In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make Rolled Dumplings for the Chicken and Dumplings Thanksgiving entrée. These are the best!
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Sunday, November 27, 2011
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Budget Stretching Meals and Recipes:Fast Foods
The Original Healthy Fast Food
Just about everybody loves cheese. Loaded with calcium and protein, the "real thing" makes so many dishes more appealing, and mellow, nutty, smooth-melting Jarlsberg is particularly versatile, a family favorite.
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Just about everybody loves cheese. Loaded with calcium and protein, the "real thing" makes so many dishes more appealing, and mellow, nutty, smooth-melting Norwegian Jarlsberg-America's most popular specialty cheese-is particularly versatile, a family favorite.
Made from part-skim milk, it's naturally low in calories, sodium and fat-newer Jarlsberg Lite, also great for snacking and cooking, has 50 percent less fat than regular Swiss.
Try this super simple Asparagus Rolls recipe-a surefire party idea. Here are a few other easy, creative, absolutely delicious uses for either classic Jarlsberg or Jarlsberg Lite.
Roll cheese slices around fresh fruits or raw vegetables.
Add cubes to salads and pastas-warm or cool.
Shred on vegetables and into sauces.
Enhance stuffings for meat, poultry or fish.
Enrich egg dishes.
Shred into mashed or "smashed" potatoes.
Grill with peppers, squash, potatoes.
Top burgers-beef, turkey or salmon.
Make hors d'oeuvres, wraps and sandwiches galore.
2006 marks the 50th anniversary of Jarlsberg cheese-and the 125th of its source, Tine B.A. Norwegian Dairies, a farmers cooperative. One way to celebrate is to discover tasty new ways to give your menus pizazz-and a nutritional boost.
Asparagus Rolls With
Ham and Jarlsberg
12 clean asparagus spears
12 thin slices lean ham
1 cup grated Jarlsberg cheese
Boil asparagus in lightly salted water 1 minute. With slotted spoon, dip spears in ice water to preserve color; drain on paper towels. Wrap a slice of ham around each spear and place on baking sheet lightly sprayed with oil. Sprinkle spears liberally with Jarlsberg and brown in 450° oven about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.
Serving suggestions: Place on grilled country bread brushed with olive oil and garlic and topped with chopped tomatoes plus a bit of sea salt, if desired.
Cheese, glorious cheese is just delicious when included in this Asparagus Rolls With Ham and Jarlsberg recipe.
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Just about everybody loves cheese. Loaded with calcium and protein, the "real thing" makes so many dishes more appealing, and mellow, nutty, smooth-melting Jarlsberg is particularly versatile, a family favorite.
Secret Restaurant Recipes
Just about everybody loves cheese. Loaded with calcium and protein, the "real thing" makes so many dishes more appealing, and mellow, nutty, smooth-melting Norwegian Jarlsberg-America's most popular specialty cheese-is particularly versatile, a family favorite.
Made from part-skim milk, it's naturally low in calories, sodium and fat-newer Jarlsberg Lite, also great for snacking and cooking, has 50 percent less fat than regular Swiss.
Try this super simple Asparagus Rolls recipe-a surefire party idea. Here are a few other easy, creative, absolutely delicious uses for either classic Jarlsberg or Jarlsberg Lite.
Roll cheese slices around fresh fruits or raw vegetables.
Add cubes to salads and pastas-warm or cool.
Shred on vegetables and into sauces.
Enhance stuffings for meat, poultry or fish.
Enrich egg dishes.
Shred into mashed or "smashed" potatoes.
Grill with peppers, squash, potatoes.
Top burgers-beef, turkey or salmon.
Make hors d'oeuvres, wraps and sandwiches galore.
2006 marks the 50th anniversary of Jarlsberg cheese-and the 125th of its source, Tine B.A. Norwegian Dairies, a farmers cooperative. One way to celebrate is to discover tasty new ways to give your menus pizazz-and a nutritional boost.
Asparagus Rolls With
Ham and Jarlsberg
12 clean asparagus spears
12 thin slices lean ham
1 cup grated Jarlsberg cheese
Boil asparagus in lightly salted water 1 minute. With slotted spoon, dip spears in ice water to preserve color; drain on paper towels. Wrap a slice of ham around each spear and place on baking sheet lightly sprayed with oil. Sprinkle spears liberally with Jarlsberg and brown in 450° oven about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.
Serving suggestions: Place on grilled country bread brushed with olive oil and garlic and topped with chopped tomatoes plus a bit of sea salt, if desired.
Cheese, glorious cheese is just delicious when included in this Asparagus Rolls With Ham and Jarlsberg recipe.
Click Here for Secret Recipes!
