ThriftyFun Recipes - October 12, 2009

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• Tomato Relish Salsa Too Salty
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• Oil and Vinegar Cole Slaw

Today's Food Tips:

• Use Lemon Juice In Salad Dressings
• Use Mayonnaise Instead of Oil for Chocolate Cakes

Today's Contest Recipes:

• Indian Bean Bread
• Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
• Chicken Caesar Pasta
• Snack Bar
• Mock Champagne Punch

Robins's Recipe Corner:

• Veal in Sour Cream
• Hush Puppies
• Peanut Butter Pie
• Beef And Bean Crock Pot Soup
• Strawberry Salad

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Too Many Bananas?

We have too many bananas. Any ideas, other than banana bread?

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Refreshments to Sell at Football Games

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Healthy Snacks for Fishing Trips

I have a friend looking for healthy snacks to take on fishing trips. They'll be camping so there will be a cooler and camp stove handy, but they are looking for snacks that won't keep them away from the water for very long. Since they go every week, sliced fruit and raw veggies are getting a little boring.

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Tomato Relish Salsa Too Salty

My homemade tomato relish salsa is too salty. How do I fix it?

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Drying Time Needed for Fruits and Vegetables

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Oil and Vinegar Cole Slaw

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Use Lemon Juice In Salad Dressings

Out of salad dressing and vinegar, too? Just substitute lemon juice for the vinegar and mix with olive or vegetable oil and add your favorite herbs and/or spices.

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By Deeli from Richland, WA

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Use Mayonnaise Instead of Oil for Chocolate Cakes

Use mayonnaise instead of oil when baking a chocolate cake. The texture and taste are so much better!

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By av8rs3 from Eustis, FL

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Indian Bean Bread

This goes really good with green beans and pork. There are few ingredients. It's simple and no oil, yeast, flour, and wheat free!

Ingredients:

• 4 cups cornmeal
• 1/2 tsp. soda
• 2 cups cooked beans
• 2 cups boiling water

Directions:

Put cornmeal in bowl; mix in drained beans. Hollow out a hole and put in soda and water. Make a stiff dough to form balls. Drop balls into pot of boiling water. Cook 45 minutes or until done.

Serve with cooked greens and pork.

Makes 1 batch.

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By melody_yesterday from Otterville, MO

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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Hey guys, here is a chocolate chip oatmeal recipe.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup of butter
• 1 cup of maple syrup
• 1/2 tsp. of baking soda
• 1/2 cup of brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup of flour
• 1 tsp. of cinnamon
• 2 tsp. of vanilla (optional)
• 3 cups of uncooked rolled oats
• 1 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, maple syrup, and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and cinnamon. Add rolled oats. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts, if desired. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees F for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks.

By thewierdo from Fort Worth, FL

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Chicken Caesar Pasta

Ingredients:

• 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
• 1 lb. skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut in to bite size pieces
• 1 can Cream of Celery soup
• 1 cup water
• 1/3 cup Caesar salad dressing
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 lb. linguine or fettuccine
• Parmesan cheese, shredded

Directions:

Heat the oil in skillet. Add chicken and cook until browned. Add soup, water and dressing and bring to a boil. Add tomatoes. Cover and simmer on low heat for 5 minutes. Toss with cooked linguine or fettuccine. Serve with Parmesan cheese.

By Deeli from Richland, WA

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Snack Bar

It's tasty and is full of fibre

Ingredients:

• 250 ml jungle oats
• 250 ml rice crispies
• 4 weetbix*
• 250 ml dessicated coconut
• 60 ml mixed dry fruit
• 180 ml brown sugar
• 125 ml golden syrup
• 125 ml peanut butter
• 125 ml butter
• 250 ml slab chocolate

Directions:

Dissolve sugar and butter over low heat. Combine all the ingredients till well blended Pour into a greased casserole. Melt chocolate over low heat. Pour chocolate over mixed ingredients and let is to set in the refrigerator. Cut into bars when set. Store in airtight jar.

Source: A friend handed me this recipe

By dorty from SA

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Mock Champagne Punch

Easy and really tastes like champagne!

Ingredients:

• 1 can of white grape juice
• 1 can white peach grape juice
• 1 bottle ginger ale

Directions:

Mix and serve! Garnish with strawberries.

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By av8rs3 from Eustis, FL

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Veal in Sour Cream

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs. veal cutlets in cubes
• butter to brown
• 2 Tbsp. flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• dash paprika
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup mushrooms, chopped

Directions:

Brown veal cutlets in butter, place in covered dish. Mix flour to smooth paste with 3 Tbsp. water in frying pan. Slowly add seasoning and cream, stirring constantly. When thickened remove from stove. Add mushrooms and pour over veal cubes. Bake at 300 degrees F for 1 hour. Serves 6.

By Robin from Washington, Ia

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Hush Puppies

These are a great compliment to fish or chicken.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups corn meal
• 2 Tbsp. baking powder
• 1 1/4 cup milk
• cooking oil
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 cup onion, chopped up fine
• 1/2 cup water

Directions:

First, heat about 1/2 inch of cooking oil to about 360 degrees F, because the rest of it doesn't take long. While it is heating, mix the corn meal, baking powder and salt. Then jumble in the onions. Blend in the milk and water next, maybe adding a little more corn meal ( if necessary), until the dough is stiff enough to be able to be handled. Shape dough into oblong thumb-sized cakes and drop them into the fat and fry. Turn occasionally until they are done, about 15 minutes.

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Peanut Butter Pie

Ingredients

• 8 oz. softened cream cheese
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 9 oz. whipped topping (Cool Whip or other)
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup finely chopped peanuts
• 2 (8 inch) graham cracker crusts

Directions

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Beef And Bean Crock Pot Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 can butter beans
• 1 can pork and beans
• 1 can mushrooms
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tsp. mustard
• 1/8 cup onions, chopped
• 1/4 cup water

Directions:

Brown hamburger. Drain and put in crockpot. Add butter beans, pork and beans, mushrooms, sugar, mustard and onions. Add water if it needs more juice.

Set crockpot on medium for 2 hours; then reduce to low until ready to eat. Serves 4.

When doubling this recipe, double all ingredients except hamburger as 1 lb. will be plenty for a double batch.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Strawberry Salad

Ingredients:

• 2 pkgs. strawberry gelatin (3oz. size)
• 1 pkg. frozen strawberries (1lb.)
• 1 1/2 cups crushed pineapple
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 3 cups hot water
• 2 tsp. lemon juice
• 1 small pkg. cream cheese

Directions:

Dissolve gelatin in hot water. Let start to jell. Add strawberries, lemon juice and pineapple. Mix cheese with mayonnaise and add, beating into gelatin mixture. Add dash salt. Place in a mold.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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