ThriftyFun Recipes - May 1, 2008

Vol. 7, Num. 86, May 1, 2008 (Read It Online) Thank you Robin, Barbrara, Darlene, Patti, Sbb1, Randa and Carol for today's tips and 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 Substitute For Cocoa Potato Candy Homemade Produce Wash Recipe For Chocolate Cream Pie Recipe For "Tadows?" Cookies George Foreman Grill Recipes Today's Food Tips: Vegetable Broth From Peels And Scraps Freeze Your Sliced Bananas Problem with a Spoon Sliding into the Batter Today's Contest Recipes: Easy and Delicious Pepperoni Bread Summer Peach Mousse Eagle Brand Substitute Robins's Recipe Corner: Army Stew Cabbage Salad Saucy Pork Chops on Rice Toll House Marble Squares Jellied Cranberry Mold Chicken Casserole Recipes 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 Substitute For Cocoa My husband gets migraines when he eats chocolate. What could a person use to replace cocoa in recipes -eg. - I have a brownie recipe. Should the cocoa be replaced with flour or something else. Thanks Gloria from Saskatchewan Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf29390324.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Potato Candy My Aunt who lived in West Virginia and has passed use to make Potato Candy. That's what she called it anyway. I thought I had written it down but I have either lost it or I didn't write it down. I know she boiled potatoes and peeled them. But from there I don't remember what she did. Does this sound familiar to anyone else? Can you help me please? Thank you for your help. Joan from Des Moines, Iowa Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf263070.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Homemade Produce Wash Does anyone have a recipe for washing the pesticides off of produce? My mother has auto immune disease and is on a limited budget and would like to make her own. I'd like a recipe that mimics the kind you can already purchase in grocery stores and health food stores since her immune system is so compromised. Thanks. Smoochie from Houston, TX Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf36809540.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Recipe For Chocolate Cream Pie My husband says his mother made the most wonderful chocolate cream pie from scratch. All he remembers is that she used to shave the chocolate into a cooking pan. But he says that the chocolate pudding part was so thick, that a fork would stand up in it. Does anyone have a recipe like this? I would really appreciate any help. Thank you. Smoochie from Houston, TX Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf29888559.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Recipe For "Tadows?" Cookies My husband says his mother, who has long passed away, used to make a cookie he calls 'tadows' - this is spelled phonetically because he doesn't remember the spelling. Does anyone have any inkling of a recipe for these? His mother was German from Minnesota and his father was Italian, so I don't know which culture this is from. Thanks very much. Smoochie from Houston, TX Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf51119595.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print George Foreman Grill Recipes I just received the smaller George Foreman contact roaster from a yard sale and it has never been used includes instructions. I would like some ideas/advice even some recipes from the thrifty community. So please hook me up. varien2007 from Phoenix Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf52645497.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: Vegetable Broth From Peels And Scraps For an inexpensive homemade vegetable broth, I save all the peelings from potatoes and carrots, ends of celery, onions, peppers, fresh garlic outer peels from crushing and literally any other vegetable, such as broccoli stalks, etc. I wash or scrub them in cold water, drain well and add them to a tightly covered container in the refrigerator for up to a week. I add them all to a pot of cold water, heat to boil and then lower to simmer for an hour. I strain through cheesecloth and I have a wonderful broth for starting a soup, pot pie or any recipe calling for a good vegetable broth. Buying ready-made broth in cans is expensive! Using all of the peelings and cuttings that usually gets thrown away is getting every penny out of the money you spend on expensive food today. It is also more nutritious in my opinion than store bought broth! By Pattie from Bridgton, Maine Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf46002588.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Freeze Your Sliced Bananas I buy a bunch of just ripe bananas once a month and they never spoil the entire month or until I use them all. My secret for keeping them fresh? The moment I bring them home from the market, I peel them, slice them coin-style, place them in a freezer bag, and chuck them into the freezer. I thaw as much as I need for shakes, deserts and such, or eat them frozen which are really yummy and if you're lactose intolerant like me, they are an alternative to ice cream. This is a money saver and lasts for what seems like forever. By sbb1 from Umm al Quain, UAE Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf76909911.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Problem with a Spoon Sliding into the Batter To keep spoons from sliding into the batter, wrap a rubber band around the top of the handle so the spoon can rest on the bowls edge instead of sliding into the mixing bowl. Source: Friends By Randa from San Marcos, TX Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf98572189.