Budget Stretching Meals and Recipes:Fast And Healthy Family Favorites
Fast food can be healthy food if you know where to look. And the easiest place to find healthy fast food in your kitchen.
Menu in a Box 100 Day Planning
Fast food can be healthy food if you know where to look. And the easiest place to find healthy fast food is in your kitchen. The new "Pillsbury GOOD FOR YOU!" cookbook can help families with the daily challenge of making fast, healthy and flavorful dinners despite today's busy schedules. The book features 170 healthy, delicious recipes that contain less fat, sugar and salt than regular recipes. All can be prepared in 35 minutes or less, with more than half of the recipes taking 20 minutes or less. Here's a tasty "Super Express" sample:
Spicy Chinese Chicken Tacos
Start to Finish: 20 Minutes
1 box (4.6 oz) taco shells (12 shells)
3 boneless skinless chicken breasts (3/4 lb), cut into thin, bite-size strips
1 teaspoon grated gingerroot
1 small clove garlic, minced
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon honey
1 large green onion, sliced
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
11/2 cups shredded iceberg lettuce
1. If desired, heat taco shells as directed on box.
2. Heat large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, gingerroot and garlic; cook 3 to 5 minutes, stirring often, until lightly browned.
3. Stir in soy sauce, honey, onion and pepper flakes to coat. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink in center.
4. To serve, place scant 1/4 cup chicken mixture in each taco shell. Top each with lettuce. Serve immediately.
6 servings (2 tacos each)
Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories: 180, Calories from Fat: 60% DV, Total Fat 7g, Saturated Fat 1g, Trans Fat 1.5g, Cholesterol 35mg, Sodium 260mg, Total Carbohydrate 18g, Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 4g, Protein 14g, Vitamin A 4%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 4%, Iron 6%, Exchanges: 1 Starch, 11/2 Very Lean Meat, 1 Fat; Carbohydrate Choices: 1
Besides delicious recipes, the cookbook also contains quick tips for better nutrition, on-the-go dinner ideas, easy-to-assemble fruit desserts and a pantry makeover. Look for it wherever books are sold.
Click Here for the 100 Day Menu in a Box
Menu in a Box 100 Day Planning
Fast food can be healthy food if you know where to look. And the easiest place to find healthy fast food is in your kitchen. The new "Pillsbury GOOD FOR YOU!" cookbook can help families with the daily challenge of making fast, healthy and flavorful dinners despite today's busy schedules. The book features 170 healthy, delicious recipes that contain less fat, sugar and salt than regular recipes. All can be prepared in 35 minutes or less, with more than half of the recipes taking 20 minutes or less. Here's a tasty "Super Express" sample:
Spicy Chinese Chicken Tacos
Start to Finish: 20 Minutes
1 box (4.6 oz) taco shells (12 shells)
3 boneless skinless chicken breasts (3/4 lb), cut into thin, bite-size strips
1 teaspoon grated gingerroot
1 small clove garlic, minced
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon honey
1 large green onion, sliced
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
11/2 cups shredded iceberg lettuce
1. If desired, heat taco shells as directed on box.
2. Heat large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, gingerroot and garlic; cook 3 to 5 minutes, stirring often, until lightly browned.
3. Stir in soy sauce, honey, onion and pepper flakes to coat. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink in center.
4. To serve, place scant 1/4 cup chicken mixture in each taco shell. Top each with lettuce. Serve immediately.
6 servings (2 tacos each)
Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories: 180, Calories from Fat: 60% DV, Total Fat 7g, Saturated Fat 1g, Trans Fat 1.5g, Cholesterol 35mg, Sodium 260mg, Total Carbohydrate 18g, Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 4g, Protein 14g, Vitamin A 4%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 4%, Iron 6%, Exchanges: 1 Starch, 11/2 Very Lean Meat, 1 Fat; Carbohydrate Choices: 1
Besides delicious recipes, the cookbook also contains quick tips for better nutrition, on-the-go dinner ideas, easy-to-assemble fruit desserts and a pantry makeover. Look for it wherever books are sold.
Click Here for the 100 Day Menu in a Box
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
How to Be a Great Cook on a Very Low Budget
How to Be a Great Cook on a Very Low Budget
from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can EditIf you watch too many cooking shows, and you'll begin to think that you need expensive gadgets and fancy, rare ingredients to be a great cook. But if you love to make food and shop wisely, you can make gourmet meals on a tight budget.
Steps
- Save money [1] for a few quality cooking tools by learning to Shop Carefully with a Tight Budget [2].
- Learn new cooking techniques, complimentary flavors, etc. by studying the free cooking shows on public television. Your local station probably shows them on Saturdays or Sundays.
