Peanut Blossom Cookies

Stole the recipe from Hershey Kitchens....www.tinyurl.com/ygts3e6

Spinach and Artichoke Cold Dip

I made this by combining a powder packet from Alden Mill House (aldenmillhouse.com) with some cream cheese and sour cream. I was doubtful but it was really good.

Ciccone Pinot Grigio

This wine is from Madonna's dad's winery up north. It was okay, nothing spectacular.

Turkey Meatballs and Pasta

I really wanted to make meatballs with turkey meat and had seen a couple different recipes. I also didn't have any spaghetti noodles so I just used the pasta I had. I combined some different recipes and made it up as I cooked. It actually turned out delicious!

Heat pan with olive oil.

Combine some minced garlic, salt, pepper, garlic powder, breadcrumbs and one egg into a mixing bowl.

Roll about 1 lb to 1 1/2 lbs of turkey meat into little meatballs.

Roll the meatballs in the mixing bowl mixture.

Cook the pasta and drain.

Cook the meatballs in the pan.

Heat some pasta sauce (I used Ragu because I was so caught up in making the meatballs I forgot about sauce until the last minute). I also cooked some garlic bread (from a box) in the oven while everything else was cooking.

Enjoy!

Christine Andrew Cabernet Sauvignon

The only wine my husband and I can ever agree on sharing is a cab sauv. This was another pretty good compromise.

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Oatmeal Cranberry White Chocolate Chunk Cookies

These cookies were delicious! I am bringing them (along with the pumpkin cookies below) to Thanksgiving.

2/3 cup butter, softened

2/3 cup brown sugar

2 large eggs

1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats

1 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 6oz package of Craisins dried cranberries

2/3 cup white chocolate chunks or chips

Preheat oven to 375. Beat together butter, sugar, eggs. Combine oats, flour, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl then combine slowly into electric mixer (I throw basically everything in one by one - screw the separate bowls, too many dishes). Stir in cranberries and white chocolate chips. Put on cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 mins. Cool on wire rack. Makes about 2 1/2 dozen cookies.