Happy November!!

Carrot (chocolate chip) cookies
1 cup white flour

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup softened butter

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 package semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup finely chopped carrots

Finely chop up carrots into as-small-as-you-can-get-them pieces, set aside. Beat together softened butter and sugars until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Now slowly add in flour and salt until dough forms. Mix in chocolate chips and carrots. Drop mixture on to a greased cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 11-15 minutes.

These are delicious!

football soup:
1.5 - 2 pounds of ground beef {use 2 if you like it meatier, less if you like soupier}
2 cans of mild rotel
2 cans of minestrone soup {i use progresso}
2 cans of red kidney beans
salt and pepper to taste

salt and pepper and brown the meat and set aside. in a large cooking pot, add all other ingredients and bring to a boil. add meat. reduce heat, cover and let simmer for 30-40 minutes.

it is MUCH better the next day! you can always triple the recipe too by using 3 or 4 of everything, if you have a lot of people you are feeding! just make sure you have a big pot to cook with!!!

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