ThriftyFun Recipes - October 22, 2009

Thank you to msweed, kneuv, Deeli, Madwitch58, skinnyjinny and dorty for today's recipes. Just a few more days until Halloween so keep those recipes and tips coming.

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• Homemade Sauerkraut Recipe
• Recipes Using Canned Chicken
• Reduced Cream Recipe
• A Substitute for Tofu
• Weight Watcher's Chicken Salad

Today's Food Tips:

• Use Rubber Gloves To Pick Up Hot Turkey
• Make Your Own Frozen Pizza

Today's Contest Recipes:

• Maple And Balsamic Vinaigrette
• Cast Iron Chili
• Christmas Pudding
• Paani Puri
• Breakfast Pizza

Robins's Recipe Corner:

• Mandarin And Cranberry Salad
• Scrambled Eggs (Microwave)
• Bali Beef Casserole
• Old Fashioned Bean Soup
• Banana Cookies

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Homemade Sauerkraut Recipe

Does anyone have a recipe for homemade sauerkraut? My husband's grandma used to make it and I would like to do this for him, he would be thrilled.

By Renee from Omaha, NE

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Recipes Using Canned Chicken

I have several cans of cooked chicken. What can I do with already cooked chicken other than salad? I want something hot for winter months. Thanks.

By Sandy from Baltimore, MD

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Reduced Cream Recipe

I am looking for a recipe for making reduced cream.

By Lee from Oamaru, New Zealand

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A Substitute for Tofu

I can't have any soy products. What can I use in place of tofu?

By Di from Cape Coral, FL

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Weight Watcher's Chicken Salad

Does anyone have a Weight Watcher's recipe that I used in the 70's called WW Chicken Salad? It had artichokes and black olives in it (and maybe brown rice)? Thank you.

By Sher from Rowlett, TX

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Use Rubber Gloves To Pick Up Hot Turkey

To take the hot turkey from the pan, use a new pair of rubber gloves. For the amount of time you will be holding the turkey, the heat does not go through and you have a tight hold on the turkey so you won't drop it or it won't fall apart (like mine does) before it gets to the cutting board. Keep on smiling!

Source: Me. When I was looking at the overcooked bird.

By msweed from Ontario, Canada

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Make Your Own Frozen Pizza

In our house, we love the convenience of throwing a frozen pizza on the pizza cooker, but I didn't like the expense or the lack of nutrition in frozen pizzas, so I started making my own.

I found a great wholegrain pizza crust recipe, and I cook the crust up half way and let it cool before adding some homemade sauce and my toppings. I put the pizza on a cardboard cake round and put it in a 2 gallon ziplock to freeze it.

I make up several of them at a time, and then they are ready to grab whenever we need a quick meal.

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• The ziplocks can be washed and reused.
• Cake rounds were much cheaper at the restaurant supply store then buying them at a hobby store.

By kneuv from Rochester, MN

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Maple And Balsamic Vinaigrette

It sounded like a strange combination but a neighbor gave me some she made to try and it was good! And she was kind enough to share the recipe ;-)

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 2 tsp. Dijon mustard
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup extra virgin olive oil

Directions:

Place vinegar, maple syrup, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper into a blender. Blend and then add the olive oil and blend a bit more.

By Deeli from Richland, WA

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Cast Iron Chili

You can make it ahead of time, and finish it when you need it.

Ingredients:

• 1 to 1 1/2 lb.ground meat.
• 1 onion
• 1 can red beans
• 1 can black beans
• 2 hot peppers ( your choice of what kind)
• 1 can tomato soup condensed
• 1 cup spicy V-8 juice
• 1 quarter cup Parmesan cheese
• 1 tea spoon soy sauce
• 1 clove garlic
• sea salt and black pepper to taste

Directions:

Chop up onion and cook with meat. Drain grease. Take cast iron kettle and add beans (rinsed off) chopped peppers and garlic. Add the rest of the ingredients. Mix up with wooden spoon then add the drained meat. Cover with cast iron lid. Place in oven 340 degrees F for no less than 3 hours.

The good thing about this chili is that you can make it up the night before and put it in the oven the next morning and have it ready for lunch or dinner.

Source: I came up with this myself.

