Mimi's Corn Chowder (Yields 2 1/2 quarts)

4 tablespoons butter or margarine
3 cups frozen corn, thawed
6 tablespoons onion, chopped
2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 cup celery, large dice
2 teaspoons salt
2 1/2 cups hot water
1 pinch white pepper
2 cups raw potato, peeled and cut in 1/2" cubes
3 tablespoons flour
1 quart Half & Half

On medium heat, melt butter, then simmer onion and celery for 5 minutes until soft, but not brown.Add water, potatoes, corn and seasonings. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until potatoes are barely tender.Whisk the flour into 1 cup of the Half & Half, and stir into the soup. Add the remaining 3 cups of Half & Half. Simmer for about 15 minutes until the soup has thickened to a creamy consistency.Correct the seasoning with additional salt and pepper if needed. In order to correct the consistency or the soup you may add a little milk to make it thinner. To make the soup thicker, simmer another 5-10 minutes. Bon Appetite!

Holy Crap That's Good Banana Cream Pie

And that's what I'm calling it. Cause it's true.

1 package cream cheese, softened.
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 large package banana pudding
vanilla
milk

Whip cream cheese until fluffy. Add condensed milk and vanilla. Whip again. Slowly add pudding mix. Continue whipping at medium speed and add milk until it looks thickish. When it's all added, pour into pie crusts and top with Cool Whip. Yummy!

No-Bake Cookies

I loved these as a kid, and tried them out last night. Yep, still love them....

1 Stick Butter or Margarine
2 Cups Sugar
1/2 Cup Cocoa
1/2 Cup Milk
3 Cups Quick Cooking Oats
1/2 Cup Peanut Butter (creamy)
1 Tsp. Vanilla

In medium saucepan, bring the butter, sugar, cocoa and milk to a boil. Then add oats, peanut butter and vanilla. Line two cookie sheets with wax paper and drop spoonfuls on the wax paper. Refrigerate until firm.

Halloween Bark

This is for next year. A woman I work with brought this in today, and it was surprisingly good, and super easy!

1 Package of Saltine Crackers
1 Cup Butter
1 Cup Brown Sugar
1 bag of Chocolate Chips

Line a cookie sheet with foil, and top with saltine crackers

Bring Brown Sugar and Butter to a biol, and pour over crackers.

Bake at 350 for 10 minutes

Sprinkle with Chocolate Chips and once melted spread evenly.

Once completely cooled, break into pieces.

Butterscotch Pull-Aparts

24 frozen dough balls (I like Rhodes Dough)
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 box of cook and serve butterscotch pudding (3.5 oz. box size - small box)

Lightly spray bundt pan. Cut dough balls in half and coat in butterscotch pudding, place in pan. Sprinkle remaining pudding mix on dough balls. Melt butter and brown sugar together and pour on top of dough.

Let dough rise until double in size, or until they raise to the top level of the pan. Bake 350 for 30 minutes. After 15 minutes, I like to cover the rolls with foil to prevent burning. Invert onto plate and enjoy.

Add some walnuts if you want. I don't because I don't like nuts. I would have posted a pic, but we ate them too fast.