Strawberry Pie

1 1/2 cups water
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 large package strawberry Jell-o
2 quarts strawberries, (crush 1/2, slice 1/2)
2 baked pie shells

Combine sugar, cornstarch and water. Cook over low heat until thickened and clear. Remove from heat and stir in Jell-o. Cool until slightly set.

Stir in strawberries. Pour into pie shells. Refrigerate until set.

Top with whipped topping.

Peanut Butter Balls

Ma died on Christmas Eve, 2003. But in my heart, I know this is a recipe she would have embraced. Thank you, Paula Ford, for this wonderful recipe!

1 1/2 cups peanut butter
1 lb. confectioners sugar
1/4 lb. melted butter
1/4 cup milk

Mix all ingredients together. Roll into balls.

In a double boiler, melt your chocolate (your choice - chocolate bark, chocolate melts, white chocolate, etc.)

Place balls on a cookie sheet and chill.

Dried Beef Dip

1 pint mayonnaise
1 pint sour cream
3 tablespoons dillweed
2 tablespoons dried onion
2 tablespoons parsley flakes
2 jars or packages dried beef, chopped finely

1 round loaf of bread

Mix mayonnaise, sour cream, dillweed, dried onion, parsley flakes and chopped dried beef together in a small bowl and chill.

Carve out a cavitity in the bread, making a "bowl". Break pieces of bread into dip-sized pieces. Place bread "bowl" on a decorative plate. Fill with chilled dip ingredients. Stick some pieces of broken off bread into the dip and place the remainder of the pieces around the bread "bowl".