Chocolate Cream Cheese Muffins

Ingredients:
1 chocolate muffin mix (Krusteaz or Better Crocker are great)
Additional ingredients called for on muffin box (oil, egg, etc.)
8 oz. package of cream cheese, softened
1 egg slightly beaten,
1/3 cup sugar
1 pinch of salt
6 oz. chocolate chips
muffin cups


Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Mix together muffin mix and additional ingredients called for on the box, and then set aside.  In a medium bowl blend together the cream cheese, egg, sugar, and salt.  Stir in chocolate chips.  Place muffin cups into a muffin pan, and then fill them to 2/3 full with the chocolate muffin mixture.  Dollop some of the cream cheese mixture on top.  Cook for 20 - 25 minutes.

Broccoli Quiche Bites

This is my variation of this Quiche recipe:  http://www.campbellskitchen.com/recipes/broccoli-quiche-bites-26097

Ingredients:
1 Pepperidge Far Puff Pastry Sheet
1 c. small curd cottage cheese
6 eggs
1 envelope of knor's dry vegetable soup and dip mix
15 oz. frozen, diced veggies (I buy a mix of corn, carrots, peas, limas, and green beans)
2/3 c. of shredded cheddar cheese

Preparation
  1.  In a large bowl, whip the cottage cheese.  Add eggs, and mix well with a mixer.
2.  Stir in the soup mix and veggies.
3.  Cover and let the veggie mixture chill in refrigerator for 20 minutes.
4.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
5.  Place the thawed pastry sheet in a greased, 9x13 baking dish.  Prick with a fork.
6.  Spread the veggie mixture over the pastry sheet.  Sprinkle cheddar cheese over top.
7.  Bake for 40 minutes or until set.