5 roast pecans added Recipes

whole wheat pastry flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, chopped pecans or 3/4 cup walnuts or 3/4 cup dry roasted macadamia nuts, unsalted butter , heated until just melted, dried dates, seeded and finely chopped into a paste, ripe bananas, mashed well (1 1/4 cups), grated carrots (about 3 medium), plain nonfat yogurt, eggs, lightly whisked, cream cheese, room temperature (optional), agave nectar (optional) or 3 tbsp maple syrup (optional)

grilled asparagus & roasted mushroom salad w/ toasted pecans, blue cheese & red chile mustard vinaigrette, a bobby flay recipe that i slayed, asparagus grilled, assorted mushrooms (portobello, cremini, shiitake) coarsely chopped i used only portobello, olive oil, chopped fresh thyme i used rubbed dry sage, salt and pepper to taste, toasted pecans, american blue cheese i used my fav saga blue, i also added cherry tomatoes, heat olive oil in a large saute pan over high heat. add mushrooms and cook until golden brown. add thyme and season w/ salt and pepper. toss asparagus w/ a few tbsp of the vinaigrette and season w/ salt and pepper. i put the asparagus in a plastic baggie and marinated them before grilling. arrange 1/4 of the mushroom sin the center of each plate. arrange asparagus around the mushrooms. sprinkle pecans and blue cheese around the edge of the plate. drizzle w/ more of the dressing., red chile mustard vinaigrette, dijon mustard, ancho chile powder (i used 1 tsp sambal oelek - ground fresh chili paste or to taste), salt, red wine vinegar, whisk together mustard , ancho powder, salt and vinegar, slowly whisk in oil until emulsified. season w/ more salt to taste.

pecan halves, water (enough to cover nuts), salt (there s no set amount it s to taste)

spring mix salad greens, yellow pepper, sliced, green pepper, sliced, red pepper, sliced, purple onion, thinly sliced, dried cranberrys, toasted walnuts or pecans, cherry tomatos , or as desired (slice in half for added flavor), peeled and seeded cucumber (english cucumber if available., crumbled blue cheese, tri tip roast (ribeye or new york strip works well also), balsamic dressing just to lightly coat greens.