- Assess your current kitchen tools, and create a list of essential tools to buy when you have enough money. Prioritize based on need. You will want to get knives, cookware, a cutting board, and a few important gadgets.
- Set the amount of money that you can afford to spend on a meal in order to meet your purchasing goals.
- Make a game of combining your on-sale ingredients to stay at or below budget using your new-found knowledge of complimentary flavors.
- Track the grocery ads. Know when sale items are normally featured. Some people keep a price book detailing sale items.
- Learn to calculate cost per ounce. Sometimes buying in bulk is not the cheap purchase. Learn to do the math by dividing the amount into the actual cost of the item. For example: Store brand tomatoes are 16 ounces for 60 cents versus the name brand that is 15 ounces for 60 cents. The store brand is cheaper as the size for the store brand can of tomatoes is larger.
- Purchase store brand products. Most are of equal quality as their name brand counterparts. If in doubt, buy a can or two of the store brand products and try them out. If the products pass inspection purchase them in quantity when they are on sale.
- Buy seasonal produce. Seasonal produce is usually cheaper and of higher quality. Also, this provides built in variety in the diet.
- Check the bottom or top shelves. Most grocery stores place the inexpensive, and usually less processed foods, on the shelves that are out of sight. The middle shelves will usually contain the pricier goodies.
- Practice your new cooking techniques when preparing your budget friendly meals.
- Write down recipes when you discover a good one so that you can make it again.
- Strategically practice cooking in areas where you have weak skills in order to improve.
- Purchase necessary cooking tools when your budget allows it to make cooking easier and expand your capabilities.
- Learn to use leftovers creatively. Sometimes planned overs taste better than their original meal.
- Plan vegetarian meals. Eat a meatless meal a couple times a week.
Video
Tips
- Essential knives: Chef (8 or 10 inch), Paring, and a serrated blade (like a bread knife).
- Essential Cookware: Skillet (10 or 12 inch), Sauce Pan (2 qt), Stock Pot (4 qt).
- Essential Gadgets: Cutting board, colander, spatula, large spoon, whisk, measuring cups, measuring spoons, plates, bowls, grater.
- Essential Cookbooks: The Joy of Cooking, Betty Crocker, Better Homes and Gardens, The Way to Cook, Living on a Dime (or Not Just Beans by the same author), Frugal Family Kitchen Book, More-With-Less cookbook, Miserly Meals: Healthy, Tasty Recipes Under 75¢ per Serving, 15-Minute Cooking or Feed Your Family for $12 a Day or Eat Healthy for $50 a Week.
- Learn to make your own food mixes. The classic cookbook is Make-A-Mix but there are other cookbooks available using the same idea.
- Learn freezer cooking. There are several cookbooks available including Frozen Assets and Once-A-Month Cooking.
- Essential Cooking Techniques: Chopping, slicing, dicing, sautee, boil, fry, blacken, and broil.
- High quality knives are quite expensive, but if you maintain them you will never buy another set for the rest of your life and they work great. It's worth the money if you can afford the investment.
- Purchase the best cookware you can afford. Buy cookware by the piece as sets waste money. Most come with pans you will never use.
- Purchase a small set of knives, if you can find the right set. You can save money, without purchasing a bunch of knives that you don't really need (like a cheese knife).
- Consider taking a job in a restaurant, as a cook or even a waiter. You will earn extra money, get exposed to flavor combinations, learn cooking techniques, and befriend people who love to cook that can share their knowledge with you. Some restaurants will let employees take home leftovers which may help save money on the food budget.
Warnings
- It's essential to follow good sanitary practices while cooking. You'll never be a great cook if you repeatedly give yourself or others food poisoning.
- Trying to gain new skills will require a lot of practice. You will likely fail a lot in the beginning. Stick with it! Make it easy to remember your successes by writing down your good recipes. Learn from your failures, and keep practicing until you get it right.
Related wikiHows
- How to Cook
- How to Understand and Use Basic Cooking Terms and Skills
- How to Make Quick Cooking Taste Nice
- How to Create a Working Budget
- How to Shop Carefully With a Tight Budget
- How to Eat Healthy on a Budget
- How to Dilute Canned Soup
Sources and Citations
Article provided by wikiHow, a wiki how-to manual. Please edit this article and find author credits at the original wikiHow article on How to Be a Great Cook on a Very Low Budget. All content on wikiHow can be shared under a Creative Commons license.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Best-Ever Chocolate Fudge Layer Cake
" I've made this cake several times, and it's always a favorite. It's easily one of the best, and easiest cake recipes I've ever tried. A slight variation on the icing recipe is to use (1) 8 oz pkg of chocolate and 1 cup of heavy cream, instead of cool whip. I also like to garnish it with fresh blueberries and mint leaves. Enjoy! " Home Bound Dining Guide Click Here!
