Honey Almond Green Beans

Here is a simple, but delicious side meal.  Cook your beans, add the honey to taste, and you are set! I know the touch of sweetness definitely helped my kids enjoy these more.

Honey Almond Green Beans

Green beans (fresh or frozen)
2 TB Honey (or more to taste)
Sliced Almonds

Cook green beans according to package directions. Drain, and stir in honey and sliced almonds. Taste, and add more honey if needed. Serve warm.

Cinnamon Spiced Pecans

Spiced Pecans in this wonderful salad.

I love spiced nuts. Normally a winter holiday treat, I've found some good ways to put these mouthwatering morsels to use all year round. I've used at least a dozen recipes, but have at last found a winner. The mixture is wonderful on almonds as well!

Cinnamon Spiced Pecans

1 egg white
1 teas cold water
2 cups Pecans- whole or chopped
4 Tb white sugar
4 Tb brown sugar
1 Tb ground cinnamon
1/2 teas ground nutmeg
1/4 teas salt

Preheat your oven to 250 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk the egg white until frothy. Add the pecans, and stir until coated. In a separate bowl, mix the rest of the ingredients. Pour evenly over the pecans and stir to coat. Spread the nuts evenly on a greased or parchment lined baking sheet.

Roast for 1 hour; stirring every 15 minutes. Allow to cool before eating. The nuts will be a little chewy until completely cool. They will be crunchy when cool! Store in an airtight container!

What to do with the nuts:
*Feed them to hubby. Whenever I make a batch, they disappear quickly!
*Add to salads to add a touch of sweet.
*Add to cookies or other desserts! One I want to try (if I can keep them away from hubby) is this Cookie Recipe from Two Peas and Their Pod.
*The nuts are amazing on Caramel Apples! I used to make the apples with caramel, spiced pecans, and then all is coated in White Chocolate. It's also fabulous as caramel turtles! Yum!
*The nuts can be put in small cello bags, tied with a ribbon, and used as gifts!