simple, stuffed garlic bread, a meal in it's self

This is like a pizza...it is very filling and would go great with a Caesar Salad. Everyone who tries this recipe loves it...it's great!

STUFFED GARLIC BREAD

1 unsliced loaf of French Bread (the wide kind)
6 tablespoons butter
1 whole head of fresh garlic, peeled and chopped fine
7 teaspoons sesame seeds
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1 1/2 cups sour cream
2 cups monterey jack cheese, cut into 1" cubes
2 teaspoons lemon pepper
2 teaspoons parsley
2 cups chopped artichoke hearts

Cut the loaf in half lengthwise. Tear out soft center bread in chunks, leaving crust intact. Put crust shells on a foiled covered cookie sheet. Melt butter in a large skillet, stir in garlic and sesame seeds. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in torn bread chunks, and cook until golden brown and butter has been absorbed. Remove from heat. In a very large bowl, combine sour cream, jack cheese, parmesan, parsley and lemon pepper. Stir in artichoke hearts and toasted bread (garlic bits too!) Mix well and spoon back into bread shells. Place the two shells filling sides up on baking sheet, cover loosely with aluminum foil and bake at 350 for 20 minutes, then remove foil and bake 10 minutes more.

Something very simple for dessert:

a scope of good quality vanilla ice cream in a nice looking goblet. Buy a can of Cherry Pie Filling, heat it and serve warm over ice cream. This looks very elegant and it tastes super. You could use chocolate syrup and heat that up also.