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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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Cumin Scented Couscous

Couscous has to be the easiest thing in the world to make. You can add all kinds of flavours to it to keep it interesting. Use veggie stock to make this vegan.


Cumin Scented Couscous
Makes 2 servings

Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup couscous
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 diced tomato
  • 1 teaspoon fresh chopped or dried parsley
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Directions
  1. Bring chicken stock to a boil with cumin, salt, pepper and tomato paste. Remove from the heat then stir in couscous and cover. Let it sit for about 10 - 15 minutes then uncover and fluff with a fork.
  2. Gently stir in olive oil, tomato, parsley and lemon juice.
  3. I let it come to room temperature or even refrigerate it before serving. You can taste the flavours better when it's not hot.
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