GUYS: The event profits all went to Imerman Angels who is lead by two time cancer survivor Jonny Imerman.  Jonny Imerman was at the event spreading his kind and gentle spirit. After beating testicular cancer at age 26 and being re-diagnosed at age 28, Jonny Imerman wanted to give back.  He spent countless hours at the cancer center in Annapolis, Michigan giving advice and listening to cancer patients going through exactly what he did. Jonny thought every cancer patient could use an angel to be with them through their battle and started Imerman Angels a one-on-one cancer support network connecting cancer survivors with cancer fighter, survivors and caregivers. Imerman Angels matches a person touched by cancer with someone who has fought and survived the same type of cancer. The service is absolutely free and helps anyone touched by any type of cancer, at any cancer stage level, at any age, living anywhere in the world. Walking into the world headquarters of Imerman Angels you feel as though you are standing in the center of a beating heart. The people in the office are cancer survivors, they are gentle, kind and caring.  Jonny Imerman is stacking up a network of survivors to be angels for those battling the disease. He is passionate about spreading the word and helping others and he is a beacon of hope.

FOOD: Speaking of stacking… this Neapolitan Ice Cream pie is a decadently stacked dessert.  I make it for every dinner party no matter what the season.  It gets rave reviews and has become a request by repeat guests.  It’s stacked with layers upon layers of yummy ingredients. And no, its not fat free, it’s a guilty pleasure sort of like shoe shopping.

Ingredients:

9 graham crackers

2 TBLS melted butter

1 1/2 cups strawberry ice cream, softened

1/2 Health Bar broken into small pieces

1 1/2 cups mint ice cream, softened

1 1/2 cups crushed Oreo cookies

1 1/2 cups Chocolate ice cream, softened

4 Strawberries halved

Preparation:

Combine crackers and butter in a food processor. Press mixture into a 9-inch deep-dish pie pan to form crust. Chill in freezer for 20 minutes. Remove; spread strawberry ice cream over crust. Sprinkle Health bar on top. Freeze until firm. Remove. Spread layer of mint ice cream over Health and strawberry layer, sprinkle one cup of Oreos on top. Freeze until firm. Remove. Spread layer of chocolate ice cream on top of mint ice cream and Oreos; freeze until firm. Sprinkle  remaining 1/2 cup Oreos on top. Garnish with fresh sliced strawberries.