Archive for the ‘Fruit’ Category

  • New Year’s resolution: Change the world a forkful at a time

    Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

    (ARA) – Do you have high ambitions for 2010 to get healthier, eat better and, oh yes, change the world, all at the same time? It’s actually possible – if you resolve to eat Fair Trade certified foods at every opportunity. By choosing Fair Trade foods, you can help improve the lot of workers in [...]

  • Grape Salad

    Monday, November 16th, 2009

    Holiday Recipe Guide 2009
    Peggy Fulk, Morrill, NE
    4 lbs grapes
    1 C sour cream
    8 oz cream cheese
    1 tsp vanilla
    ½ C sugar
    ½ C brown sugar
    1 C chopped walnuts
    Wash and drain grapes. Mix sour cream, cream cheese, vanilla, white sugar. Stir into grapes and put in cake pan. Top with brown sugar and walnuts. Chill.

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  • Key Lime Pie

    Sunday, November 15th, 2009

    Holiday Recipe Guide
    Susan Neu, Platte Valley Bank, Plaza
    8-9” baked pastry shell or graham cracker crust
    3 egg yolks
    14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
    ½ C real lime juice
    Green food coloring
    Whipped cream
    Preheat oven to 325°.  In large mixer bowl, beat egg yolks with condensed milk, lime juice and food coloring. Pour into prepared shell/crust. Bake for 30 minutes. [...]

  • Chocolate Banana Berry Trifle

    Sunday, November 15th, 2009

    Holiday Recipe Guide
    Betti Burback, Kimball, NE
    1 – 23 oz pkg brownie mix
    2 C cold milk or half-and-half
    1 pkg (4 serving size) chocolate-flavored instant pudding and pie filling
    8 oz frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided
    2 bananas, sliced
    2 C strawberries, sliced
    4 pkg (1.4 ounce) chocolate-covered English toffee bars, chopped
    Prepare and bake brownie mix as directed on package. Cool [...]

  • Cranberry-Rasberry Holiday Supreme

    Saturday, August 8th, 2009

    Submitted by Marleen Boyer – Minatare, NE
    Star-Herald Holiday Recipe Guide Archives
    1 – 3 oz. raspberry jello
    2 c. boiling water
    1  – 16 oz. can whole berry cranberry sauce
    1 – 3 oz. lemon jello
    1 – 3 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
    1/3 c. mayonnaise
    1 – 8 to 12 oz. can crushed pineapple, undrained
    1 cup whipping cream
    1 cup mini [...]