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Love Key Limes? Heaven is Waiting for You!
Key Lime Heaven, that is!
I adore key limes and am always on the lookout for new ways to use these fruity jewels of yellow and green. They are so much more than an everyday key lime pie recipe!
Just for you, I've taken my 45 best key lime recipes and have made them into a recipe book called Key Lime Heaven. It's chock-full of all kinds of wonderful recipes and flavors to tickle your tastebuds.
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I adore key limes and am always on the lookout for new ways to use these fruity jewels of yellow and green. They are so much more than an everyday key lime pie recipe!
Just for you, I've taken my 45 best key lime recipes and have made them into a recipe book called Key Lime Heaven. It's chock-full of all kinds of wonderful recipes and flavors to tickle your tastebuds.
Key Lime Heaven Recipe Book Click Here!
1-1/2 cups KRAFT Original Barbecue Sauce
1 Tbsp. grated orange zest
1/3 cup orange juice
6 large boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 2 lb.)
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1 Tbsp. grated orange zest
1/3 cup orange juice
6 large boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 2 lb.)
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MIX barbecue sauce, orange zest and juice. Reserve 1/2 cup of the barbecue sauce mixture. Pour remaining barbecue sauce mixture into shallow baking dish. Add chicken; turn to evenly coat both sides of each chicken breast. Cover.
REFRIGERATE 30 min. to marinate. Drain; discard marinade.
PREHEAT greased grill to medium heat. Grill chicken 12 to 15 min. or until tender and no longer pink in centers (170°F), turning and brushing occasionally with the reserved 1/2 cup barbecue sauce mixture after 8 min.
Prepare as directed, using KRAFT THICK 'N SPICY Honey Barbecue Sauce.
Serve with Grilled Corn on the Cob.
Make It Ahead
Chicken can be marinated and refrigerated overnight. Drain, discarding marinade. Grill as directed.
A recipe that was quick and easy for a late supper.My guys gobbled it up and told me to make it again soon!
The orange flavor gave the sauce a fresh taste and great for grilling!
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Tater Tot Casserole
If you are really in a hurry, this tater tot casserole recipe is for you. It's a simple and filling meal with only four ingredients. Your friends and family will enjoy the crunchy texture of the tater tots and be filled up with the protein in the beef. This is one of the easiest quickest casseroles I have ever made. I know that your family and friends will ask for seconds with this one... you even might want to make two batches!
Time to Prepare: about 20 minutes
Time to Cook: 35 minutes
Servings: 8
INGREDIENTS
1 pound ground beef
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 (8 oz.) package shredded cheddar cheese
1 pkg. frozen tater tots
PREPARATION
Brown meat and drain. Mix soup with enough milk to thin. Spray casserole dish with cooking spray. Spread meat across the bottom of the dish. Add soup and cheese. Then cover entire dish with tater tots. Bake uncovered at 375 degrees for 35 minutes or until tater tots are at your desired crispness.
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Crockpot Recipe
Grandma's Old Fashioned Beef Stew Crock Pot Recipe
2 tbl. vegetable oil
3/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon paprika
2 lb. stew beef
1 onion, quartered
1 clove garlic, minced
2 cups beef broth or bouillon
1 tsp. salt, or to taste
1 tbl. lemon juice
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. paprika
1-2 bay leaves
Dash allspice, optional
6 carrots, cut in pieces
6 med. white potatoes, cut in pieces
1/2 cup cold water
1/4 cup flour
Combine flour, paprika and garlic powder in a plastic bag. Coat stew beef in flour mixture and brown in hot oil in a large skillet; transfer to the Crock Pot. Add the remaining ingredients except for 1/2 cup cold water and 1/4 cup flour. Cook on low for 9 to 11 hours. About 30 minutes before serving, mix together the flour and cold water; add to the pot. Turn to high and cook until thickened.
2 tbl. vegetable oil
3/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon paprika
2 lb. stew beef
1 onion, quartered
1 clove garlic, minced
2 cups beef broth or bouillon
1 tsp. salt, or to taste
1 tbl. lemon juice
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. paprika
1-2 bay leaves
Dash allspice, optional
6 carrots, cut in pieces
6 med. white potatoes, cut in pieces
1/2 cup cold water
1/4 cup flour
Combine flour, paprika and garlic powder in a plastic bag. Coat stew beef in flour mixture and brown in hot oil in a large skillet; transfer to the Crock Pot. Add the remaining ingredients except for 1/2 cup cold water and 1/4 cup flour. Cook on low for 9 to 11 hours. About 30 minutes before serving, mix together the flour and cold water; add to the pot. Turn to high and cook until thickened.
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