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Today's Contest Recipes: Easy and Delicious Pepperoni Bread Ingredients 1 loaf frozen bread dough, thawed 6 slices provolone cheese 1/4 lb. pepperoni Garlic Powder Directions Roll or press out dough on floured surface to 12 by 8 inches. Layer provolone, then pepperoni, leaving about 1/2 inch border. Roll up jelly roll style tucking ends under. Place on greased cooking sheet and sprinkle with garlic powder. Bake at 375 degrees F for 20 - 25 minutes or until golden brown. EVERYBODY who tastes this loves it!! I used to make my own dough (and you can certainly do that if you want but using bread dough is so much easier). It is great with a salad or soup (you can dip it in spaghetti sauce if you want). Its also great in lunchboxes! Enjoy!! By Carol from Landisville, PA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf15877345.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Summer Peach Mousse This is so good, especially if you love peaches! Ingredients 3 oz. package peach flavor Jello 1 cup boiling water 2 cups sliced peeled, ripe peaches* 2 Tbsp. honey 1/4 tsp. almond extract 1 cup whipping cream,whipped Fresh peach slices fresh blueberries or raspberries *2 cups canned peaches (drained) or 16 oz. pkg frozen peach slices without syrup (thawed) can be substituted for fresh peaches. This makes about 10 1/2 cup servings. Directions In large bowl, dissolve Jello in boiling water. In blender or food processor bowl, with metal blade, combine peaches, honey and almond extract. Blend until smooth. Stir peach mixture into Jello. Cover, refrigerate until thickened but not set (1-1 1/2 hours). Beat gelatin mixture at high speed until doubled in volume, about 5 minutes. Fold in whipped cream. Pour into 1 1/2 qt bowl. Cover and refrigerate about 4 hours. One way to serve is to place serving of mousse in center of individual small plates. Arrange fresh fruit around mousse. By Darlene from Fairview, PA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf11527086.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Eagle Brand Substitute Ingredients 1 1/3 cups powdered milk 2/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup boiling water 3 tsp. melted butter Directions Mix all together well. By Barbara from Meeker, OK Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf97025935.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Robin's Recipe Corner: Army Stew Chop up one onion; mix with one pound ground beef. Cook until done and drain off grease. Mix brown sugar and 2 Tbsp. mustard into a bowl. Then add one can of pork and beans into the same bowl. Add to ground beef and let simmer for 20 minutes. By Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf81424736.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Cabbage Salad Ingredients 1 head cabbage (shredded) 1 small cauliflower (bite-size pieces) 1 small onion, chopped Dressing: 2 cups mayonnaise 1/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. pepper Directions Put first three ingredients in 9x13 inch pan. Mix dressing ingredients together and spread over veggies. Refrigerate overnight. Before serving, add fried and crumbled bacon or Bacos. Stir all together and put in serving dish. By Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf59295651.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Saucy Pork Chops on Rice Ingredients 6 pork chops, 3/4 inch thick 1 1/3 cup uncooked Minute Rice 1 cup orange juice 1 can cream of mushroom soup Directions In skillet, brown pork chops on both sides. Season with salt and pepper. Place rice in 12x8 inch baking dish. Pour orange juice over rice. Pour mushroom soup over all. Cover and bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake 10 minutes. By Robin from Washington, Ia Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf91382308.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Toll House Marble Squares Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Blend: 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 tsp. vanilla 4 tsp. water 1 egg Add: 1 cup + 2 Tbsp. sifted flour 1/2 tsp. baking powder Mix well. Add: 1/2 cup nuts Spread in greased 9x13 inch pan. Sprinkle 1 (6 oz.) pkg. chocolate chips over batter. Place in oven 1 or 2 minutes. Remove and run knife through to marbleize. Bake 12-14 minutes more. By Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf68022145.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Jellied Cranberry Mold Ingredients 1 small package. orange-flavored gelatin 1 small package. lemon-flavored gelatin 2 1/2 cups boiling water 16 oz. can whole cranberry sauce 3/4 cup crushed pineapple, drained 1/2 cup chopped English walnuts Directions Dissolve orange and lemon gelatin in boiling water; chill until syrupy. Break up cranberry sauce with a fork; add pineapple and nuts. Fold into gelatin. Chill until firm in 1 1/2 quart mold. By Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf30219404.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Chicken Casserole Recipes Ingredients 1 pkg. frozen chopped broccoli (10 oz.) 1 cup instant rice 1 cup diced cooked chicken 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 cup milk 1 cup grated cheddar cheese 1 medium onion, chopped Directions Place vegetable in 1 1/2 qt. baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees F for 7 minutes to partially thaw. Stir in rice, chicken, soup, milk, half the cheese and all the onion. Then sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Bake for 45 minutes, or until hot and bubbly. Makes 5 cups or 3 servings. To Prepare in Microwave: Place frozen vegetable in 1 1/2 qt. nonmetal baking dish. Cook at high power for 2 minutes to partially thaw. Stir in rice, chicken, soup, milk, half the cheese and the onion. Cook 6 minutes. Stir, sprinkle with remaining cheese and cook 5 minutes longer. By Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf774690.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.