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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...
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Persian Style Spaghetti (with my twist)

Can we get a little fancy here? The addition of roasted red peppers and sun-dried tomatoes add extra flavour to this dish.


Persian Style Spaghetti (with my twist)
Makes 6 servings

Ingredients
  • 6 cups cooked pasta, any shape
  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 2 cloves chopped garlic
  • 2 celery stalks, finely chopped
  • 1 roasted red pepper, pureed
  • 3 sun-dried tomatoes (packed in oil), pureed
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tbs oregano
  • salt & pepper
  • 3 heaping tablespoons tomato paste
Directions
  1. Cook your pasta according to package directions.
  2. Brown your meat in a pan and add the onions, celery and garlic. Cook through.
  3. Stir in the pureed red peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, spices and the tomato paste. You may add a few tablespoons of the pasta cooking water to loosen it up a bit, but it should be thick. Simmer for a few minutes.
  4. Stir in the pasta and put everything into the pot. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and a lid, and cook on medium low for about 30 minutes.
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