ThriftyFun Recipes - June 8, 2009

Vol. 8, Num. 111, June 8, 2009 (Read It Online) Thank you Cookwie, Judith, Raymonde, Dolores, Denise, Stormy Seas and Raymonde for today's tips and recipes. There's still time to vote for last week's recipes contest entries, you can view them here: http://www.thriftyfun.com/contest.ldml?contest=13973 Be sure to give a "thumbs up" to tips and recipes in this newsletter that you like! Do you have any past recipes to share with the ThriftyFun community? Submit Your Favorite Recipe! Submit a Food tip! Looking for a recipe? Submit a request Thanks for reading, The ThriftyFun Team 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: Cake Ideas for a Newly Ordained Pastor Recipe for Cinnamon Raisin Biscuits and Icing Copycat Recipe for Kentucky Fried Chicken Waffle Plate for George Foreman Grill Today's Food Tips: Removing Stuck Lids from Jars Scramble Eggs in a Ziplock Bag Today's Contest Recipes: Round Steak Surprise Broccoli Salad Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Shrimp Mini Oreo Peanut Butter Surprise Cupcakes Robins's Recipe Corner: Hamburger Pie Macaroni Salad Raisin Bran Muffins Orange Slice Cookies Whipped Potato Casserole 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: Cake Ideas for a Newly Ordained Pastor I'm looking for a unique saying for the top of a cake for a newly ordained lady pastor in our church. Thanks for your help. Barb R. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf27485102.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Rate It: | Recipe for Cinnamon Raisin Biscuits and Icing Does anyone have a recipe for cinnamon raisin biscuits? I also need the icing recipe. Thanks. By CBlaisdell from Zebulon, NC Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf44381357.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Rate It: | Copycat Recipe for Kentucky Fried Chicken How do you cook chicken to taste like Kentucky Fried? By dr chaos Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf54785964.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Rate It: | Waffle Plate for George Foreman Grill I got a George Foreman next generation grill. Can I put a waffle plate in it? Gerald Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf57392956.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Rate It: | 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, 2 photo winners (1 photo and 1 pet photo) and 1 recipe winner at the end of each week. Each winner will win $25! My Frugal Life Submit a My Frugal Life Essay! Today's Food Tips: Removing Stuck Lids from Jars I like to use Marmite in my soups and stews for additional depth of flavor, but that lid glues itself shut to the jar and it's an impossible task to get it open. It is kept it in the refrigerator to ensure freshness, so this may be a contributing factor. I have discovered a method of getting the lid off the jar with a minimum of fuss. When replacing the lid on the jar, barely tighten it. Hold the jar under HOT running water a few minutes. The lid will now unscrew easily. Repeat step #1. As a note, if you would like to try this item, spoon out the necessary amount into a coffee cup, add boiling water or very hot cooking liquid, stir vigorously and dissolve before adding to the cooking pot. Otherwise, you spoon out a glob into the pot, and then spend 5 or more minutes chasing it around the pot, trying to dissolve and mash it into oblivion. Marmite is very popular in vegetarian cooking for flavor as meat is not used. I buy it at Kroger Grocery store and various health food stores around town. Central Market also carries it and their well known standard Texas grocery store name is HEB. By Cookwie from Richardson, TX Contest Contender! This post is a contest contender! Read it and then Rate it: Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf54726277.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Scramble Eggs in a Ziplock Bag When having a crowd over for breakfast/brunch instead of cooking scrambled egg orders with everyone wanting different ingredients, get everyone's order and put in plastic bags with each persons name on top or assign a number to each person. Put all the bags in a deep pot of hot boiling water. Boil for 5 to 10 minutes, depending on how many bags you boil. Saves on cleanup with everyone having warm food. Source: My daughter Alisha served eggs this way for her coworkers, don't know where she got it. She is always coming up with strange ways to cook. Doesn't like the cleanup. By Judith from Summersville, WV Contest Contender! This post is a contest contender! Read it and then Rate it: Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf36288055.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Today's Contest Recipes: Round Steak Surprise Gravy style served over rice. Ingredients: 1 lb. round steak 1 yellow onion 1 green bell pepper 2 cans of golden mushroom soup 1 can cream of mushroom soup flour pepper to taste cooked white or brown rice Directions: Cut the round steak into strips, trimming the fat. Put meat in a gallon size Ziploc bag with enough flour and pepper to coat meat strips. Shake a few times until well coated. Brown the meat with the onion and bell pepper with just a bit of olive oil to prevent sticking. Add the cans of soup, and simmer for 1 hour. Serve on rice of your choice. I like to serve cottage cheese with pineapple with it. Servings: 6-8 Time: 10 Minutes Preparation Time 1 Hours Cooking Time Source: My mother. By Denise J. from Colfax, CA Contest Contender! This post is a contest contender! Read it and then Rate it: Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf53967652.