Hot Spinach Dip

2 teaspoons olive oil
1 medium onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced, optional
2 pounds fresh spinach, cleaned and coarsely chopped, OR two 10-ounce packages of frozen spinach, thawed and drained
1/2 cup milk
8 ounces cream cheese
3 dashes Worcestershire sauce
3 dashes Tabasco sauce, or more if you like it spicy
3/4 cup shredded mozzarella
salt and pepper
baguette slices, breadsticks, crackers, or tortilla chips

Preheat oven to 425. Saute onion and garlic till tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Add spinach and cook until completely wilted, 5 to 8 minutes, or add frozen spinach and heat through. Drain any liquid remaining from the spinach. In a separate pan warm the milk over high heat, whisk in cream cheese till melted, add spinach, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco, and 1/4 cup mozzarella; stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Pour into a lightly greased 1-1/2 quart shallow baking dish; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella. Bake until bubbly and browned, 20 - 25 minutes. Serve hot.
From delish.com courtesy of Martha Stewart

Peanut Butter Surprise Cookies

from: Amy Arend

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup packed light-brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup granulated sugar, for rolling dough
36 mini peanut butter cups, chilled and unwrapped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using an electric mixer, cream peanut butter and butter in a mixing bowl until smooth. Add brown sugar; beat until combined, scraping down bowl as needed. Add eggs and vanilla, and beat until incorporated.
In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. With mixer on low speed, gradually beat in flour mixture in two batches.
Scoop off dough by the tablespoon; roll into balls. Place granulated sugar on a plate; roll balls in sugar, coating completely. Place 2 inches apart on a nonstick insulated baking sheet.
Bake until cookies begin to puff up slightly, about 7 minutes. Remove from oven. Press one peanut butter cup in center of each cookie. Return to oven; continue baking until cookies are golden brown and chocolate has begun to melt, about 6 minutes more. Let cool at least 10 minutes on baking sheet before transferring cookies to rack to cool completely.