ThriftyFun Recipes - January 4, 2008

Vol. 7, Num. 3, January 4, 2008 (Read It Online) Thank you Evelyn, Nancy, Connie, Robin and Paula 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: Fixing Gravy that Curdled St. Louis Bread Company Pumkin Muffie Today's Recipes: Cheddar Cheese in Cider Skid Row Casserole German Chocolate Cake Cookies Celery and White Bean Soup Lo-Cal Banana Angel Food Dessert Wonderful Cheesy Shells Vinegar Pie Tender Meat for Easy Chewing 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: Fixing Gravy that Curdled Can you tell me how to fix my gravy? I made it as usual, but this time it curdled when I added the milk to it. Joan from Grand Island, NE Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf59512249.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print St. Louis Bread Company Pumkin Muffie Does anyone have a recipe for Pumpkin Muffie? I tried one at St. Louis Bread Company and it was so good. Susan from Memphis, TN Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf26729873.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: Cheddar Cheese in Cider If you like a slice of cheddar on apple pie, try adding some slivers to the bottom of hot apple cider. It's a gooey delicious, nutritious treat to be eaten out with a spoon once the cider's gone. Source: My invention. By Nancy from Statesboro, GA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf94214516.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Skid Row Casserole Ingredients 8 oz. uncooked noodles 1 beef bouillon cube 1 garlic clove, minced 1/3 cup onion, chopped 2 Tbsp. cooking oil 1 lb. ground beef 2 Tbsp. flour 2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. paprika 2 cans mushrooms 1 can cream of chicken soup 1 cup sour cream parsley, chopped Directions Start cooking noodles, first dropping a bouillon cube into the noodle water. Brown the garlic, onion and crumbled beef in the oil. Add the flour, salt, paprika and mushrooms; stir and let it cook 5 minutes. Then add the soup and simmer it; cook on low under boiling point for 10 minutes. Now stir in sour cream, keeping the heat low so it won't curdle and let heat through. Serve in on noodles and sprinkle parsley on top. By Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf72313406.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print German Chocolate Cake Cookies Ingredients 1 German Chocolate cake mix 2 eggs 1/2 cup veg. oil 1/2 cup oatmeal 1 cup chocolate chips 1/2 cup crushed walnuts (optional) Directions Mix ingredients all together and roll into small balls in the palm of your hands. Put cookie on cookie sheet and press down centers with a fork. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 8 to 10 minutes. Leave on cookie sheet a minute to cool, then take them off the cookie sheet. By Evelyn from McHenry, IL Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf96697909.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Celery and White Bean Soup Ingredients 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil 3 cups thinly sliced celery 1 cup diced onion 1 cup carrots, cut in matchsticks 2 cans white kidney beans (may use Great Northern, undrained - I usually use 4 cans total) 2 cans ready-to-serve chicken broth 1/4 tsp. rosemary leaves, crushed (opt.) grated Parmesan cheese finely diced celery Directions In a large saucepan, heat oil until hot. Add celery, onion and carrots; cook stirring occasionally, until celery is crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. In the container of blender, place 1 can white kidney beans; puree until smooth. Add to saucepan. Stir in remaining can(s) of beans, chicken broth, and rosemary. Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, until carrots are tender and flavors are blended, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Garnish with finely diced celery, if desired. By Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf53900663.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Lo-Cal Banana Angel Food Dessert Ingredients 1 large angel food cake 2 packages. instant vanilla sugar-free pudding, made by box directions (3 oz. each) 3 bananas Directions Break cake into bite-sized pieces in bottom of 9x13 inch pan. Pour pudding, with bananas mixed in, over cake. May top with Cool Whip. Chill. By Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf52720469.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Wonderful Cheesy Shells Ingredients 1 pkg. (16 oz.) medium pasta shells 1 pkg. (8 oz.) Velveeta cheese, cubed 1/3 cup milk (2% ok) 2 cups cottage cheese (2% ok) 1 can (10-3/4 oz.) condensed cream of onion soup, undiluted 3 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend 2/3 cup dry bread crumbs (Italian seasoned are good too) 1/4 cup butter or margarine (not spread), melted Directions Cook shells according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine the Velveeta cheese and milk; cook and stir over low heat until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in cottage cheese and soup. Drain pasta and add to cheese sauce; stir until well coated.Transfer to a greased 13x9x2 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with Mexican cheese blend. Toss bread crumbs with butter and sprinkle over the top of all. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 30 to 35 minutes, or until heated through. Servings: 6 Source: From a Friend in Wisconsin By Connie from Cotter, AR Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf86150328.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Vinegar Pie Ingredients 3 eggs 1 1/2 cups melted butter or margarine 2 1/2 Tbsp. dark vinegar 1 cup sugar 1 pie shell (9 inch), unbaked Directions Beat eggs until foamy. Add butter, vinegar and sugar. Mix well and pour into pie shell. Bake at 450 degrees F for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 300 degrees F and cook until pie is set or until knife in center comes out clean - about 30-40 minutes. By Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf48817762.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Tender Meat for Easy Chewing Hard boil meat (be it beef, chicken or pork) in 2 boullion cubes and 16 ounces of water for the most tender meat that even a small child can eat without teeth or an adult without their dentures. Take the meat flavored water to make a low calorie gravy with the directions that are on any corn starch box. This is the only way I have made gravy in over 20 years, IT IS THAT GOOD AND EASY. Doing any meat this way is also much easier on me. Get the water to a full rolling boil before adding but cut up pieces of meat and boil hard for about 10 to 15 minutes (depending on how well you like your meat done). By Paula Jo Carr from Mebane, NC Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf55063795.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.