ThriftyFun Recipes - January 14, 2008

Vol. 7, Num. 9, January 14, 2008 (Read It Online) Thank you Robin, Connie, R.Punitha and Margaret for today's recipes! Submit Your Favorite Recipe! Need a recipe? Submit a request Thanks for reading, Susan Send to a Friend! Edit Your Subscriptions: To edit your ThriftyFun subscriptions, click the Update Profile/Email Address link at the bottom of this newsletter. Today's newsletter contains: Recipe Requests: New England Scalloped Potatoes Today's Recipes: Dutch Squares Crusty Herb Garlic Bread Porcupines in Cabbage Leaves Lemon Friands Potato-Hot Dog Casserole Indian Chicken Sprite Cake Oven Beef Stew Today's Sponsor: Crafting for Fun and Money! If you are an avid crafter, capable writer and own a digital camera, you are eligible to participate. Submit your craft projects to ThriftyFun and we will pay $15 for any crafts that we publish. More Information: Click Here: http://www.thriftyfun.com/post_craft.ldml Recipe Requests: New England Scalloped Potatoes I need some help locating a recipe called, New England Scalloped Potatoes. I have found many recipes on the net that have the same name, but haven't found the correct one. I have only had ONE bite of this dish. It tasted as though it was a baked potato, scooped out, and mashed with only sour cream. The person that made it didn't offer the recipe. Thanks! Michele from KY Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf23582529.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Contests: Tip Contest Submit a Tip or Recipe! Photo Contest Submit a tip with photo! The above contests are weekly. We pick 2 tip winners and 1 photo winner at the end of each week. Each winner will win $25! My Frugal Life Submit a My Frugal Life Essay! Today's Recipes: Dutch Squares Ingredients 1/2 cup butter 1 cup flour 2 Tbsp. powdered sugar 2 eggs 2 Tbsp. flour 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 cup brown sugar, packed 1 tsp. vanilla 1 cup coconut 1 cup chopped pecans Lemon Frosting: 1 cup powdered sugar 2 Tbsp. melted butter Juice and rind of 1 lemon Directions Cream butter. Sift flour and powdered sugar together; add to butter. Mix well and pat into bottom of 9 inch pan. Bake at 400 degrees F for 10 minutes or until light brown. While baking, beat eggs until light and fluffy. Add flour, baking powder, brown sugar and vanilla. Mix well. Stir in coconut and pecans. Pour into baked crust and return to a 350 degrees F oven and bake for 25-35 minutes. Cool and ice with lemon frosting. Cut into squares and serve. For Lemon Frosting: Mix ingredients together in order given. Spread over cooled cookies. By Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf96181065.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Crusty Herb Garlic Bread Ingredients 2 cloves garlic 1-1/2 cups flat-leaf parsley leaves, lightly packed 1/3 cup walnut pieces 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1 tsp. dried basil 1/2 tsp. salt 1/3 cup olive oil 1 loaf (1 pound) Italian bread Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. With the processor or blender running, drop the garlic cloves into the machine and process until finely chopped. Add the parsley, walnuts, Parmesan cheese, basil and salt; blend or process until the parsley and walnuts are finely chopped. With the blender or food processor running, gradually add the oil; blend or process until the mixture is smooth, scraping down sides if necessary. With a serrated knife, cut the bread in half horizontally. Spread the garlic-parsley mixture over the cut sides of the bread. Wrap each half loosely in aluminum foil. Bake the bread until heated through, about 15 minutes. Unwrap the top of the bread and heat about 3 minutes longer. Cut each half into 2-inches slices. Serve warm. By Connie from Cotter, AR Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf32771610.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Porcupines in Cabbage Leaves Ingredients: 8 large cabbage leaves 1/2 lb. ground beef 1 egg 1/2 cup onion, chopped 1 cup cooked rice 1 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 2 Tbsp. shortening 1 cup cooked tomatoes 1/2 tsp. leaf thyme 2 Tbsp. parsley, minced Directions: Cook cabbage leaves in salted water 5 minutes. Drain. Combine ground beef, egg, 1/4 cup onion, rice and seasonings in bowl. Melt shortening in skillet. Add meat mixture and brown. Place spoonful of meat mixture on each cabbage leaf. Fold edges in and roll up. Fasten with wooden pick. Combine remaining ingredients in skillet to make sauce. Place cabbage rolls in sauce. Cover and simmer 45 minutes. By Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf42724605.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Lemon Friands When I make pastry crust for quiches, I use an egg yolk in the recipe. I store the unwanted egg white in the freezer and when I have six egg whites, I make Lemon Friands. The egg whites never seem to deteriorate and whip up beautifully. Ingredients 185 grams butter, melted 1 cup almond meal or ground almonds 2 tsp. grated lemon rind 1 and a half cups icing or confectionary sugar Half a cup plain flour 6 egg whites Extra tsp. icing sugar shredded lemon peel for decoration Directions Preheat oven to 200 degrees C (400 degrees F). Grease 10 friand tins or muffin tins. Place butter, almond meal, lemon rind, sifted icing sugar and flour together in a mixing bowl. Mix until well combined. In a separate bowl lightly whip egg whites until frothy. Fold egg whites into almond meal mixture until just combined. Do not over mix. Spoon into prepared tins and place on baking tray. Bake at 200 deg C for 20 to 25 minutes or until skewer comes out clean when tested. Remove from oven and allow to stand for five minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool. When cool dust with the extra icing sugar and sprinkle a little shredded lemon rind over top to decorate. Source: The tip about the egg whites I worked out for myself over years. The recipe came from Better Homes and Gardens, a magazine printed in Australia. Don't know if it's available in the US. I never saw it when visited but it could be there. It's good value. If I am fortunate enough to win, please donate any winnings to one of your children's hospitals. Cheers By Margaret from Victoria, Australia Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf55669905.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Potato-Hot Dog Casserole Ingredients 1 can peas and onions (17 oz.) 1 can cheese soup 1/4 t. dry mustard 1 pkg. frozen French fries, unthawed 6 hot dogs, thinly sliced Directions Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Drain peas and measure out 1/2 cup of the liquid to use in recipe; discard remaining liquid. Combine the 1/2 cup liquid, soup and mustard. Mix cheese soup, potatoes, hot dogs and peas together. Pour into a greased 2 qt. casserole. Bake 30 minutes. Remove from oven and gently stir edges of mixture. Bake 30 minutes longer. By Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf85575885.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Indian Chicken Put oil in a vessel, heat it and add the paste of garlic, ginger, green chillies, curry leaves, cloves, cardamom, turmeric powder and salt to taste. Fry it well and add chicken pieces, allow it to boil with a small quantity of water. The burner of the gas stove will be in the sim (simmer) position because the gravy we'll get is highly spicy, after boiling, allow it to dry you'll get a good green chili chicken gravy. Enjoy it. By R.Punitha from INDIA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf12010400.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Sprite Cake Ingredients 1 1/2 cups margarine or butter 3 cups sugar 5 eggs 3 cups flour 1 tsp. butter flavoring 2 Tbsp. lemon extract 3/4 cup Sprite Directions Cream butter and sugar together and beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour, flavoring, extract and Sprite. Pour batter into greased and floured tube pan. Bake at 325 degrees F for 1 1/2 hours. By Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf44975062.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Oven Beef Stew Ingredients 2 pounds beef chuck steak 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. black pepper 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, divided 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil 1 small onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 can (14-1/2 oz.) beef broth 1-1/2 cups dry red wine, or beef broth 1 bay leaf 1/2 tsp. dried thyme 6 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks 1 Tbsp. butter, or margarine {not spread} 8 ounces sliced mushrooms 1 bag (1 pound) frozen pearl onions, thawed Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cut the beef into 1-inch cubes and place in a bowl. Sprinkle the beef with salt and pepper. Add in half of the flour and toss the beef to coat. In a Dutch oven or flameproof casserole dish, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the beef and brown on all sides. Add the chopped onion; cook, stirring for 4 minutes. Add the garlic and the remaining flour; mix well. Stir in the broth, wine, bay leaf and thyme; bring to a boil. Cover the dish; transfer to oven. Bake 1 hour. Remove the dish from oven; add the carrots. Return to oven and bake for 35 minutes longer. Meanwhile, in a skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and pearl onions; cook, stirring until onions begin to brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the dish from the oven. Add the mushrooms and onions to the stew. Return to oven and bake for 10 minutes. Remove the bay leaf and serve. Tip: to make cutting meat easier and even cubes, slightly freeze meat. If steak is already frozen, cut it before completely thawed. By Connie from Cotter, AR Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf77978592.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Today's Sponsor: Crafting for Fun and Money! If you are an avid crafter, capable writer and own a digital camera, you are eligible to participate. Submit your craft projects to ThriftyFun and we will pay $15 for any crafts that we publish. More Information: Click Here: http://www.thriftyfun.com/post_craft.ldml More Stuff: Coupon Swap! Swap coupons with other ThriftyFun.com users.