This Sunday is the Super Bowl/Puppy Bowl. If you have never watched the Puppy Bowl you are in for a real treat.  To go along with a fun day of television make this interesting appetizer. The meatballs are sweet and spicy. You won’t be disappointed.

• One 14-oz can whole cranberry sauce
• 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
• 1 T. balsamic vinegar
• 2 T. orange juice
• 2 T. brown sugar
• 1 T. Dijon mustard
• salt and pepper
• Frozen Meatballs (Rosina Italian style meatballs ½ oz size)

Puree the cranberry sauce and chipotle pepper in a food processor; pour it into a large saucepan. Add the vinegar, orange juice, brown sugar, mustard, salt, and some freshly ground black pepper. Heat the mixture, stirring, until it thickens a bit. Add the meatballs and heat through, stirring to glaze them in the sauce (takes about 25 minutes).

Enjoy!

If your into puppies and the Puppy Bowl like our family, here is a picture of our little girl Ziva. She just turned 1 in November and of course we had a little party for her. Ziva is a rescue dog from Tuscarawas County Humane Society and we were told she is part greyhound and part cattle dog.