Chocolate Cheesecake Bars

1 pkg JELL-O No Bake Real Cheesecake
6 Tbls Blue Bonnet Margarine, melted
2 Tbls sugar
1 Tbls water
1 1/2 cups cold milk
1  Sq BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, melted
1/2  cup Planters Pecan nut pieces

Line 8-inch square pan with foil, extending over the edges to form handles for easy serving.

Stir Crust mix, butter, sugar and water thoroughly in bowl until crumbs are well moistened.  Press firmly onto bottom of prepared pan using measuring cup.
Beat milk and filling mix with electric mixer on low speed until blended.  Beat on medium speed 3 minutes.  (Filling will be thick.)  Spread 1/2 of the filling over crust. 
Stir chocolate into remaining filling.  Spread over filling in pan.  Sprinkle with nuts.
Freeze 4 hours or overnight.  To serve, using foil handles, lift from pan to cutting board and remove foil.  Let stand at room temperature 10 minutes for easy slicing. 
Makes 18 bars.

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Ingredients:
1 can (12 ounces) Spam
8 slices of whole grain white bread
Softened butter
4 oz extra sharp cheddar cheese, thinly sliced
4 oz monterey jack cheese, thinly sliced
16 oz jar of ORTEGA medium Salsa Verde

OPTIONS:  Try Hickory Smoked or Bacon SPAM in place of regular SPAM.

Preparation:Lightly butter both sides of each piece of bread and brown in skillet until lightly toasted.  Set aside when done. Slice the spam into 8 pieces about 1/4-inch thick. Heat a non-stick skillet on medium high. Grill the spam until nicely browned and slightly crisp on both sides.  Put 2 slices side by side on one piece of grilled bread. Top with a slice of each cheese, and then spread a tablespoon of salsa verde on top of cheese slices.  Place another slice of bread on top and grill in skillet until cheeses melt.  Repeat until all four sandwiches are grilled, then serve immediately.  Enjoy!
 

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If you love Reuben sandwiches from the deli, you'll love this appetizer recipe. Serve it with toasted rye or pumpernickel crackers or better yet rye cocktail bread.

Ingredients
8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
2 cups shredded Swiss cheese
1/2 cup Thousand Island salad dressing
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup corned beef, chopped
1/2 cup sauerkraut, rinsed and drained

Preparation:
Mix cream cheese and 1 cup Swiss cheese in small bowl. Spread in bottom of 9" pie plate. Drizzle with half of salad dressing. Top with corned beef and sauerkraut. Drizzle with remaining salad dressing. Top with remaining Swiss cheese and Parmesan cheese.
Bake at 375 degrees F for 15-25 minutes until dip begins to bubble around edges and cheese is melted.

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           In celebration of National Egg Month during January I've pulled out an old favorite of mine.  My siblings and I enjoyed these sandwiches and always thought of them as a special treat from Mom, never knowing until much later in life that she made these right before payday, when her grocery money was getting low.

Ingredients
12 large eggs
5 Tbls. Miracle Whip Salad Dressing®
3 large stalks celery, washed and finely chopped
3/4 medium sweet onion, minced
Squeeze of lemon juice
1 tsp. fresh dill
1 1/4 tsp. chives, finely chopped
3 Tbls. Herlocher's Mustard®
Salt and pepper to taste
Whole-grain bread or Rye 2"x2" petite party loaf bread
Romain lettuce

optional:  tomato

Preparation

Chop hard-cooked eggs into the size of peanuts (my preference). You can try a different cut each time to see how finely you prefer your eggs chopped.  In a large bowl, lightly toss together chopped eggs, Miracle Whip, mustard, dill, chives, lemon juice, celery, onion, salt and pepper. Toast bread if desired. Serve on bread as a sandwich with crisp lettuce.

This recipe makes 8 full slice sandwiches or 32 party petites.

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Ingredients

Crust
1 box Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
1 egg
1 stick butter

Filling
1 lb. box confectioners' sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 (8 oz.) pkg. Philadelphia brand cream cheese (room temp.)
2 large eggs

Mixing Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Crust: Mix together cake mix, 1 egg, and butter until a dough forms. Press dough into the bottom and half way up the sides of a 13"x9" baking pan.
Filling: With mixer, combine sugar, cream cheese, vanilla and 2 eggs until smooth. Pour onto crust. Bake at 350 degrees for approx. 40 minutes. Top with confectioners' sugar.

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