3 Ingredient Cookies

Pumpkin Spice Cookies

This recipe gets passed around a lot, but I thought I would post them so I remember to make them. :o) These are some of the easiest cookies you'll ever make and with no added oil or eggs they are much healthier then most of the treats you'll find this time of year. Enjoy!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Ingredients:

1 box spice cake mix (dry)
15 ounces canned pumpkin
Chocolate chips, nuts, or raisins (to your liking)
Cream cheese frosting (optional)

Combine the first 3 ingredients in a bowl and scoop onto a cookie sheet in medium-sized balls. The cookies will not melt down much so they pretty much retain their shape. Bake for 10-15 minutes depending on the size of cookie. Allow to cool slightly and drizzle with frosting if desired. They are great all on their own... so moist!

A Great Winter Supper With Zing!

Italian Wedding Soup

This was really yummy and easy. I made a few adjustments (see below), but overall, a warm and delicious soup with kick.

Sausage Meatballs

1 pound mild Italian sausage

1/2 cup dried bread crumbs

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/4 cup milk

1 egg

1/2 tsp dried basil

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/4 tsp garlic salt

Soup

4 cups hot chicken broth (I added one more later)
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (I only used a couple shakes)
1/2 cup mini pasta shells or any mini pasta (Seemed like too little so I doubled this to 1 cup, or you could make extra separately and add them to your liking. I used ditalini or mini tubes.)
bag (10 ounces) baby spinach leaves
Grated Parmesan cheese
salt to taste

Directions

1. Combine all meatball ingredients. Form into marble-size balls.

2. Combine broth, tomato paste, garlic and red pepper flakes in 4 1/2-quart CROCK-POT® slow cooker. Add meatballs. Cover; cook on LOW 5 to 6 hours. (I didn't have time to cook this on low so I cooked it on high for 2 hrs and it worked great. At this point, I added in another cup of hot chicken broth because there didn't seem to be that much; I also think this helped mellow the flavors a bit.)

3. Thirty minutes before serving, add pasta. (After the 2 hrs, I turned it down to low and added the pasta for another 25 minutes. I think you could even try it for 20 minutes as the pasta was very soft.) When pasta is tender, stir in spinach leaves. Ladle into bowls, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve immediately. Enjoy!

Sweet potato recipe from RS Meeting

This was really tasty and wasn't the prettiest dish but everyone loved it~!

SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE
2 lbs Sweet Potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 cup tart apple, peeled and cubed
1 cup dried cranberries
1/2 melted butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
3/4 cup cranberry juice- ( I used cran-pomegranate)
1/4 cup toasted pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl combine sweet potatoes, apples and and dried cranberries. In a separate bowl combine sugar, nutmeg, and butter. Pour over sweet potato mixture and toss to coat. Place in a 3 quart casserole dish. Pour cranberry juice over the top, cover and bake for 40 minutes or until potatoes are almost soft. Top with pecans and bake another 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender.