< Jackie Kramer USA TODAY Best Selling Author

AUGUST 2006 RECIPES

Joyce's Cheese 'n' 'Chokes

Combine cream cheese and sour cream. Add rest of ingredients. Serve with toasted pita wedges or crackers of choice.

JEANNE'S MONKEY-BREAD

Put 1/2 cup pecans in bottom of bundt pan. Put in rolls and sprinkle with pudding powder and rest of pecans. Mix melted butter, sugar, and cinnamon over rolls. Let rise in oven 6 hours or overnight. Bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes. Wonderful dish to make the night before a romantic night; makes the morning after soooo much easier.