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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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Spaghetti Squash with Sauce

I've been meaning to try spaghetti squash for awhile now. I also wanted to see if my kids would like it. One of them ate a bit but she didn't seem very impressed. The other one wouldn't even look at it. My kids are pretty adventurous when it comes to food, so I was surprised. They knew by the appearance that it wasn't spaghetti. 


Spaghetti Squash with Sauce
Adapted from Robin Restored
Makes 2 servings

 Ingredients
  • 1 spaghetti squash (mine was about 2lbs)
  • 1 cup tomato sauce (I used Primo tomato & basil)
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
  1. Heat the squash in the microwave for 1 minute. I'm not sure why, but that's what the sticker said to do, so I did it. Now, cut the squash in half length-wise and scoop out the guts. It looks and smells like a pumpkin.
  2. Place the squash in a microwave safe dish with about 1/2 cup of water, and cover it. Microwave on high for about 12 minutes or until you can pull strings of squash away from the sides. Once cooked, scrape the squash completely into strings and place it in a bowl.
  3. While the squash is cooking, heat the tomato sauce with all the spices until it starts to bubble. When the squash is done, mix it with the sauce and top with a bit of Parmesan cheese.
  4. When the squash is cooked, you'll find that it really doesn't make a lot. I could probably have eaten the whole thing myself. Next time, maybe I will!
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  1. UnknownMarch 11, 2013 at 12:59 PM

    Looks like a great way to prepare the squash with lots of flavor. Nice pick

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  2. Mostly Food and CraftsMarch 11, 2013 at 8:04 PM

    Sounds like a great way to make spaghetti squash.

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  3. shelley c.March 12, 2013 at 9:29 PM

    My daughter wasn't at all fooled by spaghetti squash either, but this makes me want to try again! And so weird that the WW points were that different?? But this was a great SRC choice - very well done.

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  4. Lisa~~March 12, 2013 at 11:51 PM

    Sounds tasty and I love spaghetti squash...but I'm the only lover, the others tolerate it once in a while.

    If you haven't already, I'd love for you to check out my group 'A' SRC entry Loaded Potato Soup.

    Lisa~~

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