By Madwitch58 from Mooresville, Indiana

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Christmas Pudding

We always had one of these at Christmas, traditionally called a 'clootie' dumpling because they were boiled in white cloths. There are many recipes for clootie dumpling but I find this one easiest and not too rich.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup self rising flour
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup currants
• 1 cup shredded suet
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp. bicarb. soda
• 1/2 tsp. ginger
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. mixed spices

Directions:

I soak the fruit overnight in brandy or sherry, drain well and dust with flour to prevent fruit from sinking to bottom of pudding.

Mix all ingredients and steam for 3 - 3 1/2 hours. I don't use a cloth. A bowl with a lid is fine (or cover it with greaseproof paper - quite a big bowl (3 pint)

Before serving, turn out and serve with hot custard (my favourite) and/or cream.

Can be made well ahead and stored to mature. Reheat in microwave.

Traditionally, small silver coins (threepenny pieces) were scattered in the dumpling for the kids but this would go against health and safety rules nowadays:-((

Source: Many years ago from a co-patient in hospital.

By skinnyjinny from Scotland

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Paani Puri

This is a simple recipe.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• water to make a dough

Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1/4 lb. tamarind*
• 1/2 tsp. roasted cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 2 pints water
• small bunch coriander leaves (cilantro)
• sugar to taste
• salt to taste
• 1 tsp. red chili powder

Directions:

For the sauce, boil the tamarind in water till soft. Sieve through strainer. Add ground spices, salt, sugar and coriander leaves. Mix all together and serve puri with sauce and chutney.

By Dorty from SA

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Breakfast Pizza

Be honest, how many of us have eaten leftover pizza for breakfast? I know I have! Well, here's an easy pizza that's topped with breakfast ingredients. If you're a cheese lover like me then feel free to 'double cheese'.

Ingredients:

• 1 can refrigerated crescent rolls
• 1 cup cheddar cheese and/or mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup green bell peppers, diced
• 8 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2 eggs, scrambled
• 4 breakfast sausage links or 4 slices of bacon, cooked, drained and sliced

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Evenly press crescent dough in to a 12 or 14 inch round pizza baking sheet. Evenly sprinkle 1/2 cup cheese, the green peppers and the tomato halves onto the dough, leaving a slight border around edge. Gently press these ingredients in to the dough.

Bake in oven for 10 minutes. While the crust is baking, cook the scrambled eggs and cook and slice the sausage or bacon. Remove baking sheet from oven.

Spread eggs, sausage or bacon and remaining 1/2 cup cheese evenly across pizza. Return to oven and bake for another 3 minutes or until cheese is melted and edge of crust is golden brown.

Remove from oven. Let rest 5 minutes. Slice and serve.

By Deeli from Richland, WA

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Mandarin And Cranberry Salad

Ingredients:

• 2 cups ground cranberries
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 pkg. black raspberry gelatin (3oz.)
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup drained crushed pineapple (reserve 1/2 cup juice)
• 1 small can mandarin oranges
• nuts, if desired

Directions:

Step 1: Mix cranberries and sugar and let stand overnight. Dissolve gelatin in the boiling water and add pineapple juice.

Step 2: When thick, add pineapple, oranges, cranberry mix and nuts, if desired. Let set and serve.

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Scrambled Eggs (Microwave)

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cup milk or cream
• 1 Tbsp. butter
• salt

Directions:

Beat eggs. Add milk and salt to taste. Melt butter in an 8 inch round glass cake dish in microwave oven (about 15 seconds at normal power). Pour egg mixture into dish. Cook in microwave oven 2 minutes at normal power; stir. Cook 1 minute at normal power or until nearly set. Remove from oven and stir. Allow to stand for a few minutes before serving. Makes 2 servings.

By Robin from Washington, Ia

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Bali Beef Casserole

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 lb. ground chuck
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. curry powder
• 1 1/2 cup cooked rice
• 1/2 cup minced onions
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 can tomatoes (16oz.)
• 2 tsp. parsley
• 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

Directions:

About 1 hour before serving, start heating oven to 350 degrees F. Saute' meat. Stir salt, curry, rice, onions, garlic, tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce into meat. Bake 30 minutes. Serves 6.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Old Fashioned Bean Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cup navy beans
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 qt. milk
• 1 stick butter
• dash pepper
• toasted bread crumbs

Directions:

Add salt to beans and cook until soft. Pour off water. Add milk, butter, pepper and more salt, if desired, and heat through. Serve with toasted bread crumbs on top. Serves 6.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Banana Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 ripe banana
• grated peel of lemon
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 1 egg
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• powdered sugar

Directions

By Robin from Washington, IA

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