December 13, 2007

ThriftyFun Recipes - December 13, 2007

ThriftyFun Recipes
Volume Three, Number 240, December 13, 2007 (Read It Online)

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Easy Christmas Cake

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup margarine or butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp. soda
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1 tsp. cloves
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 jar junior prunes baby food (3 oz.)
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup chopped pecans, opt.

Directions

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, 1 at a time. Sift dry ingredients together. Add dry ingredients alternately with liquid ones. Beat well, then add pecans. Bake at 375 degrees F for 1 hour.

Note: This will bake in any kind of pan. Looks great when baked in salad molds. Keeps well and freezes beautifully!

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Tortilla Club Sandwich

Ingredients

  • Cooking spray
  • 3 (8-inch) flour tortillas
  • 3 Tbsp. mayonnaise
  • 1/4 pound thinly sliced roast turkey or thinly sliced roast chicken
  • 1/2 cup grated Jalapeno Jack cheese
  • 3 thin slices ripe tomato
  • 4 crisp bacon strips

Directions

Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray baking sheet lightly with cooking spray. Lay a tortilla on the baking sheet. Spread the tortilla with 1 tablespoon mayonnaise. Arrange turkey or chicken over the mayonnaise. Sprinkle half the grated cheese over the meat. Spread another tortilla with 1 tablespoon mayonnaise and invert it over the grated cheese. Spread the upper side of the second tortilla with remaining mayonnaise. Lay the tomato slices over the mayonnaise; arrange the bacon strips over the tomatoes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese evenly over all. Lay the remaining tortilla on top of this stack and cover with foil.

Weight the sandwich with a pot lid or an oven-proof plate or dish. Bake until the cheese has melted and the sandwich is heated through, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and cut into 4 wedges. Transfer two wedges to each of two plates, and serve at once.

Serves: 2

Source: Recipe from tortilla package.

By Connie from Cotter, AR

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Dorothy's Dinner Rolls

Ingredients

  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup margarine
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 packages. yeast
  • 5 1/4 cups flour

Directions

Scald milk, sugar, salt, margarine and water. Cool to lukewarm; add yeast and some flour, eggs and rest of flour. Knead. Grease bowl. Put dough in bowl, turning once. Cover; let rise 30 minutes. Make 3 small balls for clover leaf (for each roll); dip in melted margarine and put in muffin pan. Let rise 30 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Never-Fail Fudge

Never-Fail Fudge I

>Ingredients

  • 3 cups sugar
  • 2/3 cup evaporated milk
  • 1 jar marshmallow creme
  • 1/4 lb. butter or margarine
  • 1 package semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup chopped nuts, (opt.)
Directions

Melt butter in heavy 2 qt. saucepan; stir in milk and sugar. Bring to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Continue boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture reaches the medium soft ball stage (238 degrees F on candy thermometer). Maintain 238 degrees F, boiling for a minimum of 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips until melted. Add marshmallow creme and nuts, stirring well until blended. Pour into greased 9x13 inch pan. Cool at room temperature. Cut into squares.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Vegetable Pizza

Ingredients

  • 1 8-oz. can refrigerated crescent rolls
  • 3 oz. cream cheese, softened
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • 2 Tbsp. mayonnaise
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 Tbsp. fresh dill, chopped
  • 2 cups assorted raw vegetables, chopped (broccoli, cauliflower, cucumbers, carrots, cherry tomatoes and squash are good choices).
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

Directions

Unroll crescent rolls and do not separate. Place them as a sheet on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes at 375 degrees. Meanwhile, combine cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic and dill together and blend well. Allow crescent rolls to cool and spread cream cheese mixture over rolls. Top with assorted vegetables and sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Cut into squares and serve. This starter is light and flavorful. Even the kids will like it despite the fact that it has so many good veggies. Just don't tell the kids that it is good for them.

Tip: Use low fat or light cream cheese, sour cream, mayo and cheese.

By Connie from Cotter, AR

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Honey Balls

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • powdered sugar

Directions

Sift together flour and salt; cream shortening with flour mixture. Add honey and mix well. Add pecans and vanilla. Roll into 3 or 4 long rolls; wrap in waxed paper and chill. Slice and bake at 400 degrees F for 6-8 minutes.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Quick, Cheap and Easy Goulash - Under $5

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb. ground beef (or turkey)
  • 1 box elbow macaroni
  • 1 1/2 - 2 cans tomato paste
  • garlic and onion powders - optional
  • salt and pepper

Directions

Boil macaroni according to package and drain. Meanwhile, brown ground beef seasoning with salt, pepper, and a shake or two of garlic and onion powders. Add tomato paste to ground meat and mix, sometimes I add a splash of water to thin it out. Add macaroni to ground meat and combine, adjust salt and pepper to taste.

This serves my family of four with leftovers and they love it!

By Catherine from Brownstown, MI

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Peppermint Ice Cream

Ingredients

  • 4 1/2 cups peppermint candy
  • 12 oz. marshmallows
  • 1 qt. milk
  • 1 can evaporated milk
  • 2 cups half and half
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • milk

Directions

Melt candy and marshmallows in 1 qt. milk. Remove from heat and add evaporated milk, half and half and whipping cream. Mix and pour into freezer and add enough milk to make 1 1/2 gallons of ice cream.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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