Recipes passed on from a friend...

Kimberly’s Banana Pudding
5 Bananas, sliced1 14 oz Can Eagle Brand (Sweetened Condensed Milk)1 Large Cool Whip1 Large Instant Vanilla Pudding3 Cups Whole Milk1 Box of Vanilla Wafers1 tsp. Vanilla ExtractTrifle Bowl or a REALLY deep dish (much prettier in a trifle bowl)Directions:-Put entire box of Vanilla Wafers on the bottom of a deep dish.-Take can of Eagle Brand, 1 tsp. of Vanilla Extract & ½ of the large carton of Cool Whip and blend it all together.-In a second bowl, mix instant vanilla pudding & 3 cups of Milk.-Fold the two mixes together by hand (the pudding mix & Eagle Brand mix)-Pour HALF of this mixture on the layer of wafers -Put all of the sliced bananas on top of the layer of pudding mixture-Put the other half of the pudding mixture on top of the sliced bananas-Finish with the other half of the Cool Whip on top.- Chill and Serve!
Notes:I have found that this recipe makes a bit too much pudding mixture, so when I get to the step after layering the sliced bananas, I do not use the entire other half of the pudding mixture. Since I don’t like for it to be too sweet, I use a little over ¼ of it. Just make sure you taste it, and modify it according to your desires.

Mini Cucumber Sandwiches Recipe
Ingredients:1 8-oz package Cream Cheese, Softened¼ cup of Sour Cream¼ teaspoon Salt1 teaspoon fresh chopped Dill¼ cup finely diced sweet Onion20 thinly sliced white sandwich bread slices1 Large English Cucumber (seedless cucumbers) or 2 Cucumbers, thinly sliced20 thinly sliced wheat sandwich bread slicesDirections:-In a medium mixing bowl stir the cream cheese and sour cream until smooth. Add the salt, dill, and diced onion. -Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the white bread slices. Top the cream cheese mixture with one slice of cucumber, then top with the wheat bread slices.-Slice the sandwiches in half diagonally or cut with your favorite cookie or biscuit cutter.-Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container up to 3 hours before serving. -Makes 20 Servings.
Notes:I buy Pepperidge Farm “Very Thin Sliced” bread in the bread section of the grocery store. This brand has both white and wheat varieties and they fit perfectly together for this recipe (buy one loaf of wheat and one loaf of white) Sometimes I add one really thin slice of turkey if I am serving them around lunch-time. Using a really sharp cookie-cutter or a biscuit cutter makes them look the prettiest!