Alison's Favorite Brownie Cheesecake Cookie Cake

Mold 16 oz cookie dough on Saran Wrap in a springform pan and freeze. I used chocolate chip.

Mix up 2 boxes of brownie mix and bake in sprayed springform pan at 350 degrees till done.  The recipe says 35 minutes but that turned out to not be enough.  Make sure the brownie layer is done or else you will have a Lava cake which isn't bad but...     Cool. 

Mix 2 8-oz packages cream cheese (at room temperature), 1/2 C sugar, 1 egg and 1 t. vanilla with mixer until smooth.  Layer onto cooled brownie layer. Bake at 300 degrees for 40 minutes.  Cool.

Add frozen cookie dough layer onto cooled cream cheese layer. Bake 300 degrees for 20 minutes.

Refrigerate until ready to eat.  Enjoy!

Celeste's Yummy Pasta Salad

This is a delicious pasta salad that is great for BBQ's or any occasion.  This is a large salad that will feed many!

Cook 16 oz dry pasta such as bow ties, spiral, etc.  The picture above was actually 24 oz of bow ties since I was taking it to a large group.  Rinse the cooked pasta with cold water and drain well.

Combine pasta with:

    1 peeled, diced English cucumber    1 C. halved cherry or grape tomatoes     1 can halved black olives

    1/4 C. diced green or red onions       12 oz. cooked, crumbled bacon             Salt & Pepper to taste

In the recipe above I only used 6 oz. bacon

Mix together with 1 C. mayo and 1 T. lemon juice OR 1 - 1 1/2 C. Ranch dressing

Chill and enjoy!!