ThriftyFun Recipes - March 11, 2010

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Today's Food Tips:

• Thrifty Sheet Cake
• Controlling Odor in Compost Bucket
• Buy Single Servings of Milk

Today's Contest Recipes:

• Colcannon
• Snap Brownies
• Butter Beans and Yams
• Low-Cal Tuna Dip
• Chicken Biscuits Stew

Robins's Recipe Corner:

• Summer Coffee Treat
• German Bologna Salad
• Herb-Glazed Pork Chops
• Strawberry Pie

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Thrifty Sheet Cake

Huge sheet cake for $10 home-made!

Ingredients:

• "full sheet" foil pan
• 3 cake mixes (I recommend Pillsbury)
• 2 ready-made tubs of frosting
• sprinkles

Directions:

Prepare the batter as the box directions (add 1 Tbsp. mayonnaise to each batter batch for moister result).

Cook as directions, but it ends up being about 45 minutes. Be sure to turn down the heat at the end to about 300 degrees F. to allow the middle of the cake to finish cooking without the edges drying out.

Serve it in the pan. It's not as deluxe as the store bought cake, but it's about $10 for this cake vs. about $200 for a bakery cake, and it tastes better.

By twilightgift from Forks, WA

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Controlling Odor in Compost Bucket

I save my veggie scraps, coffee grounds, filters, tea bags etc, in a plastic kitty litter bucket under the kitchen sink, if you add shredded paper or substitute sugar packets in there too, it kills the odor. Saving you trips out to the compost pile in a couple of feet of snow.

By Vicki from Rockford, IL

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Buy Single Servings of Milk

I used to buy gallons and gallons of milk when my kids were little. It was always gone in a couple of days. They used to tell me "mom! we're out of milk"!

Now it's just me and I don't drink a lot of milk, I use it primarily in recipes and such. I got really tired of buying quarts of milk just to see them go sour. What a waste of product and money.

So now, I buy the single serving size of milk in little plastic bottles and put them in the freezer. Just enough for recipes or a bowl of cereal etc. To use, leave one on the counter until almost defrosted, then shake hard until the ice crystals are gone. Walla, fresh milk! No waste, no fuss, and the container is recyclable.

Good Eating!

By Soo from Oroville, CA

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Colcannon

I strongly dislike the smell of cabbage cooking but it's worth it for this tasty Irish side dish ;-)

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. cabbage, shredded
• 1 cup water
• 2 lbs. potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup green onions, chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 Tbsp. butter, melted
• Chopped parsley for garnish

Directions:

In a large saucepan, bring cabbage and water to a boil. Reduce heat and cover and simmer for 10 to 12 minutes or until tender. Drain but reserve the cooking liquid. Keep cabbage warm.

Place cooking liquid and potatoes in a large saucepan and add enough additional water to cover the potatoes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and cook for 15 minutes or until tender. Drain and keep warm.

In a small saucepan, bring milk and onions to a boil and remove from the heat.

Mash the potatoes in a large serving bowl. Add milk mixture and beat until blended. Beat in the cabbage and salt and pepper.

Drizzle with the melted butter and parsley and serve.

By Deeli from Richland, WA

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Snap Brownies

These are so good and so easy!

Ingredients:

• 4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 2 (14-oz.) cans Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 3 1/2 cups (21 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, melted
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In large bowl, combine all ingredients; mix well. Spread evenly on bottom of greased 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes. Cool. Cut into bars. Store leftovers covered at room temperature. Makes 2 to 3 dozen bars

By Charl C. from Bouckville, NY

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Butter Beans and Yams

It's healthy and nutritious and tasty,can be served with rice, bread or naan.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup sunflower oil
• 2 medium onion sliced fine
• 3 dried red chilies
• 1 tsp. cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp. mustard seeds
• 1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
• 6 tsp. masala
• 4 cloves garlic
• 500 g yams, peel, cube and wash
• 425 g butter beans
• 6 medium tomatoes sliced
• salt to taste
• coriander leaves to garnish (cilantro)

Directions:

In a pan heat the oil and add the onion. Fry till light brown and add chilli and the seeds. Then add the garlic, turmeric powder and masala. Braise a little and add the tomatoes. Cook till its soft and add the yams and a little water.

