Bacon Roll-Ups

16 slices bacon, cut in half
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
1 (10 ounce) package pita bread rounds

1. Preheat your oven's broiler.
2. Spread cream cheese on one pita and top it with another.
3. Use a pizza cutter to slice into 1 inch wide strips. Cut the long strips in half crosswise. Roll up each piece, and wrap with half of a strip of bacon. Secure with toothpicks, and place close together on a baking sheet.
4. Broil for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the bacon is cooked through. Use a spatula to remove them to a napkin lined bowl or platter. Remove toothpicks before serving.

Speedy Tuna "Casserole"

1 pkg. (7-1/4 oz.) KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
1 cup frozen mixed vegetables (peas, carrots, corn)
1 can ( 6 oz.) white tuna in water, drained, flaked
8 Ritz Crackers, crushed or 1/2 can French fried onion rings

Cook dinner in large saucepan as directed on package,
adding vegetables to the boiling macaroni water for the last 2 min.
Add tuna; mix lightly.
Top with cracker crumbs just before serving.

Tuna Noodle Casserole

2 cups dry macaroni
2 cans tuna, drained
4 oz shredded cheddar
1/2 red onion
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup dry milk powder
2 T. butter
2 T. flour
1 can peas, drained
bread crumbs (from heels of old bread)
salt, pepper, garlic powder to taste

1. Cook the macaroni til almost done, drain.
2. Saute onion in butter until soft. Add flour to make a roux. Cook for a few minutes.
3. Mix the dry milk powder with water (you could just use milk). Add to roux, stirring slowly.
4. When it thickens, add drained peas and tuna, cheese, and salt and pepper to taste.
5. Add macaroni and stir.
6. Pour into greased casserole dish. Cover with breadcrumbs. Bake at 350F for 30 min.

World's Best Key Lime Pie


1 (10 inch) prepared graham cracker pie crust
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup key lime juice
1 (8 ounce) package frozen whipped topping, thawed


1. In a large bowl, mix together condensed milk and lime juice.
2. Fold in whipped topping and mix until smooth.
3. Pour mixture into graham cracker crust.
4. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

Corned Beef and Cabbage

3 pounds corned beef brisket with spice packet
10 small red potatoes
5 carrots, peeled and julienned
1 large head cabbage, cut into small wedges

1. Place corned beef in large pot or Dutch oven and cover with water. Add the spice packet that came with the corned beef. Cover pot and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Simmer approximately 50 minutes per pound or until tender.

2. Add whole potatoes and carrots, and cook until the vegetables are almost tender. Add cabbage and cook for 15 more minutes. Remove meat and let rest 15 minutes.

3. Place vegetables in a bowl and cover. Add as much broth (cooking liquid reserved in the Dutch oven or large pot) as you want. Slice meat across the grain.

How to Make Green Beer


1. Purchase a light ale. This can also be done with a dark beer, but it'll require so much food coloring that it turns your teeth green when you drink it, and that's something most people would like to avoid.

2. Pour some of the beer into a glass or mug.

3. Place 4-6 drops of green food coloring in the beer. You can also experiment with adding blue food coloring, since the beer is already yellow and mixing that with blue makes green.

4. Pour the rest of the beer. The pouring action should mix in the food coloring, but stir lightly if needed. (Stirring too much can make the beer flat.)

5. Enjoy!

Dijon Rice & Egg Skillet Supper


1 cup uncooked rice
1/2 cup bottled non-fat Italian salad dressing
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 cups frozen vegetable blend (cook to about half done - drain and set aside)
4 eggs
Parsley sprigs, optional

1)In 10-inch skillet with lid, cook rice in water according to package direction.
2)Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir together dressing and mustard until well blended.
3)Stir dressing mixture and vegetables into cooked rice.
4)With back of spoon, make 4 indentations (about 2 inches in diameter) in rice
mixture.
5)Break and slip an egg into each indentation. Cover.
6)Cook over medium heat until whites are completely set and yolks begin to thicken
but are not hard, about 3 to 4 minutes.