Baked black bean and sweet potato flautas

photo credit and recipe adapted from: http://peasandcrayons.com/2012/09/baked-black-bean-sweet-potato-flautas.html

pack of flour tortillas

1 lb of ground beef
1 can of black beans
2 cups frozen roasted or sweet corn

2 medium sweet potatoes, roasted, peeled, and mashed
1/3 cup of diced white, yellow, or red onion

12 oz salsa
2 tsp chili powder

1 tsp garlic powder

2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
4-6 ounces of shredded cheddar cheese 

Pre-heat oven to 425F. Roast potatoes and mash.  Cook ground beef in a skillet, add the spices, and combine all ingredients except for reserving some cheese.  Roll the filling in the tortillas.  Spray top of flautas with cooking spray and they brown.  Bake for 10 minutes, then sprinkle the reserved cheese on top and bake for an additional 5 minutes.

Flourless peanut butter chocolate chip cookies

photo credit: http://pinchofyum.com/peanut-butter-oatmeal-chocolate-chip-cookies/comment-page-2

1 cup crunchy peanut butter

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

3/4 cup mini chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix first 5 ingredients, then mix in chocolate chips.  Form generous 1T balls of dough on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper.  Bake for 9 mins (will still appear underdone). Cool on sheets for 5 mins, then place on cooling rack. Makes 24 small cookies.