ThriftyFun Recipes - May 23, 2008

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Recipe Requests:

• Saving Money on Potatoes
• Looking For Crock Pot Pasta Recipes
• Keeping Berries From Settling At Top Of Jam

Today's Food Tips:

• Using Leftover Pork Roast
• Grandma's Cookie Jar Poem
• Using Anise Extract

Today's Contest Recipes:

• Garlic Dip Using Yogurt
• Quick and Easy Good Old Soup
• Asian Rub
• Perfectly Grilled Rib Eye Steaks
• Black Bean Salad

Robins's Recipe Corner:

• Creole Black-Eyed Peas
• Tuna Stuffed Baked Potatoes
• Dorito Casserole
• Easy Clam Chowder
• Dream Bars

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Saving Money on Potatoes

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Looking For Crock Pot Pasta Recipes

I am looking for recipes for using pasta, lasagna noodles or spaghetti that you can do in the crock pot.

Theresa from Mount Olive, NC

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Keeping Berries From Settling At Top Of Jam

I just made a couple of batches of Strawberry Jam, and I always have a problem of the berries settling at the top of the jar. Any suggestions?

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Using Leftover Pork Roast

Here are tips for using leftover pork roast from ThriftyFun community.

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Grandma's Cookie Jar Poem

Grandma's Cookie Jar

When I went to visit Grandma
I was always thrilled
For I knew she kept
A cookie jar well-filled.

Quickly I removed my wraps
And Grandma led the way
Into a pungent kitchen
With treasures on display.

Peanut butter cookies,
Gumdrops tart and sweet,
Macaroons and gingersnaps
And brownies for a treat.

With a glass of buttermilk
I tasted everything,
Grandma looking on at me
As though I were a king.

I love to visit Grandma,
It's a trip I most enjoy
Though manhood's now replaced
That eager little boy.

by Bernice Peers

Source: From "Ideals Family Cookbook". I found this set at our local Flea Market. Lucky me!

By Mary from Cocoa, FL

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Using Anise Extract

Description:

This is a concentrated liquid of extracted anise seed. Anise extract produces the same flavor and smell as anise seed. This can be used as a substitute for anise seed in many baked items especially when you want smooth texture.

Uses:

Used in the same way whole or ground anise is, many baked goods and beverages use anise. Some fishermen like to put it on their bait.

Storage:

Keep in an airtight container away from light.

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Garlic Dip Using Yogurt

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 2 or more pressed garlic cloves
• 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
• 2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice

Directions:

Blend well and chill. Stays good refrigerated for 3-4 days.

Good with hard bread sticks and veggies.

Source: http://www.massfarmersmarkets.org

By April from NW Missouri

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Quick and Easy Good Old Soup

Ingredients:

• Any meat-ground beef or chicken. Cook meat cut or crumpled
• Broth - beef or chicken - depending on amount of meat and veggies - 1 quart or more
• Bag of frozen veggies
• Onion (chopped)
• Rice or broken spaghetti noodles.
• Spices
• Potato Flakes (optional)

Directions:

Cook meat cut or crumpled in a pot or frying pan. Remove grease. Add onion and cook until clear. Add broth and veggies. When hot, add rice or spaghetti noodles. Simmer all in a pot add any spices you like. If you like a thick soup add a little instant mashed potato flakes. Makes a large amount that you can feed a crowd or freeze. The amounts can be whatever you have on hand. Have fun with it.

