NerkyGrrl

I had this brilliant idea to break up the bacon and put it in the cheesy grits.

Why has no one thought of this before?

Happy New Year everyone!

You want more spiced pecans? Fine. We’ll make more.

I’m off of school for 2.5 weeks for the holidays, so Mom lined up all this really fun stuff for me to do… like clean out my carseat.

(Wow. I really regret putting those crayons in here last summer.)

Merry Christmas!

Check out our growing collection of cloth bags. Every year we buy holiday fabrics when they go on sale, and make more bags. After we’re done opening all the presents, they go back in with the holiday decorations until next year.

Making pecans. It’s a secret family recipe that we put on the internet. Mom says it’s as good as secret, since no one else will ever bother to make them.

Here it is:

Tikka Masala Spiced Pecans 

Blend

-1 TBS grated ginger
-1 orange zest & innards (no seeds)
-1 c granulated sugar
-½ Tbs garam masala
-½ Tbs chili powder
-½ Tbs cinnamon
-½ tsp cardamom
-½ tsp salt
-1 large egg
-2 Tbs coconut flour

 Hand mix with
-2 lbs pecan halves until the wet mixture has gotten into the grooves of the pecans.

 Sprinkle over
-2/3 – 1 c more sugar and mix again.

 Roast 40’-60’ at 350 in the oven in an at least 9×13 pan, turning gently every 15’, more often toward the end, to avoid burning. A dry crust will form over the top. Turn this under to expose more of the wet coating. Final time depends on moisture –how big the egg and the orange were. Keep cooking until the pecans no longer glisten anywhere after stirring. They will still appear slightly moist until they have cooled and dried completely outside the oven, after which they will be light and crunchy.

 Let cool completely before bagging.

I had THREE parties to go to today, but only at the Chanakuh celebration at Kevin and Danica’s did they let me set something on fire.

This Christmas tree looks so good… I could eat it!

It’s the holidays at Frank’s Famous. Their napkin rings are very festive.

We are arranging the ham!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I am thankful for family, and ham, and a bag full hand-me-downs from my cousin Isabel.

Buffalo Airport.

…These are not our bags.