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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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Lazy Woman's Cottage Pie

We haven't seen any beef on this blog in a while. How about a little lazy woman's cottage pie?

 Apparently there's a difference between cottage pie and shepherd's pie. One is made with beef, and the other with lamb. Normally I would call mine a shepherd's pie, but now that I know the truth, I have to call it what it is. It's cottage pie.

 The good thing about this recipe is that you don't have to make mashed potatoes. That means you can eliminate butter and milk or cream from the recipe. You also don't need to make gravy. Normally I'd add some broth and then thicken it up with a flour mixture.

 The only thing this recipe was missing is corn. You could also add some mixed veggies. Frozen is easy. Get the mix with carrots, peas and corn.


Lazy Woman's Cottage Pie
Makes 2 Servings

 Ingredients
  • 1 teaspoon avocado oil
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 1 stalk celery, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ lb lean ground beef
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon pink salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning blend
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 baked potatoes
Directions
  1. Sauté the onion, celery and garlic in oil over medium heat for about 5 minutes or until translucent.
  2. Add the beef and break it up with a wooden spoon as it cooks until it's crumbly.
  3. Cook for 5-10 minutes until the meat is cooked through.
  4. Stir in the spices. Cook for another minute or two.
  5. Serve over baked potatoes.
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