Pineapple/Cherry "Dump Cake"

This is a Weight Watchers recipe that I found posted on their website. I used the members of the Adult Summer Reading Program committee as "guinea pigs" to try it out on March 11, 2009 at ADM and they seemed to enjoy it. In other words, no one got sick or complained! ;-) It's low-cal for those watching their caloric intact and very tasty! What's more...it's very EASY to make, so it's a good recipe for beginners to try.

PINEAPPLE/CHERRY "DUMP CAKE"
(It's called a "dump cake" because you just simply DUMP all the ingredients into the pan pretty much to make it.)

20 ounce can of CRUSHED PINEAPPLE in own juice
21 ounce can of REDUCED FAT (or LOW FAT) CHERRY PIE FILLING
1 package any variety of YELLOW CAKE MIX
1/4 cup UNSWEETENED APPLESAUCE
1 cup WATER

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9x13x2 inch cake pan with cooking spray. In a bowl, hand mix together cake mix box contents, applesauce and water. Set aside.

Dump the undrained can of cruched pineapple into the pan and spread over the bottom of the pan as evenly as possible. Dump the can of pie filling into the pan and over the crushed pineapple layer very carefully. Finally, dump the cake batter mixture evenly over the fruit layers.

Bake for 45 minutes or until cake is crusty and golden.

It's supposed to make 24 servings, but it really depends on how large your servings are. I would say 12 good-sized servings or more if your serving sizes are smaller.

I refrigerated it overnight and served it at the meeting the next day. YUMMY!

Submitted by Elaine S. Plotkin, Adult Specialist, ADM-Materials Selection Dept.

Guinness Stew

Each year, we have a St. Paddy's day party at my house. Being Irish, there's lots of green, irish food and everybody is talking a lot of blarney:) This is a staple at the party each year:)

Combine the following ingredients in a crockpot:

Stew Meat
potatoes(cubed)
sliced onions
sliced carrots
Guinness

I didn't put how much of everything, b/c I leave that up to you. I use about 2lbs. of stew meat, 1lb or 2 of potatoes, several onions and lots of carrots:) And at least 2 bottles of guiness. If I need additional liquid, I use water. I cook it on high for about 8 hours. This makes the meat so tender it practically melts in your mouth and ensures that the potatoes are super tender. Enjoy a bit of Ireland and make sure to crack open a Killian's a raise a toast to Erin! Slainte!

Sunni/CC