ThriftyFun Recipes - August 14, 2009

Vol. 8, Num. 159, August 14, 2009 (Read It Online) Thank you Loretta, Cricket Girl, Robin, Kpeiffer, Mkymlp, Mother of 5 and Deeli for today's tips and recipes! Be sure to give a thumbs up to tips and recipes that you like. Your ratings are used to pick contest winners. 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: Stuffed Cabbage Recipe Today's Food Tips: Roast Peppercorns For Intense Flavor Freezing Blueberries Today's Contest Recipes: Quiche Marinated Grilled Salmon NEVER FAIL, Very Best Pie Crust Raspberry Vinaigrette Summer Salad Robins's Recipe Corner: Barbecued Ribs Chilled Tomato Salad Peach Slush Escalloped Potatoes with Cheese 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: Stuffed Cabbage Recipe I am looking for a recipe for stuffed cabbage. Thanks. By pprimer from Lumberton, NC Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf12339086.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: Roast Peppercorns For Intense Flavor If you like to use freshly ground pepper, try this tip. Roast the peppercorns in a 325 degree F. oven for 10-15 minutes, or pan roast on top of the stove for about 5 minutes. When they have cooled, refrigerate. This will intensify the flavor of the peppers. I buy a large container of mixed peppercorns and roast the entire amount. I return the peppercorns to the original container, and keep refrigerated until the pepper mills are ready to be refilled. By Mkymlp from PA Contest Contender! This post is a contest contender! Read it and then Rate it: Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf17949294.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Freezing Blueberries It's blueberry season! Don't forget to freeze this delicious and nutritious, full of antioxidants fruit right now! The price is a fraction of the winter price and you can find local suppliers so this is a huge carbon footprint savings from winter purchases of blueberries. So easy, just freeze in glass jars to use later for smoothies, jams, etc. Layer on a cookie sheet and pre-freeze first, then add to the jar so they come out as singles later. By Kpeiffer from Denver, CO Contest Contender! This post is a contest contender! Read it and then Rate it: Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf868346.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Today's Contest Recipes: Quiche I could never find a quiche recipe that I liked until I found this recipe in a magazine. I like this because it is simple and tastes great as well. Ingredients: 3/4 cup milk 3 eggs 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 9 inch frozen pie shell (I just use boughten) Directions: Combine all ingredients and pour into frozen pie shell. Brush 1 Tbsp. egg mixture over crust. Add whatever you like, such as grated cheese, mushrooms, peppers, ham, bacon, etc. Bake for 30 to 33 minutes in 400 degree F oven until knife inserted comes out clean. I save the tinfoil pans from the little frozen chicken pies and make individual quiches when I'm in a cooking mood. I bake them and freeze them and just pop them in the microwave for a quick and easy lunch. A box of pie crust mix, 2 1/2 cups milk, 10 eggs, 3/4 tsp. salt and 3/4 tsp. pepper will make 15. Source: From a magazine By mother of 5 from Nova Scotia Contest Contender! This post is a contest contender! Read it and then Rate it: Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf85531630.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Marinated Grilled Salmon Love the flavors used to marinate this dish :-) Ingredients: 1 lb salmon filets 1/4 cup peanut oil 2 Tbsp. soy sauce 2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar 2 Tbsp. green onions, chopped 1 1/2 tsp. brown sugar 1 garlic clove, minced 3/4 tsp. ground ginger 1 tsp. red pepper flakes 1/2 tsp. sesame oil 1/4 tsp. salt Directions: Place salmon filets in a medium glass dish. In a small bowl, combine the peanut oil, soy sauce, vinegar, green onions, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes, sesame oil and salt. Whisk together well and pour over the fish. Cover and marinate the fish in the refrigerator for 4 to 6 hours. Grill the filets in foil packets for 10 minutes per inch of thickness or until salmon flakes with a fork. By Deeli Contest Contender! This post is a contest contender! Read it and then Rate it: Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf19343514.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | NEVER FAIL, Very Best Pie Crust This recipe I developed because of always getting tough crusts. Tough crust happens because of using all-purpose flour that has gluten. Gluten is wonderful in breads, BUT NOT IN A PIE CRUST. I have given this recipe to my students in Cake Decorating Class and they have said it is the VERY BEST RECIPE for a pie crust, so out there in cyber space, ENJOY Ingredients: 6 cups cake flour/pastry flour OR 3 cups cake flour/pastry flour and 3 cups rice flour* 1 1/2 tsp. salt 2 cups lard OR 1 cup lard and 1 cup butter** 1 Tbsp. sugar 1 Egg 1 Tbsp. vinegar 1 tsp. banilla 1 1/2 Tbsp. corn starch 3/4 - 1 cup cold water *These flours have little to no GLUTEN **Crisco is Hydrogenated (deadly) Directions: Mix altogether in mixer with dough hook, let rest in fridge. for 30 minutes, then use as needed. This recipe can be frozen and thawed several time with no ill effect on the pie crust, it stays flakey. Servings: 2 double pie crusts Time: 20 Minutes Preparation Time whatever pie is needed Minutes Cooking Time By Cricket Girl from Atascadero, CA Contest Contender! This post is a contest contender! Read it and then Rate it: Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf43904447.