Pumpkin Spice

I have an addiction to all things Pumpkin Spice

Pumpkin Spice Chip Cookies

2 cups of flour (I used a mix of white and whole wheat)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup butter melted
3 tbsp pumpkin puree
1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 whole egg
1 egg yoke

1 package of Pumpkin Spice Hershey Kisses quartered (maybe a little less than the whole bag...so it is ok if some disappear nom nom nom)

Sift/blend the flour, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice. In another bowl beat using an electric mixer the melted butter, pumpkin puree, vanilla, and both sugars. Add the eggs and combine, then add in the dry ingredients (switch over to a spatula for mixing). Add the kisses and mix until combined.

Place the cookie dough in the fridge for at least 1/2 an hour.
Preheat oven to 325°

Roll the cookie dough into balls, and place on cookie sheet a few inches apart. Bake for 15 mins, let cool on the cookie sheet, or on a wire rack.

They taste best after they cool. I know most cookies taste best warm and gooey, but trust me, let these cool down first!!

Italian Meatloaf

I love that once you add garlic, sauce, and cheese to something it is now officially an "Italian" meal. Case in point, my Italian Meatloaf.

Italian Meatloaf

1 clove garlic
1/2 onion chopped
1 cup of baby spinach
small carrot
3/4 cup of shredded zucchini

1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup pasta sauce
3/4 cup shredded cheddar/mozzarella (I usually use the Kraft mozza/cheddar)
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Italian seasoning
garlic powder
salt and pepper

1 egg

topping
more pasta sauce
shredded cheese

Preheat oven to 375°
Dice, slice, and/or shred up the veggies, and then saute until soft. Put aside to cool down a little. Mix up the beef, bread crumbs, pasta sauce, cheese, Worcestershire sauce, and seasoning (to taste, I don't measure until combined. Add egg last, and mix just until incorporated.

You can now shape into a loaf pan or muffin tins (muffin tin take 1/2 the time to cook!) Top with some pasta sauce. Cook about 70-80 min for the loaf and 30-40 mins for the muffin tins. Cook until you have an internal temperature of 165°F. Top with a little cheese and put back into oven until melted.



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