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Broccoli Salad Cool crunchy and oh so good! Ingredients: 1 bunch raw chopped broccoli 1 lb bacon cooked and crumbled 1 med. red onion chopped 1 cup unsalted sunflower seeds 1/2 cup golden raisins 1/4 to 1/2 cup of grated cheeses (cheddar, longhorn) Dressing 1 cup mayonnaise 1/3 cup granulated sugar 2 Tbsp. cider vinegar Directions: Mix the salad ingredients together in a bowl to hold it all. Mix the dressing ingredients together and pour over the salad stirring to coat well. I like to wait about 1/2 hour to let the flavors meld together. You may also switch nuts with walnuts chopped coarsely or even sliced almonds. Servings: 4-6 Time: 15 Minutes Preparation Time none Minutes Cooking Time Source: This is from a collection recipes in a cookbook by Dr. Pat Diccio and staff to help raise money for a patient with leukemia. The recipe was given by Judy By Dolores M from Paso Robles, CA Contest Contender! This post is a contest contender! Read it and then Rate it: Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf82470728.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Shrimp Mouth watering bacon wrapped jalapeno shrimp. Ingredients: Shrimp, cleaned and deveined Bacon, 1 package cut in half Fresh jalapenos, cut into slivers (wear gloves) Pure Cane Syrup Soy Sauce Toothpicks, to secure bacon Directions: Clean and devein shrimp. Wear gloves while slicing fresh jalapenos, cut into slivers. Cook bacon in microwave, approx. 3 minutes, still needs to be limp, so you can wrap it around shrimp. Now take a shrimp and stuff as much jalapeno as you would like into cavity, wrap with half cooked bacon and secure with toothpick. Make baste. 1/2 cane syrup to 1/2 soy sauce. Place shrimp on grill and baste, wait a couple of minutes and baste again, then turn and baste, baste again. Shrimp is done when bacon is done, do NOT over cook. Enjoy. Servings: 4 to 5 Time: 15 to 20 min Minutes Preparation Time 8 to 10 minutes Minutes Cooking Time Source: Home Cooking By Stormy Seas from By The Sea, TX Contest Contender! This post is a contest contender! Read it and then Rate it: Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf44662642.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Mini Oreo Peanut Butter Surprise Cupcakes The grand kids just love them. Ingredients: 1 pkg. (2-layer size) chocolate cake mix 4 oz. (1/2 8 oz. pkg. Philadelphia Brick Cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup Kraft Smooth Peanut Butter, divided 1 egg 2 Tbsp. sugar 48 mini Oreo Cookies 1 1/2 cups thawed Cool Whip Whipped Topping Directions: Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare cake batter as directed on package; set aside. Beat cream cheese, 6 Tbsp. peanut butter, egg and sugar with whisk until blended. Spoon 2 tbsp. cake batter into each of 24 paper or foil lined muffin cups; top each with 1 1/2 tsp. cream cheese mixture and 1 cookie. Cover with remaining cake batter. Bake 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove cupcakes from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Stir remaining peanut butter into Cool Whip with whisk until blended. Spread over cupcakes. Top with remaining cookies just before serving. Servings: 24 Time: 10 Minutes Preparation Time 22 Minutes Cooking Time Source: Kraft recipe book By Raymonde G. from North Bay, Ontario Contest Contender! This post is a contest contender! Read it and then Rate it: Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf94309922.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Robin's Recipe Corner: Hamburger Pie Ingredients 1 medium onion, chopped 2 Tbsp. margarine 1 lb. lean ground beef 1/2 tsp. salt pepper, to taste 1 can tomato soup 1 can green beans, drained 6 servings instant mashed potatoes, made according to package directions grated American cheese Directions Brown chopped onion in margarine. Brown ground beef; add rest of ingredients except potatoes and cheese. Pour into casserole; top with mashed potatoes and cheese. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15-20 minutes or until browned. Serves 6. Canned peas are a good substitute for green beans for variety. By Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf85794151.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Rate It: | Macaroni Salad Ingredients 1 pkg. shell macaroni 1 small red pimiento 1/2 green pepper 5-6 slices American cheese dash celery salt salt and pepper 1 tsp. sugar 3-4 sweet pickles 1/4 cup pickled juice (or less) About 4 Tbsp. Miracle Whip Directions Cook macaroni and let stand in cold water a few minutes. Dice next three ingredients and mix well. Combine everything and mix well. Refrigerate several hours before serving. By Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf78267949.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Rate It: | Raisin Bran Muffins Ingredients 2 1/2 cups flour 1 tsp. salt 1 1/2 tsp. soda 1 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup vegetable oil 2 eggs 2 cups buttermilk 8 oz. Raisin Bran (more to make thicker, if desired) Directions Put everything into a big bowl and mix well. Fill muffin tins 2/3 full and bake at 350 degrees F until done. This batter can be kept covered in refrigerator and used as desired for fresh hot muffins. By Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf94594637.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Rate It: | Orange Slice Cookies Ingredients 1 cup sugar 1 cup shortening 1 cup brown sugar 2 cups oatmeal 1 cut up orange slices candies (cut fine) 2 cups flour 1 tsp. soda 1 tsp. vanilla 2 eggs, beaten 1 cup coconut 1 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt 1 Tbsp. milk Directions Cut up orange slices and add a little sugar and flour over chunks and mix so they won't stick together. Cream sugar, shortening. Add beaten eggs, vanilla and milk. Add rest of dry ingredients. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 10-12 minutes. By Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf39786973.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Rate It: | Whipped Potato Casserole Ingredients 10 servings prepared instant potatoes 1 pkg. cream cheese (8oz.) 1 carton sour cream 1 tsp. garlic powder 1 1/2 tsp. onion flakes Directions Whip cream cheese and sour cream and add garlic and onion. Add prepared potatoes. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 30-45 minutes in 2 1/2 quart casserole dish. By Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf23055557.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Rate It: | 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! 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