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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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Tex Mex Shrimp Risotto for One

Some people don't like to cook just for themselves - why not? Here's a good place to start.


Tex Mex Shrimp Risotto for One
Makes 1 serving

Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/4 cup diced onion
  • 1/4 cup diced sweet bell pepper
  • 1/4 cup arborio rice
  • 1 tablespoon Tex-Mex seasoning blend
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 2 cups (or more) hot chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoons grated cheddar cheese or parmesan
  • 8 raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
Directions
  1. Fry onion and red pepper in oil over medium high heat for 3 minutes or until golden. Add rice and stir to coat. Stir in seasoning blend, salt and pepper.
  2. Add hot stock a ladle at a time until the liquid is absorbed. Keep adding hot stock and stirring until rice is tender and creamy.
  3. Stir in the cheese and shrimp and cook just for a few minutes until shrimp turns pink.
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