No Fuss Fruit Chutney
June 14, 2010 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Appetizer, Boiled, Breakfast, Buffet, Easy, Easy Fruit Recipes, Fruit, New Fruit Recipes, Side Dish
| No Fuss Fruit Chutney - This No Fuss fruit chutney recipe cooks, stove top in only 5 minutes! The fresh fruit can be substituted, as well as the preserves, for a new and different chutney everytime. This speedy, simple fruit recipe is also Low Carb, and very healthy!
Prep Time: 5-10 mins |
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Ingredients to make No Fuss Fruit Chutney
1/4 cup Sugar-free apricot preserves - I used Polaner brand
2 teaspoons Cider Vinegar - to taste
1/4 teaspoon Chili powder - to taste
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon - ground
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder - or 1 small clove fresh, mashed
1/8 teaspoon ginger - or fresh, minced
1 ounce Fresh mango - optional, fine diced
**Other fruits and preserve flavors may be used to suit your tastes and availability.
Directions to make No Fuss Fruit Chutney
Over low heat (or in a double boiler) combine all ingredients. Allow to cook for at least 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Allow to cool a bit then taste and adjust spices as desired.
Apple Filled Acorn Squash
September 24, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Baked, Buffet, Easy, Easy Fruit Recipes, Fruit, Lunch, New Fruit Recipes, Side Dish
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Apple Filled Acorn Squash - This phenomenal, fruit filled squash recipe is an oven baked sensation. While adding brown sugar to baked squash is common, we took it a tasty, sweet step further with the addition of fresh apples and chopped walnuts for a real farmhouse style side dish. This very simple recipe looks like something you spent hours on, making it ideal, for your next dinner party.
Prep Time: 5 mins |
Ingredients to make Apple Filled Acorn Squash
3 Acorn Squash
2 Apples, chopped
1/2 c Chopped Walnuts
1 T Grated Orange Peel
1/2 c Brown Sugar
2 T Margarine, melted
Directions to make Apple Filled Acorn Squash
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Festive Fruit Chicken Salad
September 14, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Buffet, Dinner, Easy, Easy Fruit Recipes, Fruit, Lunch, Main Course, New Fruit Recipes, No Cook, Salad, Supper
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Festive Fruit Chicken Salad - This chunky, crunchy, fresh fruit and chicken salad recipe is out of this world! A fiesta of fruit flavor comes from the tropical fruit mix of pineapple, canteloupe, and grapes, which makes a very tasty bed to serve the succulent chicken salad on. A very versatile, quick, and easy recipe.
Prep Time: 10 mins |
Ingredients to make Festive Fruit Chicken Salad
1 c Chopped cooked chicken
1/4 c Chopped celery
1/4 c Seedless red grapes,halved
1/4 c Canned pineapple tidbits, drained
3 tb Purchased tuna salad dressing
2 Leaves leaf lettuce
1/4 Cantaloupe, seeded, peeled, cut in thin wedges
2 tb Cashews
Directions to make Festive Fruit Chicken Salad
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Fruit Pizza Dessert
July 26, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Baked, Buffet, Dessert, Easy, Easy Fruit Recipes, Fruit, Snack
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Fruit Pizza Dessert - This unique, yet fabulous, fruit pizza dessert recipe, is a fantastic finale to any meal and one of the Best kids recipes we have. Sweet, succulent apples and the always fragrant cinnamon, are partnered and mixed together, then oven baked into the bread dough “crust”. Even kids love this tasty dessert, especially with ice cream!
Prep Time: 20 mins |
Ingredients to make Fruit Pizza Dessert
8 oz Frozen bread dough, thawed, one-half frozen loaf
8 oz Cream cheese; softened
1/4 c Sugar
1 Egg
1 ts Vanilla
4 c Apples, peeled, thinly sliced
2/3 c Sugar
1/4 c Flour
1 ts Cinnamon
TOPPING:
1/3 c Flour
1/3 c Brown sugar
2 tb Margarine, softened
1/2 c Slivered almonds
Directions to make Fruit Pizza Dessert
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Healthy Snack Ideas
July 14, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Buffet, Easy Fruit Recipes, Fruit, New Fruit Recipes, Snack, Tips and Tricks
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Healthy Snack Ideas - Not only are these kid friendly snacks perfect for summer, when there is no school, they also work in lunches!
