Wednesday, May 26, 2010

My Aunt Bobbe's Ice Cream Sundae Dessert

2 pkgs. graham crackers crushed
1 carton vanilla ice cream/creamed till smooth
1 pkg. 12oz. semi sweet chocolate pieces
1 cup powdered sugar
1 stick butter, melted

Crush graham crackers and line the bottom of a 13x9x2 baking pan. Reserve half a cup for top later. Thaw out just until smooth vanilla ice cream. Melt butter, semi sweet chocolate until creamy and add powdered sugar to make a drizzle fudge consistency. Pour chocolate mixture over graham crackers. Pour softened ice cream over fudge and sprinkle remaining graham crackers over top and freeze. Set out 5 minutes before cutting and serve...


Quite a great summer treat. Don't expect any to be left! Thank you to my sweet Mother's sister Aunt Bobbe

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Sara's Festive Cheese Spread

1 pkg. cream cheese softened
2 oz. swiss cheese, shredded
1/4 cup dried apricots, finely diced
1/4 cup coarsely chopped dried cranberries
2 Tbs. thinly sliced green onion and tops
1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted

1. In a medium bowl mix, cream cheese,swiss cheese,apricots,cranberries and onion, mix well.
2. Spread almonds on 14 in piece of parchment paper. Shape cheese mixture into a log and roll in almonds on parchement paper. Chill

Serve with crackers of your choice!

Yummy!