Leftover turkey or chicken chili

Beanless Chicken Chili (use leftover turkey instead of or to
supplement chicken if you had Thanksgiving at your house)
Serves 4

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion -- chopped
4 cloves garlic -- pressed
1 red bell pepper - chopped (seeded and deribbed)
1 stalk celery -- chopped
2 jalapeno peppers - chopped (seeded and deribbed) OPTIONAL
1-2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
salt and pepper to taste
1 28-ounce can tomatoes -- broken up
6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves -- cooked and chopped into
1" pieces
OR
4-6 cups cooked turkey, chopped
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro -- chopped
Juice of one lime

In a large saucepan or skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Saute the
onion, garlic, celery, peppers and seasonings over medium low heat
for about 5 minutes.

Add tomatoes. Simmer gently for 20 minutes. Stir in cooked chicken
and/or turkey and cook until heated through. Before serving, add lime
juice and fresh cilantro and stir gently.

**NUTRITION NOTE: Nutritional information reflects using chicken
breasts, not turkey. The carb count will be the same.

Per Serving: 283 Calories; 13g Fat (41.1% calories from fat); 31g
Protein; 11g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 82mg Cholesterol; 273mg
Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 4 Lean Meat; 2 Vegetable; 1 Fat.

Old Fashioned Apple Dumplings - dessert

For filling

2 small tart apples such as Granny Smith (1/2 lb), peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/3 cup raisins
1/3 cup coarse fresh bread crumbs
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

For dough

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons granulated sugar plus 1/2 tablespoon for sprinkling
3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
2 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening
1/2 cup whole milk plus 1/2 tablespoon for brushing
For syrup
1 1/2 cups unfiltered apple cider
1 cup packed light brown sugar
Accompaniment: vanilla ice cream

Make filling: Toss together all filling ingredients.
Make dough: Preheat oven to 425°F.

Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and 3 tablespoons granulated sugar into a bowl. Blend in butter and shortening with a pastry blender or your fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 1/2 cup milk and stir with a fork just until mixture is moistened.

Turn out dough onto a floured work surface and gently knead 7 to 8 times, or until a soft dough forms (do not overwork dough, or dumplings will be tough). Roll out dough on a well-floured surface with a floured rolling pin into a rough 16- by 11-inch rectangle (about 3/4 inch thick). Trim to a 15- by 10-inch rectangle. Halve dough lengthwise, then cut crosswise in thirds (to form 6 squares).

Fill dumplings: Divide filling among centers of squares. Bring all 4 corners together over filling and pinch together to seal. Transfer dumplings to a well-buttered 13- by 9- by 2-inch ceramic or glass baking dish and arrange about 1 inch apart. Brush tops with remaining 1/2 tablespoon milk and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 tablespoon granulated sugar.

Make syrup and bake dumplings: Bring cider and brown sugar to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
Pour syrup around dumplings, then bake dumplings until golden brown and syrup is bubbling, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve immediately.

Makes 6 (dessert) servings

Chocolate-Orange Truffle Cake

I cut this off a box years ago and thought I'd share... it seems like a nice Fall cake....

www.bettycrocker.com

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Chocolate-Orange Truffle Cake

1 package Betty Crocker (r) SuperMoist chocolate fudge cake mix

Water, oil and eggs as called for on cake mix package directions

1 Tablespoon grated orange peel

1 tub Betty Crocker Rich & Creamy chocolate ready-to-spread frosting

1/3 cup whipping (heavy) cream

1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. (Fahrenheit) Bake and cool cake as directed on package for 2 8 or 9 inch round pans -- except add orange peel with the water. Fill layers and frost cake with frosting. Heat whipping cream in a 1-quart saucepan over medium heat until hot (do not boil); remove from heat. Stir in chocolate mixture onto top center of cake; spread to edge, allowing some to drizzle down side. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until chocolate is set. Cover and refrigerate any remaining cake.

Fake a Starbucks Frappucino

A recipe I got from Glamour magazine, April 2002

Fake a Starbucks Frappucino

Glory hallelujah! Someone-specifically food investigaor Todd Wilbur -- had re-created the coffee chain's addictive formula. Here it is, from his new book "Top Secret Recipes: Sodas, Smoothies, Spirits, & Shakes" (Plume):

To make 2 "grande" drinks, blend 3/4 cup cold double-strength coffee (brewed with twice the beans your machine requires), 1 cup low-fat milk, 3 tbsp granulated sugar and 2 cups ice in a blender on high speed until ice is crushed and drink is silky smooth. Serve with a straw.

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(ingredients listed in a better way for the Jodi-method)

3/4 C cold strong coffee
1 C lowfat milk
3 T sugar
2 C ice