Comments on: Spiced Nuts

By: Ruth

Ruth — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:24:24 +0000

I just made these last night (recipe linked from a different source) and totally agree about the “too salty”. Tonight I rinsed the nuts off in hot water and re-did the oven-toasting to dry them out. I added some pimenton de la vera but otherwise nothing. The saltiness lingers still, but at least they are palatable now. I think I would have liked them better if I had put in 1/10 of the salt in the first place. I’m still searching for a better spiced nuts recipe.

By: Pamela Perry

Pamela Perry — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:49:06 +0000

Lisa, I just made a batch of your nuts for Thanksgiving and everyone fell over themselves to gobble them up. They went surprisingly well with the before-dinner Negronis.

Gil, I’ll make yours for Christmas. Can’t wait and I may not!

By: Gillian

Gillian — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:09:55 +0000

Hi Heidi: You know, I had the same experience with the salt. It tasted really overwhelming until the nuts cooled, and then it didn’t seem so salty. Funny. Happy Thanksgiving!

By: Heidi

Heidi — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:53:59 +0000

I made this as an appetizer for tomorrow’s pre-Turkey snacking. Never had nuts like this before. I think the rosemary is a tad overwhelming when the nuts are hot, but after you let them cool it’s more manageable. It gives the nuts a subtle after taste. Kind of like a bumper sticker on a car that you just can’t quite make out until you get close enough. Pretty well rounded, nothing peeked out above the rest. Thanks!

By: Gillian

Gillian — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:22:22 +0000

Hi Pamela: Nope. I’ve never cooked duck. But I was just admiring a recipe in Mix magazine for duck breasts with an orange/bourbon sauce. Looks good.

And Lisa: Yeah, you made nuts. They were very tasty, but I don’t remember any more than that. You’ll have to ask Pamela. It was before you folded your tall self into a toddler bed. The nuts are just the tip of the iceberg of the things you’ve forgotten…

By: Lisa Belt

Lisa Belt — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:34:26 +0000

Hmm. Guess I better dig out some kind of nut recipe. When did I make spiced nuts?
Lately I climb in bed with one son and Cliff climbs in with the other one. The truly sad thing is that we’re climbing into 3/4 length Ikea twin beds. Half an hour cramped up like that and I need help climbing out again.
Now I really want some spiced nuts.

By: WizzyTheStick

WizzyTheStick — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:25:54 +0000

Well put Pamela about the armchair comment…I told my son that big boys of 5 don’t need to be tucked in so as to prepare him BUT I’m the one who is not ready!!!!

By: Pamela Perry

Pamela Perry — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:24:50 +0000

Speaking of legs, have you ever attempted duck confit?

By: Gillian

Gillian — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:25:43 +0000

Hi Melynda: We have rosemary in the yard, too. So nice to be able to grab a sprig any time, all year round. I like to tuck some sprigs under the skin on the breast and legs of a chicken before roasting it with lemon and garlic in the cavity. Lots of salt and pepper. Yum. I love rosemary. Also, white bean dip: Saute garlic in olive oil. Add white beans and warm through. Mash with fresh rosemary and a squeeze of lemon.

By: Melynda

Melynda — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:35:14 +0000

These are on my list, thanks. I have rosemary in the backyard, and I am on the lookout for recipes.