ANOTHER WINNER!!!!!

This recipe rated a TEN from Elyse, a five from Zachary, and a four from Dad & I. It is supposed to be a side dish, but we made it our main course along with a bowl of fruit.

"Olive Pepperoni Spread"

1 8 oz cream cheese, softened
11/2 cup pizza sauce
1 cup shredded cheese (I used Mexican)
1/4 cup sliced and quartered pepperoni
2 Tbl. sliced ripe olives, drained (I skipped these)

Spread cream cheese into a 9" pie plate. Layer with pizza sauce, cheese and pepperoni. Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with olives (if you wish). Yields: 11 servings

It was not a healthy dish. In fact, it was too much fat. But, it tasted good!

This afternoon we drove to Gurnee to look at furniture at an Amish Furniture Store we found online. When we got there, the store was empty. So, we walked through Gurnee Mills shopping mall. It was HUGE and super long. We walked from one end to the other. Dad walked outside (which was shorter than going back through the mall), got the car and picked me up. I would have never made it to the other end again.

If you like traffic, come see us. We have never seen so many cars in one area in our lives. Every street is loaded with traffic jams. I guess we shouldn't go shopping when people are getting off work.