cans of vegetables like corn and green beans and the leftover meat. Let simmer awhile then add a can of tomato soup. Makes a nice cheap soup. You can use whatever leftover vegetables you may have instead of canned. I have used cabbage, kale, carrots, leftover navy beans, leftover macaroni, etc. at various times. I don't worry about this soup becoming another leftover, there's never any left over!

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Mom's Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp. soda
  • 1/2 cup boiling water
  • 2 heaping Tbsp. cocoa
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup shotening
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 cup buttermilk

Directions

Combine soda, boiling water, and cocoa; set aside to cool. Cream together sugar and shortening, beat in eggs. Add dry ingredients and buttermilk alternately. Stir in vanilla and chocolate mixture (chocolate should be lukewarm), and pour into a well greased and floured pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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BJ's Pumpkin Crunch

Ingredients

  • 1 package Yellow cake mix
  • 1 can (15 oz.) Pumpkin
  • 1 can (12 oz.) Evaporated milk
  • 3 large Eggs
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts
  • 1 cup butter
  • whipped topping

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, grease bottom of 9x13 inch pan. Combine pumpkin, evaporated milk, eggs, sugar, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. Pour into a 9x13 inch pan. Sprinkle dry cake mix evenly over pumpkin mixture, top with pecans. Drizzle melted butter over pecans. Bake at 350 degrees F for 50 - 55 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool - serve chilled with whipped topping.

By Trudy from Springfield, IL

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Easy Chocolate Dessert

Ingredients

  • Chocolate Cake Mix
  • 3 cups milk
  • 1 package chocolate instant pudding
  • 1 package vanilla instant pudding
  • 1 cup whipped topping

Directions

Bake a chocolate cake in a sheet cake pan (use recipe or package directions).

Heat milk to boiling, then cool. Mix pudding with milk. Beat well and add whipped topping. Spread on top of cake. Cut the cake in squares and put a dab of whipped topping on each square. When using 1% or 2% milk, heating milk is unnecessary.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Caramel Cinnamon Apple Pie

Ingredients

  • 1 unbaked 9" pie shell
  • 1 qt. apple pie filling, or 2 cans
  • Topping:
  • (lattice top crust, opt.)
  • 2/3 cup crushed graham crackers
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3 Tbsp. (level) flour
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • dash salt

Garnish Ingredients

  • 2 cups whipped topping or caramel pecan whipping cream
  • 1/2 cup butterscotch caramel ice cream topping
  • pecans, coarsely chopped

Directions

Pour apple pie filling into pie shell. Mix topping ingredients and spread evenly over pie filling. At this point you may add a lattice top crust over the crumb topping, if you wish. This is optional. Bake at 375 degrees F for 35-40 minutes or until crust is done. While pie is still warm cover the crumbs or lattice crust with ice cream topping. Cool. Then before serving, spread whipped topping over all and sprinkle with pecans. This is a great way to spruce up plain apple pie!

By Robin from Washington, IA

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