Sausage Dip

So the fall for us brings "Snack Saturday".......We love to eat finger foods and snacks all day while enjoying College Football....This is one of our staples.....I will warn you it is not healthy but it sure is good....I suppose most food is like that....Anyway the best thing about this dip is it is so versatile, you can change the tomatoes and the chips to tortiall or crostini....to a totally mix it up.....

Makes: A bowl full!

1 lb Ground Hot Sausage

1 14.5-15oz can of Italian Style Tomatoes (Or like I said, any of your favorite)

1 8oz package of Cream Cheese

1 BIG Bag of Stacy's Pita Chips, Simply Naked Flavor (I buy a huge bag at Costco)

In a large sauce pan over medium heat, brown up the sausage and drain off the grease. Stir in the tomatoes and simmer for 8-10 minutes. Stir in cream cheese, reduce heat. Cook until melted completely and hot throughout. Serve with Pita Chips....

Nana's Cottage Cheese Cookies

We love sweets in our house and most anything with chocolate. These cookies are a family favorite. It does sound a bit strange with cottage cheese and I had never had anything like them growing up, but at first bite I fell in love with them. I bet its the Almond Extract that I love in them.....The only problem I find with them is getting them cooked but not over cooked....there is a fine line for that with this recipe....don't forget to allow time for the chill in the fridge.....

Makes: 2 Dozen

3/4 C Butter, softened

1 3/4 C Sugar

1 T Brown Sugar

2 Eggs

1 C Cottage Cheese

1/2 T Vanilla Extract

1/2 T Almond Extract

1/2 C Unsweetened Cocoa

1/2 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp Salt

2 3/4 C Flour

Powdered Sugar, for dusting cookies

Mix sugars and butter. Add eggs, extracts and cottage cheese. Beat until blended. Add all dry ingredients and mix well. Chill dough in the fridge for 1 hour then roll dough balls about size of a whole walnut. Then roll in powdered sugar. Bake on greased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 10 min. I bake mine on parchment paper. Enjoy!