ArcaMax Recipes for January 8, 2010

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Appetizer
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Tuna Mango Spread

2 7-oz. cans solid white tuna water packed
6 Tbsp. mango chutney, chopped
3 Tbsp. chives, chopped
4 Tbsp. fresh dill, chopped or 2 tsp. of dried
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
4 oz. cream cheese, softened

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and mix well. Serve on 
crackers or toast points.

The Skinny:  Use low fat cream cheese.
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Main Course
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Good For You Stew

One quarter cup olive oil
1 pound stew beef cut into cubes
1 pound ground beef (I used venison)
2 cloves garlic, chopped finely
1 small head of cabbage, quartered with the tough center removed and 
then cut in thick slices
3 carrots, chopped
4 ribs of celery, chopped
2 turnips, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
48 ounces of V-8 juice
One half cup red wine
One quarter cup red wine vinegar
1 cup beef bouillon
Salt and pepper 
2 bay leaves
2 zucchini, chopped
1 cup barley

Brown stew beef in a skillet in olive oil.  Add garlic and saute for 
a couple of minutes longer.  Pour into a large crock pot.  Brown 
ground beef in the skillet, drain and add to the crock pot.  Add 
cabbage, carrots, celery, turnips and onion to crock pot and pour on 
the V-8 juice.  Add red wine and red wine vinegar to the crock pot.  
Add enough beef bouillon to cover, season with salt and pepper and 
top with bay leaves.  Cook on high for 4 hours.  Remove bay leaves 
then add zucchini and cook for an hour.  Add barley and cook for 
another hour. 

The Skinny:  Use fat free beef bouillon.
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Dessert
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Easy Monkey Bread

2 canisters dinner roll dough
One quarter pound butter, melted
2 Tbsp. cinnamon
One half cup sugar

Cut uncooked dinner roll dough into quarters or one half inch pieces 
and place in a large bowl. Pour melted butter, cinnamon and sugar 
over dough and mix well to coat all pieces of dough. Pour mixture 
into a greased Bundt pan and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Allow to cool 5 minutes and flip Bundt pan upside down onto a plate 
to release the bread. Serve warm by picking off pieces of the cooked 
dough.

The Skinny:  Use your favorite sugar substitute.
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Grocery List
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2 7-oz. cans solid white tuna water packed


6 Tbsp. mango chutney, chopped


3 Tbsp. chives, chopped
4 Tbsp. fresh dill, chopped or 2 tsp. of dried
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
4 oz. cream cheese
One quarter cup olive oil
1 pound stew beef cut into cubes
1 pound ground beef (I used venison)
2 cloves garlic
1 small head of cabbage
3 carrots
4 ribs of celery
2 turnips
1 large onion
48 ounces of V-8 juice
One half cup red wine
One quarter cup red wine vinegar
1 cup beef bouillon
2 bay leaves
2 zucchini
1 cup barley
2 canisters dinner roll dough
One quarter pound butter, melted
2 Tbsp. cinnamon
One half cup sugar






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