Oreo Frozen Dessert

28 or more Oreo Cookies, crushed
1/2 cup butter, melted

Mix crushed cookies and butter.
Pat on bottom of 9x13 pan

Spread 1/2 gal vanilla ice cream ( softened) on top of crust.

Freeze.

Fudge layer:
1 Baker's German Chocolate Bar
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup sugar
1/8 t. salt
2/3 cup evaporated milk
1 tsp vanilla

1. Melt chocolate bar and butter together over med low heat.
2. Stir in sugar, salt and milk.
3. Cook (low boil) until thick, about 4 minutes.
4. Add vanilla.
5. Let cool completely.
6. Spread cool sauce on firm ice cream.
7. Spread 8 oz Cool Whip on top of fudge.
8. Sprinkle with chopped nuts and more crushed Oreos.
9. Store in freezer until 20-30 minutes before serving.

Impossible Bacon Pie

12 slices bacon, fried and crumbled, OR 1 jar real Bacon Bits
1 cup shredded Swiss or Cheddar cheese
1/3 cup chopped onion ( saute in a bit of butter)
2 cups milk
1 cup Bisquick
4 eggs
1/4 t Salt
1/8 t pepper
dash Seasonall
heat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease pie plate or pan. Layer first three ingredients in pan. Mix remaining ingredients together and pour into pie plate or 9x13 pan. Bake until knife inserted comes out clean. 35 - 40 minutes for a Pie plate and 20 - 25 minutes for a 9x13 pan. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Cheese fondue for a crowd

2 cans cheddar cheese soup
8 oz blocks cream cheese
8 oz swiss cheese, shredded
12 - 14 oz cheddar cheese
6 - 8 dashes nutmeg
3 shakes garlic powder
3 shakes of onion powder or to taste
chicken broth as needed to thin - about 1/3 cup to start with and a little more it gets too thick

cook over low heat till all is melted and stirred together. transfer to fondue pot if you have one.

For dippers: grape tomatoes, celery, broccoli and cauliflower (cooked in the microwave 2-4 minutes to remove a bit of the crunchiness), two kinds of artisan bread ( rosemary and plain french), granny smith apples, beef little smokies, Italian meatballs.

Feeds 14 - 22

Served at Maria's farewell party!

Fruit Dip

1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 8 oz block cream cheese, softened to room temp
1 small carton Cool Whip (extra creamy is nice)

Whip cream cheese till fluffy, then add can of milk. beat well. stir in Cool Whip.
Tastes great on watermelon and all kinds of fruit.

Breakfast Casserole

1 or 3/4 lb. ham (I use about 1 1/2 cups) Hormel Cure 81 has the best flavor
6 eggs
2 cups milk
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. dry mustard
2 slices bread, cut up (I usually use about 5-6 slices)
1-1 3/4 cup cheese, grated

Cut up bits of ham and bread. Put into 9x13 inch pan, bread first. Layer ham over bread. Top with cheese. Pour mixture of beaten eggs, milk and mustard over all. Chill overnight. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes, uncovered.

To make a larger, fuller pan: Use 7 eggs, 7 slices of bread if you use fluffy bread (cheap variety), a little more cheese, and 1/3 cup more milk. Bake a few minutes longer, till it doesn't jiggle in the middle and is puffy.

This is our traditional Christmas morning breakfast with cinnamon rolls!