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  • The breakfast slimes, angel food cake, doughnuts and coffee, white bread and gravy cannot build an enduring nation. Martin H. Fischer

    Anyhow, the hole in the doughnut is at least digestible. H.L. Mencken

    As for butter versus margarine, I trust cows more than chemists. Joan Gussow

    There is a lot more juice in grapefruit than meets the eye. Author Unknown

    Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie. Jim Davis

    I prefer to regard a dessert as I would imagine the perfect woman: subtle, a little bittersweet, not blowsy and extrovert. Delicately made up, not highly rouged. Holding back, not exposing everything and, of course, with a flavor that lasts. Graham Kerr

    Happiness is a bowl of cherries and a book of poetry under a shade tree. Astrid Alauda

    My soul is dark with stormy riot, Directly traceable to diet.Samuel Hoffenstein

    This is every cook's opinion -no savory dish without an onion, but lest your kissing should be spoiledyour onions must be fully boiled.Jonathan Swift

    The greatest delight the fields and woods minister is the suggestion of an occult relation between man and the vegetable. I am not alone and unacknowledged. They nod to me and I to them. Ralph Waldo Emerson

    Happiness is life served up with a scoop of acceptance, a topping of tolerance and sprinkles of hope, although chocolate sprinkles also work. Robert Brault

    No man in the world has more courage than the man who can stop after eating one peanut. Channing Pollock

    The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. Chinese Proverb

    We are living in a world today where lemonade is made from artificial flavors and furniture polish is made from real lemons. Alfred E. Newman

    Plant a radish, get a radish, never any doubt. That's why I love vegetables, you know what they're about! Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt

    After dinner sit a while, and after supper walk a mile. English Saying

    Most of the food allergies die under garlic and onion. Martin H. Fischer

    Shipping is a terrible thing to do to vegetables. They probably get jet-lagged, just like people. Elizabeth Berry

    Eat little, sleep sound. Iranian Proverb

    I refuse to believe that trading recipes is silly. Tuna fish casserole is at least as real as corporate stock. Barbara Grizzuti Harrison

    Sugar is a type of bodily fuel, yes, but your body runs about as well on it as a car would. V.L. Allineare

    One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating. Luciano Pavarotti and William Wright

    If we're not willing to settle for junk living, we certainly shouldn't settle for junk food. Sally Edwards

    Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity. Voltaire

    Food is an important part of a balanced diet. Fran Lebowitz

    There is no sight on earth more appealing than the sight of a woman making dinner for someone she loves. Thomas Wolfe

    All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt! Charles Schulz

    Stored away in some brain cell is the image of a long-departed aunt you haven't thought of in 30 years. Stored away in another cell is the image of a pink pony stitched on your first set of baby pajamas. All it takes to get that aunt mounted on the back of that pony is to eat a hunk of meatloaf immediately before going to bed. Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com

    Chocolate is like medicine - but as with medicine, the key is the proper dose. Don't overdo it. Edward "Grandpa" Jones

    Chemicals, n: Noxious substances from which modern foods are made. Author Unknown

    The spirit cannot endure the body when overfed, but, if underfed, the body cannot endure the spirit. St Frances de Sales

    Food is so primal, so essential a part of our lives, often the mere sharing of recipes with strangers turns them into good friends. Jasmine Heiler

    After eating chocolate you feel godlike, as though you can conquer enemies, lead armies, entice lovers. Emily Luchetti

    A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. Old New York Proverb

    In general, mankind, since the improvement in cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires. Benjamin Franklin

    Hunger is the best sauce in the world. Cervantes

    Dyspepsia is the remorse of a guilty stomach. A. Kerr

    If organic farming is the natural way, shouldn't organic produce just be called "produce" and make the pesticide-laden stuff take the burden of an adjective? Ymber Delecto

    When baking, follow directions. When cooking, go by your own taste. Laiko Bahrs

    As the days grow short, some faces grow long. But not mine. Every autumn, when the wind turns cold and darkness comes early, I am suddenly happy. It's time to start making soup again. Leslie Newman

    Soup is liquid comfort. Author Unknown

    Researchers have discovered that chocolate produced some of the same reactions in the brain as marijuana. The researchers also discovered other similarities between the two, but can't remember what they are. Author Unknown

    Tell me what you eat, I'll tell you who you are. Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

    He that eats till he is sick must fast till he is well. English Proverb

    It would be nice if the Food and Drug Administration stopped issuing warnings about toxic substances and just gave me the names of one or two things still safe to eat. Robert Fuoss

    It's bizarre that the produce manager is more important to my children's health than the pediatrician. Meryl Streep

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December 19, 2011

Roasted Maple Nuts

This recipe has been my favorite holiday treat for years. I can eat it, still feel good, and the healthy sugar only makes it taste better.

Roasted Maple Nuts Web

The ingredients can get a bit expensive, which is why I buy in bulk beforehand, but it’s worth every penny for at least one batch. We wrap the nuts festively and share them with our best friends.

The yummiest spice combo ever

The Yummiest Spice Combo Ever (Chili Powder, Cinnamon & Allspice)

  • 2 C almonds (use all raw nuts)
  • 1 C pecans
  • 1 C walnuts
  • 1 C cashew pieces
  • 1 C pumpkin seeds (the green raw kind)
  • 1/2 C Sucanat or Florida Crystals (dried cane juice)
  • 1/2 C Pure Maple Syrup (don’t settle for the fake stuff)
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp chili powder mix
  • 1 tsp allspice

Chop or break big nuts into halves or smaller pieces.

Raw Nuts

In a large bowl mix the spices together,

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then add the sugar and maple syrup and stir.

Maple Sugar Mixed

Dump in the rest of the ingredients and mix well.

Maple Nuts Coated

Line two large baking pans with parchment paper (it’s oh so easy to clean afterward) and heat your oven to 350°.

Lined Pans

Lightly spray the parchment paper with oil and spread mixture evenly between the pans.

Bake for 12-15 minutes on the middle rake, stirring once, until nuts are slightly brown. Watch these like a hawk when they’re almost done so they don’t over brown.

Nuts Out of Oven

Let pans cool for 10 minutes, then pull paper and nuts onto a rake or counter to finish cooling. The mixture hardens as it cools. Break into pieces.

Maple nuts broken

Here’s the gift basket I made for some family friends. The nuts are in a festive bag within the basket.

Gift Basket Web

These baskets are so easy to make! The most important thing to do is hit the after Christmas sales and buy cellophane, ribbon (Costco has it for cheap before Christmas), bags and inexpensive buckets or containers.

I included a loaf of bread in this one, but a few pieces of fruit goes a long way to make it beautiful. Then I just put in my goodies in a separate bag, wrap the whole thing in cellophane and add a pretty ribbon.

Do-it-yourself, beautiful gift giving and addictive, delicious yet healthy, holiday treats.

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One Comment

  1. James says:

    This looks yummy!

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