Delicious recipe(s) of the day

I am extremely hungry right now, so I figured the best use of my time would be to look up delicious recipes I can salivate over. These will never come to fruition for me because I hate to cook, but what the heck? I can dream.

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The Best Meatballs (from allrecipes.com) 

Prep Time:
10 Min

Cook Time:
20 Min

Ready In:
30 Min

Serves 8

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/2 pound ground veal
• 1/2 pound ground pork
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup freshly grated Romano cheese
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped Italian flat leaf parsley
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cups stale Italian bread, crumbled
• 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water
• 1 cup olive oil

Directions

1. Combine beef, veal, and pork in a large bowl. Add garlic, eggs, cheese, parsley, salt and pepper.
2. Blend bread crumbs into meat mixture. Slowly add the water 1/2 cup at a time. The mixture should be very moist but still hold its shape if rolled into meatballs. (I usually use about 1 1/4 cups of water). Shape into meatballs.
3. Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Fry meatballs in batches. When the meatball is very brown and slightly crisp remove from the heat and drain on a paper towel. (If your mixture is too wet, cover the meatballs while they are cooking so that they hold their shape better.)

Nutrition Information:

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 613 | Total Fat: 53.2g | Cholesterol: 155mg

Peanut Butter Truffle Brownies (from BettyCrocker.com)

Photo from BettyCrocker.com

• PREP TIME
  20 min
• TOTAL TIME
  2 hr 40 min
• SERVINGS
  24

Ingredients:

Brownie Base

1

box (1 lb 2.4 oz) Betty Crocker® Original Supreme Premium brownie mix

Water, vegetable oil and egg called for on brownie mix box

Filling

1/3

cup butter, softened

1/3

cup creamy peanut butter

1 1/3

cups powdered sugar

1 1/2

teaspoons milk

Topping

3/4

cup semisweet chocolate chips

3

tablespoons butter

• 1Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease bottom only of 8-inch or 9-inch square pan with cooking spray or shortening. (For easier cutting, line pan with foil, then grease foil on bottom only of pan.) Make brownies as directed on box. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• 2In medium bowl, beat filling ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Spread mixture evenly over brownie base.
• 3In small microwavable bowl, microwave topping ingredients uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds; stir until smooth. Cool 10 minutes; spread over filling. Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until set. For brownies, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Brownie)

• Calories 220
• (Calories from Fat 100),

• Total Fat 11g
• (Saturated Fat 4 1/2g,
• Trans Fat 0g),
• Cholesterol 20mg;
• Sodium 120mg;
• Total Carbohydrate 29g
• (Dietary Fiber 1g,
• Sugars 22g),
• Protein 2g;

Percent Daily Value*:

• Vitamin A 2.00%;
• Vitamin C 0.00%;
• Calcium 0.00%;
• Iron 6.00%;

Exchanges:

• 1/2 Starch;
• 0 Fruit;
• 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate;
• 0 Skim Milk;
• 0 Low-Fat Milk;
• 0 Milk;
• 0 Vegetable;
• 0 Very Lean Meat;
• 0 Lean Meat;
• 0 High-Fat Meat;
• 2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

• 2;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Mmmmm.... so yummy. Whip up some pasta for the meatballs and grab a glass of milk for the brownies and you're good to go.