Prep Time: 5 mins |
Ingredients to make Healthy Snack Ideas
Mix mashed bananas with peanut butter for a tasty and healthy spread for whole grain toast or graham crackers. Another healthy snack for kids (even the big ones) is to top a toasted English muffin with low-fat ricotta cheese, banana slices, and fresh blueberries drizzled with honey.
Directions to make Healthy Snack Ideas
Easy Apple Crepes
July 10, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Buffet, Dessert, Easy, Fruit, Fruit Videos, Microwave, Videos
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Easy Apple Crepes - This delectable,fresh fruit dessert, made with tart, juicy apples, that are blended with just the right amount of fragrant spices, wrapped in a still warm French crepe. Absolutely everyone loves these, and they are great for brunches as well!
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How To Make Easy Apple Crepes Video
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Fruity Breakfast Bread
June 21, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Baked, Breakfast, Easy, Easy Fruit Recipes, Fruit, Side Dish, Snack
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Fruity Breakfast Bread - A make-ahead, easy breakfast, full of fruity flavor! Tart apples and sweet cinnamon, combine to create this amazing bread, that spreads its rich aroma through the whole house. Oven baked the old fashioned way, eveyone just adores this bread with fruit recipe, and are surprised at how quick and easy it is.
Prep Time: 15 mins |
Ingredients to make Fruity Breakfast Bread
2 c Flour
1 ts Salt
2 tb Brown sugar
3/4 c Milk
1 ts Cinnamon
2 tb Melted butter or butter
3 Apples
4 ts Baking powder
4 tb Shortening
2 c Chopped raisins
1 Egg, well beaten
2 tb Brown sugar
Directions to make Fruity Breakfast Bread
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Fresh Berry Pie
June 21, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Baked, Dessert, Easy, Easy Fruit Recipes, Fruit, Snack
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Fresh Berry Pie - This is an incredible fresh fruit recipe for summer, when all the berries are in season, and overflowing sweet juiciness. We stuffed as many of them as we could into this delightful dessert recipe.
Prep Time: 10 mins |
Ingredients to make Fresh Berry Pie
1 10inch Unbaked Pie Shell
1 Qt Berries,washed
1 C Flour
2 C Granulated Sugar
1 C Milk
Directions to make Fresh Berry Pie
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Sweet Citrus Lobster Salad
June 19, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Boiled, Easy, Easy Fruit Recipes, Fruit, Main Course, Salad, Supper
| Sweet Citrus Lobster Salad - The big chunks of fresh, colorful citrus in this fruit salad give this wonderful salad so much zest, your tastebuds will go into shock. Combined with creamy yogurt and sensational lobster meat, this is an extremely hearty salad recipe, a meal all by itself.
Prep Time: 15 mins |
Ingredients to make Sweet Citrus Lobster Salad
3 8 oz lobster tails; fresh or frozen
1 md Pink grapefruit; peeled, sectioned
1 md Orange; peeled and sectioned
1/4 c Orange yogurt
3 tb Orange juice
1 tb Fresh lemon juice
1 ts Grated orange rind
1 ts Grated lime rind
1/8 ts White pepper
4 c Fresh spinach leaves; torn
2 ts Fresh chives; chopped
Directions to make Sweet Citrus Lobster Salad
Hawaiian Mac and Cheese
June 17, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Casserole, Easy, Easy Fruit Recipes, Fruit, Main Course, Supper
| Hawaiian Mac and Cheese - This warm, cheesy pasta delight is ready in minutes! Exotic pineapple, and sweet ham, are the sweet secret to this maevelous pasta, friut recipe. A perfect meal for kids, as they love all the ingredients. Serve this one soon!
Prep Time: 10 mins |
Ingredients to make Hawaiian Mac and Cheese
7 ounce pkg elbow macaroni
8 ounce jar processed American cheese
1 1/2 cups fully cooked ham, diced
8 ounce can crushed pineapple, drained
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/4 cup onion, finley chopped