Categories: Cheese/eggs, Dips 
      Yield: 16 servings 
  
      7 ea Bacon slices, chopped               3 oz Blue cheese, chopped 
      2 ea Garlic cloves, minced               2 tb Fresh chives, chopped 
      1 pk 8 oz cream cheese, room temp        2 tb Smoked almonds, chopped 
    1/4 c  Half and Half                   
  
    Chop bacon and cook in skillet until almost crisp.  Drain excess fat from 
  skillet, add minced garlic and cook until bacon is crisp.  Preheat oven to 
  350 degrees.  Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth and 
  blend in Half and Half.  Mix bacon mixture with blue cheese and chives. Put 
  into a 2 cup ovenproof baking dish, cover with foil, and bake about 45 
  minutes.  Sprinkle with chopped smoked almonds and serve with crackers, 
  bread and/or vegetables.  Makes about 1-2/3 cups. 
       Jeff Viets