Italian Meatballs with Garlic Bread

I have been watching a lot of Rachael Ray cooking shows during the Covid 19 pandemic. I have a few of her cookbooks but hadn't tried a lot of her recipes. I love her personality and cooking style so I thought I would try some recipes and have been very pleased with all of them so far. This particular recipe really stands out as one of my favourites. Tasty meatballs in a yummy tomato sauce surrounded by garlic bread. The bread works well as it mops up all the sauce. In the original recipe Rachael makes great big meatballs but I prefer smaller sized balls. When using olive oil use extra virgin olive oil. Passata is a uncooked tomato puree. I usually serve with a salad. This recipe makes 24 meatballs so depending on how many people you are serving you may want to split into two pans and put one in the freezer for another time.

Buster Bar Ice Cream Cake

This ice cream cake is a real "crowd pleaser" and I haven't served it to anyone who didn't like it.  My husband loves Buster Bars from Dairy Queen and this tastes just like it.  First you layer the bottom of the pan with chocolate wafer cookies. Then you spread half the ice cream over the cookies, followed by chocolate fudge and peanuts. Then you spread the remaining ice cream over top of the chocolate peanut layer. You then sprinkle the rest of the nuts of the ice cream and top with chocolate shell topping. Place it in the freezer and you have a  delicious and simple dessert to enjoy this summer. This recipe is made in a deep 9x13 inch pan but I have divided into smaller sized pans depending on the  number of guests.