Irish Coffee Ice Cream
Submitted by: Cookie
1 cup sugar
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
4 cups half and half or light cream		 3 beaten eggs
1/4 instant coffee crystals
1/4 cup Irish Cream Liqueur
In a large saucepan combine sugar and gelatin. Stir in half and half. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture almost boils and sugar dissolves. Remove from heat. Stir about 1 cup of the hot mixture into beaten eggs; return all to saucepan. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Do not boil. Stir in instant coffee and liqueur. Cool Transfer the mixture to a 4 quart ice cream maker and freeze according to machine directions. Or transfer mixture to a 9x9x2 baking pan. Cover and freeze 2 to 3 hours or until almost firm. Break frozen mixture into chunks. Transfer to a chilled bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth but not melted. Return to pan. Cover and freeze until firm.

Vegetable Dip
Submitted by: Barbiel
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese softened
1/4 cup milk
1 1/2 teaspoons anchovy paste 		3 tablespoons grated onion
1 pinch garlic powder
green food coloring (optional)
 In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine cream cheese and milk until creamy. Add more milk for a thinner dip. Using a fork, whip the anchovy paste and onion into the mixture. Cover and refrigerate this dip at least one hour before serving.
Note: Serve with your favorite vegetables: cauliflower, brocoli, carrots, aparagus, potatoes, etc. Serve maybe one of each vegetable for this first couse. You can add more or less of the anchovy paste and onion to suit your tastes. If you like a thinner dip, add a little more milk. Adding some green food coloring it will give a special note.

Herb Cheese Spread
Submitted by: Barbiel
2 packages (8oz each) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 tablespoons freeze-dried chives
2 tablespoons parsley flakes		 1 teaspoon garlic pepper
1/2 teaspoon dill weed
1/4 teaspoon thyme leaves
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
Using an electric mixer, beat together cream cheese & butter until fluffy. Add remaining ingredients except the red bell pepper; beat well. Place a piece of plastic wrap on a cookie sheet. Spoon cheese mixture onto plastic wrap to form a log about 3 inches thick and 12 inches long. Fold up plastic wrap over cheese to encase. Refrigerate until cheese is firm, about 4 hours or overnight. Unwrap cheese log. Bend top 1/3 of cheese log over to form a candy cane shape. Place on serving platter. Smooth entire shape with fingers or knife. Decorate with bell pepper to form stripes. Serves 4.

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