SAUSAGE AND GOAT CHEESE RAVIOLI

Ingredients:

Sausage ( I used sausage patty’s crumbled up–about 5 of the big ones)

8-12 oz. goat cheese (depending on how cheese-y you want it)

Tomato-basil butter ( I picked up a small container of it at Walmart)

wanton wrappers

Marina sauce

freshly grated parmesan cheese

To make:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a food processor, combine sausage, goat cheese, and tomato-basil butter until mixture is thoroughly combined.

Lay out raw wanton wrappers on your work surface. Take a tsp of the mixture, and place into the center of each wanton wrapper. Dip your finger in some water, and moisten the edges of half of the wanton. Seal dumpling/ravioli by folding wrapper over on itself - trapping the mixture in the center. Crimp edges with the tines of a fork/use a ravioli wheel. Place finished ravioli on a lightly floured surface, in a single layer so that they do not stick together. Repeat process until all of the filling is used up. (I got about 45 ravioli out this recipe.)

Bring a pot of water to a boil. Salt water well. Gently drop each ravioli into the boiling water, and cook until the ravoili floats to the surface.

Once ravioli are finished boiling, layer them in a baking dish with marina sauce, sprinkle with parmesan and bake until cheese is bubbly!

Sirloin Steak Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing

All you need:
1 (1 lb) top round sirloin steak
Monterey steak seasoning, to taste
2 (4 oz each) packaged mixed baby greens
1/4 c. dried cranberries
1/2 c. light honey mustard salad dressing

All you do:

1. Sprinkle steak on all sides with seasoning. Heat skillet over medium heat until hot; add steak. Cook for 6 minutes; turn. Cook an additional 5 to 6 minutes or until desired doneness.
2. Remove steak from pan and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Slice steak into thin slices.
3. On a large platter, layer greens, cranberries and dressing. Top with steak.

Gingerbread Coffee Sipper

All you need:
3 c. water, divided
6 tbsp Folgers™ ground coffee
1/2 c. sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
2 tsp crystallized ginger
1 tsp whole cloves
1/2 c. half-and-half
whipped topping, thawed, optional

All you do:

1. Brew coffee according to package directions using 2-1/2 cups water and ground coffee.
2. Meanwhile, in a small pan, combine remaining 1/2 cup water, sugar, cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Bring to a boil; simmer 10 minutes. Stir in half-and-half. Cook until heated through. Remove spices.
3. To serve, divide coffee among four mugs. Stir in half-and-half mixture. Top with whipped topping if desired.

Cranberry Pecan Cookies

All you need:
1/2 c. unsalted butter, softened
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. sour cream, at room temperature
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp orange zest
3 c. flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 c. dried cranberries
1 c. pecan pieces

All you do:

1. Cream butter and sugar. Beat in sour cream and egg. Stir in vanilla and orange zest.
2. Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Fold in cranberries and pecans. Roll into 1-inch balls.
3. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are beginning to turn golden. Cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.

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(RECIPE on the Recipe page!)

The kids don't like beets so I substituted sausage for the beets and added in a tomato-basil butter for the salt/pepper and left out the bread crumbs. After boiling the ravioli--I layered them with a marina sauce, covered it with Parmesan cheese and baked it for about 20 minutes until the cheese was nice and bubbly!

It turned out great!! For a kid who won't eat carrots or rice (normal things..), he really enjoyed a goat-cheese ravioli!