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Week of 4/21/2003

Quick Fruit Salad
A fruit salad that may be made all year around!

1 (11-ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
1 (20-ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained
1 cup green grapes
3 bananas, sliced
2/3 cup vanilla yogurt
2 Tbls. orange marmalade
1/4 tsp. ground ginger

Combine mandarin oranges, pineapple chunks, grapes and bananas. Stir together yogurt, orange marmalade and ground ginger; toss with fruit mixture. Chill salad until ready to serve. Makes 6 servings.


Buttermilk Cocoa Cake
When only a little cake is called for...
may be served unadorned or with a little powdered sugar sprinkled over top. It is fast and easy with a velvety texture. The butter may be substituted with vegetable oil if desired.

1 3/4 cups flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup melted butter
2 tsp. vanilla

Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter and flour a 9-by 2-inch round cake pan. In a large enough mixing bowl, mix together flour, cocoa, sugar, baking soda and salt. To these ingredients add buttermilk, melted butter and vanilla. Mix until thoroughly blended.

Turn the batter into the pan, bake the cake in the middle of the oven for 30 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Let cool for 5 minutes and turn out of pan on a cooling rack. Place on a serving plate, sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.


Stuffed Bell Peppers
A simple combination of preseasoned rice, lean ground beef and Parmesan cheese makes for a low fat, flavorful recipe with only 186 calories and 5 grams of fat for each pepper. Use different colors of bell peppers for eye appeal.

1/3 cup seasoned white rice with tomato and basil
  (such as Uncle Ben's Tomato-Basil Rice)
4 small red, yellow, orange or green bell peppers
10 oz. extra-lean ground beef
1 1/2 cups 100% vegetable juice
  (such as V-8 100% Vegetable Juice)
3 Tbls. grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper

Cook the rice according to package directions, omitting the butter or the vegetable oil. Cool 10 minutes. Meanwhile, with a sharp knife, slice off the top inch of each pepper and remove the seeds. Set aside.

Combine the rice, ground beef, 1/4 cup of the vegetable juice, Parmesan, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Spoon the rice mixture evenly into the peppers.

Place the peppers in a 3-quart saucepan; pour the remaining 1 1/4 cups vegetable juice around the peppers and set the pan over medium-high heat. Bring the juice to a boil; reduce the heat, cover and simmer until the bell peppers are tender and beef is cooked through, 20-25 minutes. Place each pepper in a serving bowl and serve with the sauce.