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Raspberry Vinaigrette Summer Salad This is such a bright, fresh, salad, made with any combination of fresh veggies, and "dressed" just before serving. It is such a nice side with any summer meal. Ingredients: (Any or all of the following) Firm ripe tomatoes Sweet onion, if you like onion, Some sweet pepper, green, red, yellow, whatever you have Celery Cucumber, the burpless, with skin on is good Some raspberry balsamic vinegar, and it doesn't take a lot A little water to thin vinegar a bit Spoon or two of sugar, splenda, or whatever you choose Directions: This is so easy, dice each vegetable you choose to use into similar size pieces, keeping color in mind, and the combination of flavors. I always just start putting together some of whatever I have until it looks nice, and there is enough for those I am making it for. Just before serving, or taking to be served, as it was in my case, mix raspberry balsamic vinegar, a bit of water, some sugar or non sugar sweetener, and coat very lightly. I kind of made this in a hurry one day when there had been a death from our church, and a meal was being offered after the services. I was asked if I could send something. I threw this together, and now it is the request at every dinner we have, and some "complain" that they have to hide theirs as they are setting things up in the kitchen so they can be sure of getting some. Source: Really my own idea, and the raspberry balsamic is available at Wal-mart, not some big $ item. By ljf Loretta from Theodore, Alabama Contest Contender! This post is a contest contender! Read it and then Rate it: Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf48878847.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Robin's Recipe Corner: Barbecued Ribs Ingredients: 6-8 lbs. ribs 2 cans tomato sauce 1/2 can water 1/2 can vinegar 2 tsp. tabasco sauce 2 tsp. celery seed 1/2-1 tsp. chili powder small onion, chopped very fine Directions: Broil excess fat off ribs. Pour sauce over ribs. Bake in covered roaster for 2 1/2 hours at 275-300 degrees F. By Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf39095655.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Rate It: | Chilled Tomato Salad Ingredients: 1 env. Italian dressing mix 2 Tbsp. oil 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 1/2 cup water 16 oz. can chopped tomatoes, drained 1/4 cup chopped red onion 1 Tbsp. crumbled blue cheese Directions: Combine dressing mix, red wine vinegar and water in a cruet. Set aside. Combine remaining ingredients. Add half of the dressing. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Save the remaining dressing for later use on green salads. By Robin from Washington, Ia Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf85456999.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Rate It: | Peach Slush Ingredients: 16 oz. frozen unsweetened peaches, thawed slightly 12 oz. apricot nectar 6oz. frozen orange juice concentrate 12 oz. Diet 7-Up Directions: In a blender, combine undrained peaches, nectar and concentrate. Blend until smooth. Pour into a freezer container and freeze for 3 hours. To serve, spoon out slush into short glasses. Add 3 ice cubes to each glass and top with Diet 7-Up. By Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf96597763.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Rate It: | Escalloped Potatoes with Cheese One of my personal favorites! Ingredients: 4 lg. baking potatoes 1/4 cup butter 1/2 lb. grated cheddar cheese 1 cup minced onion 1/2 cup minced parsley 1 Tbsp. salt 1 tsp. pepper 1/2 tsp. paprika 2 1/2 cup milk and light cream mixed Directions: Wash and peel potatoes, slice thin as a dime. Put in ice water for a while and drain. Butter bottom and sides of 12x8 baking dish. Put a layer of potatoes into the dish. Dot with butter and sprinkle generously with cheese, onion, parsley, salt, pepper and paprika. Repeat until you have 4 layers. Save 1/4 cup cheese to sprinkle on top layer. Pour milk and cream to cover the potatoes. Bake at 450 degrees F for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F. Sprinkle on cheese. Bake until tender, about 2 hours. Serves 6. By Robin from Washington, Ia Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf482812.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Rate It: | Today's Sponsor: Crafting for Fun and Money! 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