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Big Bash For Christmas

If you're really good, Santa brings you a cup of Oreo Cookie Bash! I guess I was really good then, because my husband Jim made it for Christmas. Actually he's been making it every other week since Thanksgiving because I LOVE the stuff.

I had it for the first time back in September at my cousin's baby shower. The lady who made it was kind enough to share the recipe with me. Okay, I begged, whined and damn near threatened her, but hey: It's THAT good.

It goes by many names: Cookie Pudding, The Cookie Monster... whatever you call it, it's delicious! In the spirit of the season, here's the recipe. Don't say I didn't warn you:


Recipe for Oreo Cookie Bash
1. Crush 1 1/4 lb of Oreo's- set aside
2. Cream 1 stick butter, 1 8oz pkg of cream cheese and 1 cup powdered sugar
3. Mix 3 1/2 cups milk and 2 pkgs of French Vanilla Instant Pudding and 16 oz. Cool Whip
Mix #2 into #3 and beat together- refrigerate to set. Once set, use a trifle bowl and start layering with Oreo cookie crumbs, then pudding then Oreos, etc.
Start and end with Oreos!
Enjoy!

Merry Christmas!

 

Improv Christmas Partry

The New York City Transit Strike didn't stop the hearty from coming out and enjoying the third annual holiday party at the New York City Improv. 

Law & Disorder

Friday night on stage at Rascals Comedy Club in Montclair, NJ, I asked,

"Hey, any Law & Order fans?"

A woman right up front loudly and proudly answers,

"Yes, I watch SUV!"

"That's nice. But I think the rest of us are watching

SVU (Special Victims Unit)."

Some nights it's like taking candy from a baby.

Club Kiwanis

Robert Witherspoon, President & Moi

Right after Old Business and before the Closing Remarks, I was the Surprise Guest at a local meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Rosedale - Laurelton!

It's not often that I get to do a gig less than 10 minutes from my house. My shows usually involve the accumulation of frequent flyer miles. But last Tuesday I was local with an intimate group of about 20 very warm, friendly and receptive people! They weren't expecting an impromptu comedy show, but they didn't hold back.

A visiting member was so impressed, he invited to perform in February for the Official Visit and Brunch for Kiwanis International's New York District Governor! Cool, huh?

Good Night Mr. Pryor

Richard Pryor, the original King of Comedy, passed away on Saturday, December 10th, and our hearts go out to his family. My husband Jim said it best:

No words can convey the sorrow that we all share at the passing of one of the true artists of the stand-up stage, Richard Pryor. Pryor is the most idolized, imitated, and plagiarized comic of all time. He was perhaps the first comic to use his private pain for comedic effect, and by doing so showed the generations of comics that have come after him a new way of being funny -- that is being real. He remains the bar by which all other comics measure their artistry. This is a true loss for all who cherish laughter. Richard Pryor will always be remembered, and forever be missed, by those who were touched by his laughter.

--- Jim