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ThriftyFun Recipes
Volume Two, Number 74, April 18, 2006
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• Simple Pasta Salad
• Pagach Recipe

Today's Recipes:

• Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk
• Beer Bread
• Banana Cake
• Garden Vinaigrette
• Curried Meatballs
• Chilled Fruit Soup

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Simple Pasta Salad

I am looking for a plain pasta salad recipe. Just with the tri-colored pasta, some type of salad dressing, and some parmesan? Does anyone have a very plain recipe?

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Pagach Recipe

I am looking for a recipe for pagach. My sister-in-law makes it but won't share her recipe. I would love to make it and give her some of mine. Anyone who knows how please tell me, I love the dish.

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Today's Recipes

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Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk

Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk

Ingredients:

• 1 cup + 2 Tablespoonfuls Powdered Milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together & let stand in the refrigerator 2 hours or longer, before using.

By Terri H.

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Sweetened Condensed Milk (Homemade)

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 3 Tbsp. butter
• 1 1/3 cups instant dry milk powder
• 1/2 cups sugar

Directions

Put in blender in order given. Blend for one minute until well mixed. Pour into container and store in refrigerator. Make sure to cool before using.

Yields 1 1/3 cups or equal to 1 can.

By Karen from NH

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Beer Bread

Ingredients

• 4 cups bisquick
• 1 can beer (any brand)
• 2 tbsp. sugar

Directions

Mix all ingredients together and bake 1 hour at 350 degrees F.

By IMAQT1962 from ILLINOIS

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Banana Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup mashed bananas
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 tbsp. milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• pinch of salt

Directions

Cream butter and sugar. Add in flour, baking powder, baking salt, vanilla, eggs and milk. Mix well. Add bananas. Pour in 9x13 inch pan and bake at 375 degrees F for 25-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

By IMAQT1962 from ILLINOIS

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Garden Vinaigrette

Ingredients

• 1 cup walnuts
• 1 1/2 cup walnut or canola oil
• 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 3/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 2 Tbsp. Dijon-style mustard
• 2 tsp. coarse-ground pepper
• 2 tsp. salt
• 2 lb. asparagus, cooked tender-crisp
• 1 lb. green beans, cooked tender-crisp
• 2 lb. tiny red potatoes, boiled
• 6 bell peppers (use red, yellow and green), cut into strips
• Rosemary sprigs

Directions

Spread walnuts on cookie sheet and toast in 325 degrees F oven 5-8 minutes. Chop walnuts coarsely. In medium bowl blend walnut and oils, vinegar, honey, mustard, pepper and salt. Stir in walnuts. Pour dressing over vegetables and marinate 8-24 hours. To serve, arrange on large platter and garnish with rosemary.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Curried Meatballs

Ingredients

• 1 large, red cooking apple
• 1 small onion
• 1 1/2 lb. ground beef
• 1 cup plain dried bread crumbs
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup long-grain rice
• 1 package frozen peas, thawed
• 2 packages. white sauce mix
• 2 1/2 cup milk
• 1 1/4 tsp. hot curry powder

Directions

About 1 hour before serving:

Cut apple in half. Grate onion and half of unpeeled apple; reserve remaining apple for garnish. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In bowl, mix grated apple and onion with ground beef, bread crumbs, salt, pepper, egg and 3 Tbsp. water. Shape ground beef mixture into 18 meatballs. Place meatballs in greased baking pan.

Bake 25 to 30 minutes until meatballs are lightly browned and cooked through. Meanwhile, prepare rice as label directs. Stir in peas; heat through. In 2 qt. saucepan, mix whitesauce mix, milk, and curry powder. Over medium heat, heat curry sauce to boiilng, stirring constantly; boil 1 minute. Arrange rice mixture and meatballs on platter; spoon sauce over meatballs. Slice remaining half apple; use to garnish platter. Makes 6 servings.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Chilled Fruit Soup

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 6 whole cloves
• 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 4 cup water
• 3 Tbsp. cornstarch
• 1 can sliced peaches, drained and pureed in blender
• 1 can frozen pineapple-orange juice concentrate
• 3 cup assorted fresh fruit (your choice - halved strawberries, pitted Bing cherries, sliced kiwi, sliced banana, blueberries, black cherries or raspberries for example)

Directions

In 3 qt. saucepan, bring first 4 ingredients and 3 cup water to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Stir cornstarch into remaining 1 cup water. Stir into simmering mixture. Cook over medium high heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Boil 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in pureed peaches and juice concentrate. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled. Remove cinnamon stick and cloves. Ladle into bowls and sprinkle with fresh fruit. Makes 8 servings.

By Robin from Washington, Ia

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