pizza dip

2 - 8oz. packages of cream cheese, cubed

1- can (14 oz.) pizza sauce

1- package (8 oz.) sliced pepperoni, chopped

1- can (3.8 oz.) chopped black olives, drained

2 cups (8 oz.) shredded mozzarella cheese

bagel chips or garlic toast or tortilla chips

place the cream cheese in a 3-qt slow cooker. combine the pizza sauce, pepperoni, and olives; pour over cream cheese. top with mozzarella cheese. cover and cook on low for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until cheese is melted. stir; serve warm with bagel chips or garlic toast or tortilla chips.

*** to make this dip faster (and i think easier) melt cream cheese in a large bowl. stir in the rest of the ingredients. then put in crock pot until warm and/or until cheese is melted/***

carmel brownies

i got this recipe from my old sunday school teacher. she calls them her dear john brownies because on her mission she made them for the elders who got dear johns.

1 pkg Pilsbury devil’s food cake mix

1 stick of butter

1 pkg Kraft carmel squares (Kraft tastes better)

¾ cup can evaporated milk

 

Unwrap carmels. Preheat oven to 350. Melt stick of butter. Combine cake mix, butter, and ½ cup of milk. Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray. press a little over half of cake mixture in bottom of pan. (Make a flat layer). Cook for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, put remaining ¼ cup of milk with carmels in microwave safe dish and melt in microwave. stir carmel mixture. remove cake from oven. Pour carmel mixture on top of the cake. Crumble remaining cake mixture on top of carmel and cook 15 more minutes. Let cool.

eat.

Granola

Heat oven to 300.

In a bowl, combine:

4 c oats (not quick)

1/2 c brown sugar, packed

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

In a small saucepan combine:

1/3 c oil

1/3 c honey

Heat until mixed.  Add:

1 tsp vanilla

Pour hot mixture over oats mixture.  Stir to combine.  Transfer to cookie sheet.  Spread out evenly.  Cook at 300 for 30 minutes.  Allow to cool on cookie sheet.  When cool, break up and store in an airtight container.