Wes and I have been
dating for about six months now. So far, everything has been wonderful. We have
similar interests and opinions. We both really enjoy eachother’s families. And
we communicate wonderfully.
Basically we get along
swimmingly.
Until we get in the
kitchen.
In the kitchen, we are
both two huge know-it-alls.
It is a mess.
Neither of us is a
cooking wizard, but for some reason we have astronomical egos when it comes to
our cooking knowledge.
The second someone
adjusts the temperature on the stove or attempts to give a seasoning tip, it is
world war three.
And don’t even get me
started about grocery shopping.
I have to sneak fresh
foods into the cart when he isn’t looking.
OH, and God forbid
there be a small snack food in the house that isn’t ice cream.
Fine. If I have to,
I’ll make my own tasty snacks.
The will do quite
nicely…
1 pound packaged of
sliced almonds
½ cup sugar
3 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
1 dash-1 teaspoon
cayenne pepper (depending on how much kick you want)
1 tablespoon olive oil
Start by laying out a
large sheet of tin foil and rubbing it down with a light layer of olive oil to
make sure the nuts won’t stick.
Then, heat the sugar
in a large non stick pan over medium heat. Occasionally tip and swirl the sugar
until it is all melted into a golden syrup.
The sugar melts pretty
suddenly, so you need to keep a watchful eye on it or it will burn.
When the sugar has
melted, lower the heat and add the butter and the spices.
Stir the mixture well
until it becomes sugar syrup.
Add in the nuts and
stir them gently till they are coated.
Cover the pan and stir
them every minute or so until the almonds are brown and toasty.
As soon as they are
toasty and brown, remove them from the heat and spread them out on the tin foil
to cool.
Make sure to remove
them quickly so they don’t burn.
Let them cool and
enjoy.
I’ll enjoy mine while I
figure out how to fix our kitchen woes.
Love and Beer Floats
Angela
I just bought slivered almonds to go in oatmeal, but forget that! I am giving them the Sugar and Spice Angela treatment, yay!
ReplyDeletedo it!!! and they are awesome in the salad recipe that will headed your way soon. or any salad for that matter.
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