Recipes from Book Club

Chicago Dog Salad, By Rachel Ray. Tastes just like a Chicago hot dog, but without the bun, and more greens! I use broccoli slaw because I don't like cabbage and I usually add extra mustard and more romaine lettuce. Yummo!

Devon's Chessman Cookie Banana Pudding

3 bags Pepperidge Farm Chessmen cookies
4-6 bananas, sliced
2 cups milk
1 (5 oz.) box instant French vanilla (or regular vanilla) pudding
1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12 oz.) tub of Cool Whip, thawed

1. Line bottom of a 13x9x2-inch dish with cookies.
2. Layer bananas on top.
3. In a bowl, combine milk and pudding and blend well with hand mixer
4. Using another bowl, combine cream cheese and condensed milk and mix until smooth.
5. Fold the Cool Whip into the cream cheese mixture.
6. Add the cream cheese mixture to the pudding mixture and stir until well blended.
7. Pour mixture over the cookies and bananas and cover with remaining cookies.
8. Refrigerate until ready to serve.