ThriftyFun Recipes - March 12, 2008

Vol. 7, Num. 50, March 12, 2008 (Read It Online) Please help spread the word about ThriftyFun by linking to us! You can get images and linking code here: http://www.thriftyfun.com/linktous.ldml Thank you Connie, Robin, Darlene, Cajun62234 and April 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: Recipe for Easy Lemon Meringue Pie Easy Vegetarian Meals for Two People Today's Food Tips: Using Annatto Seed Removing Plastic Taste and Odor From Sports Bottles Today's Contest Recipes: Tomato Lentil Soup Triple Orange Jello Delicious Strawberry Freeze Decadent Pie Robins's Recipe Corner: Sweet Onion Casserole Crab Crackers Creole Style Green Beans Italian Parmesan Chicken Fruited Wild Rice Salad 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: Recipe for Easy Lemon Meringue Pie Can I get some easy lemon meringue pie recipes? Phyllis Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf16532144.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Easy Vegetarian Meals for Two People I'm looking for vegetarian recipes for one or two people that are easy to prepare and to digest. Soups, salads, and smoothies would be ideal. Angela from Sault Ste Marie, ON Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf88347760.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 Food Tips: Using Annatto Seed Also Known As: Annato, Achiote, Achuete, Roucou, Urucum, Colorau, Bija Description: Annatto seed is used as a red food coloring and for flavoring. Annatto is used for coloring cheeses such as cheddar and also for butter. Most often found in Caribbean, Latin American and Filipino cuisine. Uses: Annatto has a peppery flavor with a hint of nutmeg. You can fry the seeds is oil and then discard the seeds and just use the oil, 1 teaspoon seeds to 4 Tablespoons oil. It is used in dishes such as ukoy, a shrimp and veggie fritter from the Philippines. Recipe: Here is a recipe using annatto: Annatto Chicken Storage: As Ground spices go they should only be stored for 6 months in airtight containers away from light. Whole spices can be kept for two years in airtight containers stored away from light. Substitutions: This seed can be used as a substitute for saffron's color but not flavor. Interesting Facts: The seed has been used for body paint and lipstick by some South American Natives. In India the pulp is used as an insect repellent. This seed has been linked with some food related allergies, people who have dye allergies may want to use this seed with caution. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf91265667.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Removing Plastic Taste and Odor From Sports Bottles Cyclists' water bottles often come with a pungent plastic taste/odor. To eliminate this; fill bottle 2/3 with vinegar (clear) and 1/3 water; cover/close and let set for 24 hours. Rinse with clean water. No plastic taste, no vinegar smell, as odor free as using glass. By Cajun62234 from Collinsville, IL Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf93002798.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Today's Contest Recipes: Tomato Lentil Soup Ingredients 1 cup dried lentils 4 cups beef broth 1 tsp. salt 3 to 4 peppercorns 1 bay leaf 1/2 cup thin sliced carrots 1/2 cup chopped celery 1/2 cup chopped onions 4 slices bacon, diced 2 cans of stewed tomatoes (or more as desired) Directions Wash lentils and place in soup pot with the salt, peppercorns, bay leaf, carrots, celery and beef broth. Fry bacon pieces and add to soup. Saute onions in bacon fat until transparent. Add to soup with stewed tomatoes. Simmer gently 45 minutes to an hour. By Connie from Cotter, AR Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf64829481.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Triple Orange Jello This is one of my children's favorites: Ingredients 1 box orange jello *any size orange sherbert 1 small can of mandarian oranges boiling water *You can do this with either size of jello boxes. But, please note on the box the recommended amount for your liquids) Directions Add recommended amount of boiling water to jello to dissolve. In place of cold water, add an equal amount of orange sherbert. Stir to dissolve. Place in refrigerator. When jello is partially set, stir in drained can of mandrian oranges. Place back into refrigerator to finish setting. I have also made this with strawberry jello, strawberry sherbert and drained strawberries in place of the orange. It is equally good. Source: From my high school home ec teacher (back in the 70's) By April from NW Missouri Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf27164756.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Delicious Strawberry Freeze I have made this recipe a million times and I just had to send it in. It is quick and, if you love strawberries, you will love this! I do! Ingredients 1 can Strawberry pie filling 1 can crushed pineapple 1 can condensed milk (not evaporated) 1 large tub of cool whip Directions Mix together in a large bowl. Put into a 9x13 inch cake pan. Freeze overnight. Take out 1/2 hour before serving. You may want to keep it on ice if outside. But this is easy and delicious! LOL By Darlene from Fairview, PA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf76584593.