Hot Blue Cheese & Bacon Dip

7 Strips Bacon - Cut Into Small Pieces 1 Tsp. Garlic, Chopped (1) 8 Oz. Package Of Cream Cheese, Softened 1/4 Cup Half & Half Or Milk 4 Oz. Crumbled Blue Cheese 1/2 Cup Chopped Smoked Almonds Saute the bacon until almost crisp. Drain fat from pan and add the chopped garlic. Sauté until bacon is crisp. Remove from pan, put aside. With electric mixer or food processor, blend cream cheese & half/half or milk until smooth. Add in blue cheese and bacon/garlic mixer. Blend until mixed in but it doesn't have to be totally smooth - want some of the bacon and blue cheese bits. Place in a 2 cup oven-proof dish and cover with foil. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Remove foil and top with the chopped smoked almonds. Serve with sliced apples, pears and/or crackers.