Dinner group recipes

 3 cups raw peanuts  1 1/2 c sugar 3/4 c water 1/2 tsp salt Cook over medium heat stirring occasionally. Boil til peanuts are sugary looking and dull looking and no liquid is left. Not quite hard crack. Pour on baking by sheet. Bake 15 min at 300 degrees. Stir and bake another 15 minutes. These are better after the hey have aged. At least overnight. 

 1 1/2 cups butter 2 cups Brown sugar 2 Eggs 1/2 cup Molasses 4 1/2 cups flour 4 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons cinnamon 2 teaspoons ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon salt Sugar Cream butter and brown sugar.  Add eggs and molasses and mix well.  Add dry ingredients.  Roll into balls with a cookie scoop and rolls balls in sugar.  Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes

 I use pesto as a topping instead of nuts. And I double the ingredients.

 Pumpkin risotto from Carlsbad Cravings INGREDIENTS BAKED RISOTTO 2   tablespoons   unsalted butter 1   tablespoon   olive oil 1   onion, diced 1 1/2   cups   Arborio rice 2-3   cloves   garlic, minced 1 1/2   tablespoons   sage leaves, roughly chopped 1 1/4   teaspoons   salt 1/2   tsp EACH   ground ginger, pepper ¼  tsp EACH   paprika, dried thyme, ground cumin dash-⅛ teaspoon   cayenne pepper 4   cups   chicken broth, plus more if needed 1   teaspoon   chicken bouillon 1   15 oz. can   pumpkin puree ADD LATER/GARNISH 3/4   cups   Parmesan cheese, freshly grated ¼   cup   roasted salted pepitas 3   tablespoons   unsalted butter 15   sage leaves,   more or less depending on size INSTRUCTIONS RISOTTO Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Melt butter in olive oil over medium-high heat in a Dutch oven or  3.75 qt. braiser  ...