By Karen from Michigan

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Asian Rub

Ingredients:

• 2 Tbsp. sesame seeds, toasted
• 2 tsp. ground turmeric
• 1 tsp. ground coriander
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. onion powder
• 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

This Recipe is considered:

• Low Fat
• Low Calorie
• Low Cholesterol
• Low Sodium

Directions:

Combine all ingredients. Store in an airtight container. Shake before using to blend. Use rub on tender cuts of meat to add flavor. To apply the rub, simply cover the outside surface of the meat with the seasoning blend prior to cooking. Flavors usually become more pronounced the longer the seasoning mixture

Source: Nubella

By LRP from LWL, MA

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Perfectly Grilled Rib Eye Steaks

Ingredients:

• 4 beef rib eye steaks, about 1-1/2-inches thick
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil

• 1 Tbsp. garlic powder
• 1 Tbsp. paprika
• 1 tsp. dried thyme
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• 2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tsp. red pepper
• 1 tsp. salt

Directions:

In a small bowl combine the seasonings, mixing well to make dry rub. Sprinkle rub evenly over steaks, pressing in both sides of the meat. Cover and chill one (1) hour.

Brush steaks with olive oil and grill over medium-hot coals or heat for a total of 14 to 18 minutes for rare, 18 to 22 minutes for medium, and 24 to28 minutes for well done. Remove from heat and allow to stand 1 to 15 minutes before slicing across the grain to serve.

Source: This recipe comes from our local paper, Baxter Bulletin. I've BBQed these steaks this evening and they simply are the most delicious I've ever grilled.

By Connie from Cotter, AR

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Black Bean Salad

Dressing:

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup red wine vinegar
• 2/3 cup olive oil
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. fresh ground black pepper
• 6 cloves garlic, minced

Directions

Combine dressing ingredients and chill for 30 minutes.

Salad:

Ingredients

• 3 (15 oz.) cans black beans, drained
• 1 medium red onion, chopped
• 1 large red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 large green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 cup frozen corn
• chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

Mix all salad ingredients together. Pour the chilled dressing mixture over salad. Stir, mixing well. Serve in bowls. Serves: 6-8.

By Terri

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Creole Black-Eyed Peas

Ingredients:

• 2 cans black-eyed peas (1lb.each)
• 1 can jalapeno black-eyed peas (1lb.)
• 1 lg. can tomatoes
• 1 c. chopped onion
• 1 c. chopped celery
• 1 bag cut up frozen okra (not breaded) (1lb.)

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in slow cooker. Cook on high for 4 hours.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Tuna Stuffed Baked Potatoes

Ingredients:

• 8 potatoes, baked
• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 2 cans tuna
• 1 Tbsp. grated onion
• 1 Tbsp. parsley
• 1 can cheddar cheese soup
• 1/4 tsp. paprika
• 2 drops Tabasco sauce
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 4 slices American cheese, cut into halves

Directions:

Cut potatoes in half and scoop out meat. Combine potatoes with remaining ingredients except cheese in bowl, mixing well. Spoon into potato shells. Top each potato with cheese slices. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until cheese melts.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Dorito Casserole

Ingredients

• 1 lb. hamburger
• 1 sm. can chopped green chili peppers
• 1 can enchilada sauce
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 1 pkg. Doritos
• 1 pkg. Monterey Jack cheese, grated

Directions:

Brown hamburger in skillet, stirring until crumbly. Pour off drippings. Add next 4 ingredients, mixing well. Cook until bubbly. Spread Doritos in baking dish. Spoon soup mixture over Doritos. Top with cheese. Bake at 400 until cheese melts.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Easy Clam Chowder

Ingredients

• 1/2 stick butter or margarine
• 1 can minced clams
• 1 minced onion
• 2 cans New England clam chowder
• 3 cans cream of potato soup
• 1 qt. half and half

Directions

Drain clams. Saute' in butter with onion. Mix in soup and cream. Heat slowly, stirring often (or use a crock pot).

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Dream Bars

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 3/4 cups brown sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 2 eggs
• powdered sugar

Directions

Combine flour, butter and 1/4 cup of the brown sugar. Spread in an 8 inch pan. Bake at 375 degrees F for 5-10 minutes. Combine vanilla, coconut, pecans, remaining brown sugar and eggs. Mix well and pour into baked mixture. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes. Cool. Cut into squares and dust with powdered sugar.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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