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No Bake Nutella Balls (chocolate truffles)

Here’s a new favourite truffle I added to our Christmas cookie boxes this year. I’ll share with you how to make No Bake Nutella Balls covered in chocolate with a few sprinkles to make them look festive. These were so delicious. I had a hard time not eating all of them myself. You can crush the graham crackers yourself, but I just purchased a box of crumbs. No Bake Nutella Balls Makes about 50 balls Adapted from The Carefree Kitchen Ingredients For the filling 1/2 cup of butter, softened 1 1/4 cup Nutella 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 2 cups icing sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla For the coating 1 1/2 cups meting chocolate (I used milk) Directions Combine all filling ingredients until a dough forms. You can add more Nutella or graham crumbs  if you feel the dough is too soft or dry. The dough should hold its shape once rolled.  Roll teaspoon size balls and place in a single layer in the freezer for 30 minutes.  Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or bowl over a simmering pot of wa...

Vegetable Soup with Bacon

Fresh green peas or canned lima beans would be yummy in this soup.


Vegetable Soup with Bacon
Makes 8 servings

Ingredients
  • 3 strips bacon, diced
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1 large carrot, diced
  • 1 stalk celery, diced
  • 1 large potato, diced
  • 1 cup chick peas (garbanzo beans)
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 8 cups chicken stock (approx., but I don't measure)
Directions
  1. Fry the bacon and onions in a large pot over medium heat just until browned.
  2. Add the veggies and beans and stir.
  3. Add enough chicken stock to come at least 2 inches over the veggies.
  4. Cover a simmer on medium until the veggies are tender.
  5. Stir in the tomato paste and simmer for 5 minutes more.

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