When the yams are cooked add the butter beans. Let the curry simmer for few minutes and add the coriander and curry leaves.Serve while its hot.

Source: homemade

By Dorty from SA

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Low-Cal Tuna Dip

Ingredients:

• 1 (8 oz) container light process cream cheese softened
• 2 Tbsp. reduced calorie mayonnaise
• 2 tsp. prepared horseradish
• dash Worcestershire
• 1/2 tsp. hot sauce
• 1/4 cup diced green onions
• 1/4 cup diced celery
• 1/4 cup diced green pepper
• 1 (6 1/2 oz) can 60% less salt tuna packed in water, drained and flaked
• paprika

Directions:

Combine cream cheese, mayonnaise, horseradish, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce in medium bowl; stir well. Add onions, celery, and green peppers; stir well. Stir in tuna. cover and chill. Sprinkle with paprika. Serve with raw vegetables. Makes 1 3/4 cups.

By Sandy from Graettinger, IA

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Chicken Biscuits Stew

This is an easy homemade pot pie.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup oleo
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1 (10 3/4 oz) can condensed chicken broth
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 cup carrots
• 1/3 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 cup peas
• 2 cup cubed chicken
• 1 can biscuits

Directions:

In 10 inch skillet melt oleo, blend in flour, salt and pepper. Add broth and milk. Cook until thickened. Add chicken, onion, carrots, and peas and simmer. Arrange biscuits over mixture and place in 375 degree F oven and bake for 25 minutes.

By Sandy from Graettinger, IA

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Summer Coffee Treat

Ingredients:

• Iced coffee
• Chocolate milk
• Whipped cream, squirt kind
• Maraschino cherry
• shaved chocolate

Directions:

Fill a large soda glass with ice cubes. Fill 3/4 full with iced coffee. Fill top top with chocolate milk. Top with a pile of whipped cream, the shaved chocolate and a cherry.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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German Bologna Salad

Ingredients:

• 1/2 lb. bologna
• 2 cucumbers, peeled
• 2 small onions
• 2 apples
• 4 small tomatoes
• 4 cooked carrots
• 3-4 hard-boiled eggs
• 1 cup mayonnaise or more
• 4 Tbsp. cream
• salt and pepper
• paprika
• mustard
• horseradish
• chives
• parsley

Directions:

Cut the bologna into small strips. Cut the cucumbers, onions, apples, tomatoes and carrots also into strips and mix with bologna. Cut the eggs into eights (save some for garnish). Chop remaining egg whites into the salad.

Push remaining yolks through a sieve and mix with mayonnaise, cream, salt, pepper and paprika. Season to taste with mustard and horseradish. Stir dressing into salad with finely chopped chives. Garnish with eggs and parsley. Chill.

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Herb-Glazed Pork Chops

Ingredients:

• 4 thick pork chops
• salt
• pepper
• 1 tsp. thyme
• 1 tsp. paprika
• 1/2 tsp. marjoram
• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• 2 large garlic cloves
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup diced carrot
• 1 1/2 cups beef broth
• 1/2 cup water
• 2/3 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 cup pimento
• peppercorns, rinsed, drained
• salt
• pepper

Directions:

Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper. Mix thyme, marjoram and paprika in small bowl. Press herb mixture onto both sides of pork chops.

Melt butter with oil in heavy skillet over medium-low heat. Add garlic and stir until golden; discard. Add pork and brown on both sides. Remove from skillet and set aside. Add onion and carrot and stir until lightly browned, 2-3 minutes. Blend in broth and bring to a boil. Return the pork to the skillet. Cover and simmer gently about 25 minutes. Remove chops from skillet.

Increase heat to high. Whisk in cream, scraping up any brown bits and boil until sauce thickens, about 2 minutes. Stir in pimento and peppercorns. Season with salt & pepper; spoon sauce over chops and serve immediately. Serves 4.

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Strawberry Pie

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup flour
• 2 Tbsp. sugar
• pinch salt

• 1 pkg. vanilla pudding (regular size, NOT sugar-free)
• 1 pkg. strawberry gelatin (regular size)
• 2 cups cold water
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• 1 1/2 cups Cool Whip
• 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries

Directions

For Filling: Mix together. Bring to a boil; chill until congealed. Fold in Cool Whip and strawberries. Pour into baked crust.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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