Cooking with Halle Kay

Monday, December 16, 2013

Maple Cinnamon Almonds

Hi y'all. It is almost Christmas, woot woot. Just last week I finally finished up my first semester of college and headed back to my good ole Kentucky home for the break. I am so, so happy to be back with my family. I missed them so much while away at school. I hope you all are enjoying quality time with your precious family during this holiday season.

One of the very first things I did upon getting home was to run back into the kitchen!- Starting with roasted maple and cinnamon almonds. Yuummm. These were tasty!

These delicious things came about in an attempt to make Running to the Kitchen's homemade almond butter. Sadly... Lots of almonds + a not so big food processor= *sigh* However, I still got a yummy snack out of it, so no tears were shed (just a few bouts of frustration.) Soooo, on that note...here ya go! Enjoy :) and Merry almost Christmas!

Maple Cinnamon Almonds

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

1.5 cup raw almonds
2.5 tbsp real maple syrup (none of that Mrs. Butterworth stuff!)
.5 tsp sea salt
.5 tsp cinnamon
.5 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions:

1.) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

2.) Combine almonds and syrup in a medium bowl and toss until covered.

Spread out almonds on baking sheet.

3.) Bake for 12-15 minutes

4.) Remove almonds and immediately transfer to a bowl.

Add salt, cinnamon, and extract to bowl and toss once more.

5.) Allow almonds to cool and then cover for keeps.

Enjoy!

adapted from Running to the Kitchen

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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Livin' the College Life

Hey y'all. Sooooo, I think its about time I announce that I am going to have to take a break from the Blogsphere. Quite a long break- a break until I get an apartment with actual cooking utensils (the rusty pan and egg beaters in the dorm Kitchen just aren't cutting it) and have the money to buy good quality ingredients and what not.

I have to say i'm quite sad, but I really feel blogging throughout college (at least for now) is not for me. I absolutely LOVE college and everything about it, and don't want to spend more time on the computer and in the kitchen than being crazy with my friends.

I hope y'all understand. And honestly, I am trying to help my own self understand as well.

For now I will just leave y'all with some first semester photos! :)