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More Than Just a Bowl of Nuts

Christine Gooding — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:22:21 +0000

You’ve got a bowl of nuts to serve your guests. Frankly, you know you could do better. Nuts are great, but serving them just as they are can be a tad boring. Here are some ways to jazz up that bowl of nuts.

Barbecued Nuts. In a hot pan, mix together Worcestershire and catsup, then throw in the nuts until they’re coated. Spread them out on a baking dish and toast for about 15 minutes. Season with salt to flavor.

Drunken Nuts. Stir together whiskey, sugar and Worcestershire sauce. Add nuts and stir till coated. Let stand, then drain nuts. Transfer to a baking pan, bake for 15 minutes or till dry.

Spicy Nuts. In a hot pan over low heat, mix together Worcestershire, garlic powder, Tabasco and paprika. Stir for 3 minutes. Add nuts and stir till coated. Transfer nuts onto baking pan and bake for 10 minutes. Season to flavor.

Rootbeer Nuts. Over medium heat, melt butter in a pan. Add a half cup of rootbeer. Add nuts and simmer, till nuts almost dry. Transfer nuts to baking sheet and bake till crisp.

Pesto Nuts. Mix together nuts and ready-made pesto, till nuts are well-coated. Transfer nuts into baking sheet, bake for 15 minutes.

When baking, pre-heat your oven to 350-375 degrees. Also, stir nuts every ten minutes when baking. Cool the nuts before serving. You can serve them as soon as they are cooled or transfer them to air-tight containers.

Go nuts!

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reheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Whisk together the pesto mix powder and oil in a large mixing bowl until well-combined. Add the nuts, and stir until they are well-coated.

Pour the nuts onto an 11-by-17-inch baking pan, such as a jelly roll pan. Bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes.

When the nuts are done, they will just be beginning to brown, but will continue to brown slightly when removed from the oven. Do not over-bake!

Remove the nuts from the oven, and cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes. Store in airtight containers, preferably jars or tins, at room temperature for up to 3 weeks.

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More Than Just a Bowl of Nuts

Good Sense Salad Pizazz – A Review

Michelle Smith — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:59:28 +0000

While grocery shopping recently, I found a deal on Good Sense Salad Pizazz salad toppers. I think it was 2 for the price of 1, something like that……

Anyway, I had never tried the toppers before, but they appeared to be full of nuts and fruits and seeds, just the sort of thing a salad lover like me enjoys.

I tossed both the Cherry Cranberry Pecano and the Honey Toasted Delites into my basket and I am so glad that I did.

They are basically like a fancy trail mix that you can sprinkle over salad or in the case of the Cherry Cranberry Pecano, stir into your oatmeal. They are very adapatable and plenty tasty. Each flavor is fairly low in fat, there is some fat, as they contain nuts and seeds.

Cherry Cranberry Pecano – a mixture of dried cherries, cranberries, pecans, and seasonings. It has a sweet-tart taste, the pecans are “candied” and the dried fruit is good-sized.

Honey Toasted Delites – a mixture of sunflower seeds and thinly sliced almonds with seasonings.

Image credit: Good Sense Snacks.com

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Good Sense Salad Pizazz – A Review

Walnuts, Nitric Oxide, and the Heart

Lei — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:53:34 +0000

Good news for my mother-in-law who loves nuts of all kinds. Recent research (funded by the California Walnut Commission) suggests that walnuts may help reduce inflammation and oxidation in heart arteries to a greater extent than olive oil.

In this small study of 24 adults, half of whom had normal cholesterol and half with moderately high cholesterol, a meal of high-fat salami and cheese (yum!) was supplemented with olive oil or walnuts. Both olive oil and walnuts helped to reduce the negative effects of the high fat meal. Walnuts, however, appear to be more effective because they contain:

Arginine, an amino acid used by the body to produce nitric oxide, a molecule that helps protect the heart.
Antioxidants
Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), a plant-based omega-3 fatty acid with health giving properties.

But I also think there’s one other reason nuts are good for you. A handful of walnuts, another handful of pecans and you’d be too full for that big plate of french fries.

BBC News, October 10, 2006

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Walnuts, Nitric Oxide, and the Heart