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Hamburger Bread

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This is a dinner that my dad made quite often. I don’t know where he got it from and it’s just one of those recipes you get to have fun with and make your own. Tonight, my husband and I made this as part of our Family Home Evening. It’s always fun to have an easy recipe that we can cook together and have fun with. Hamburger Bread Recipe Source: My Dad Ingredients: 1 loaf French bread 1 lb. (or more) lean ground beef (the leaner, the better--the extra grease will just make the bread soggy) cheese (your choice) vegetables (your choice—I prefer pickles, tomatoes, onions, etc.) sauce (optional, but I like to add barbecue sauce or mustard sometimes) To make it your own, you can basically add whatever you like. Directions: Cut the French loaf in half and then cut it down the middle. Spread whatever sauce topping you desire. Next, top the loaf with the hamburger (raw). After the hamburger is spread out evenly, top with favorite cheeses, vegetables or whatever! Bake it in the oven at 350 for a...

Dirt Cake

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This is a dessert I made over a year ago for a church activity. I got the recipe from my friend Heather. I had taken pictures of it so that I could show off my new trifle bowl but now I guess the picture came in handy for the first recipe I post here. This dessert turned out very delicious. I think that the next time I make this I’ll probably spice things up appearance-wise by adding creepy crawlers (gummy worms). Dirt Cake Recipe Source: Heather Moss, via her momma Gloria Ingredients: 1 pkg. Oreos 2 (8 oz.) pkgs. cream cheese, softened 1 stick margarine, softened 3 cups milk (I used skim milk) ¾ cups powdered sugar 1 (8 oz.) container of cool whip Directions: Crush the Oreos in the food processor. Mix together the softened margarine, cream cheese, and powdered sugar. In another bowl, mix the pudding and milk. Then mix these two bowlfuls of stuff together and add the cool whip to it. Starting and ending with the crushed Oreos, make layers: Oreos, cream cheese mixture, Oreos, cream chee...