About Food: Going Nuts

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Food From Erik Wander, your About Food Editor No, not because the holidays are creeping up on us, and we're not ready yet. We're talking about nuts and seeds and cooking. Sure, you can eat a handful and call it a healthy snack, but you can also feature them in breakfast, lunch, dinner or dessert dishes. Sweet & Spicy Candied Pecans Dark brown sugar and cinnamon give these tasty, toasted nuts their sweetness. Cayenne pepper gives them their spiciness, which can easily be adjusted for just the right amount of "kick." Sweet & Spicy Walnuts Moroccan Almond Treats Search Related Topics:  pecan candies  mexican desserts  nut candies Pairing Nuts with Cheese Talk about contrasting textures. But certain nuts go especially well with specific cheeses in case you're preparing a platter. Herb Pine Nut Macadamia Raw Cheese Manchego Cheese with Figs & Pine Nuts Search Related Topics:  nuts  sweet nuts  spicy nuts Popularity of Poppy Seeds Poles, Ukrainians, Hungarians, Russians, Lithuanians, Slovaks, Czechs and Slovenians love their poppy seeds and use them in both sweet and savory dishes like these pastries, rolls, puddings, breads, cookies and more. American Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins Chinese Sesame Seed Balls Quinoa Potato Bread with Chia Seeds Raw Flax Seed Crackers Search Related Topics:  poppy seed recipes  poppy seed desserts  savory poppy seed recipes Kastanjesoep: Dutch Chestnut Soup If you traveled to the Netherlands in the fall or winter, you would undoubtedly find chestnuts in abundance. That's why they have historically been considered the best choice for the frugal Dutch cook. There's nothing cheap-tasting about this Kastanjesoep though. Raw Cashew Milk French Almond Croissants Middle Eastern Pistachio Baklava Benefits of Soaking Nuts & Seeds Search Related Topics:  chestnuts  foraging  economy Related Searches Health Food Recipes Food Food About com Chinese Food Dishes Wine Food Pairing Featured Articles Nothing But the Candied Nut How to Make Hemp Seed Milk Sunflower Seed-Crusted Lamb Loin Parsley Sunflower Seed Pesto Super Special Sesame Seed Recipes Asparagus Salad with Pine Nuts   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Food newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2013 About.com     Follow us on: Advertisement