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Decadent Pie Ingredients 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 3/4 cup corn syrup 4 squares semi-sweet chocolate (I use Bakers) 6 Tbs. butter or margarine 3 eggs 1-1/3 cups flaked coconut (I use Baker's Angel Flake) 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell 1-3/4 cups thawed whipped topping 1 Tbsp. bourbon (optional) Chocolate shavings (optional) Directions Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Microwave brown sugar and corn syrup in large microwavable bowl on HIGH 4 minutes or until boiling. Add chocolate and margarine. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Cool slightly. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in coconut and nuts. Pour into pie shell. Bake 1 hour or until knife inserted 1-inch from center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack. Combine whipped topping and bourbon; spoon or pipe onto pie. Garnish with chocolate shavings. Makes 1 9-inch pie By Connie from Cotter, AR Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf25005368.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Robin's Recipe Corner: Sweet Onion Casserole Ingredients 1/2 cup (1 stick) margarine 10 cups chopped Vidalia or sweet yellow onions salt and pepper parsley flakes or paprika 2 cups cooked long grain rice 1 Tbsp. garlic powder 2 cups sour cream 4 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided Directions Melt margarine in skillet; saute onions until tender but not brown. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from heat. Stir in cooked rice, garlic powder, and sour cream. Spread 1/2 the mixture into large, shallow greased baking dish. Sprinkle with 2 cups shredded cheese. Top with remaining onion mixture. Cover with remaining 2 cups cheese. Sprinkle with parsley or paprika, if desired. Bake, covered, in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 30-40 minutes. Uncover; bake 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Yield: 20 servings. Can be easily halved. By Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf10134748.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Crab Crackers Ingredients 1 pkg. butterflake biscuits (10) 1 can crabmeat, drained (7 oz.) 1 can water chestnuts, diced 1 tsp. lemon juice 2 Tbsp. green onions (tops and bottoms), diced 1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese 1/2 cup mayonnaise salt and pepper, to taste Directions Divide each biscuit into 3 layers. Place on baking sheet. Mix other ingredients together and spoon small amount onto each biscuit. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15-20 minutes. By Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf29078828.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Creole Style Green Beans Ingredients 6 slices bacon, diced 1/4 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup chopped green pepper 2 Tbsp. flour 2 Tbsp. brown sugar 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 1/8 tsp. dry mustard 1 can peeled tomatoes (16 oz.) 1 can cut green beans, drained (16 oz.) Directions Cook bacon until crisp. Add onion and green pepper to 3 Tbsp. bacon drippings; cook until tender. Blend in flour, sugar, salt, pepper, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce. Add tomatoes; cook until thickened, stirring. Add beans. Heat. Makes 6-8 servings. By Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf63945721.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Italian Parmesan Chicken Ingredients butter or margarine, melted boneless chicken breasts 1/2 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs 1-1 1/2 Tbsp. grated Parmesan 1-1 1/2 tsp. lemon pepper 1-1 1/2 Tbsp. parsley flakes Directions Mix bread crumbs, Parmesan, lemon pepper and parsley flakes in a bowl and set aside. Coat chicken breasts with melted butter. Dip in bread crumb mixture to coat both sides. Place in glass baking dish and bake at 325 for 45-60 minutes. Adjust amount of ingredients according to number of chicken breasts. By Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf24591515.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Fruited Wild Rice Salad Ingredients Dressing: 1/4 cup olive or vegetable oil 1/3 cup orange juice 2 Tbsp. honey Salad: 1 cup uncooked wild rice 2 Golden Delicious apples, chopped juice or 1 lemon 1 cup golden raisins 1 cup seedless red grapes, halved 2 Tbsp. minced fresh mint 2 Tbsp. minced parsley 2 Tbsp. minced chives salt and pepper, to taste 1 cup pecan halves Directions Combine dressing ingredients; set aside. Cook rice according to package directions; drain, if needed, and allow to cool. In a large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice. Add raisins, grapes, mint, parsley, chives and rice. Add dressing and toss. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and chill several hours. Just before serving, add pecans and toss lightly. By Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf83538052.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.