Excellent Treat

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I just tried something the other night and it turned out great. I'll

call it

Toasted Herbed Almonds

Slivered Almonds (1 or 2 cups)

Mrs Dash's Gallant Garlics Classic Italiano seasoning (season to

taste - another words I have no idea how much I used

1 packet of Splenda (totally optional but I really like the flavor

with this)

Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Combine seasoning and Splenda in a

bowl. Rinse almonds with water in a strainer. Allow excess water to

drain off. Dump almonds into bowl with the herb mixture. Shake to

coat almonds evenly (almonds still need to be damp, don't allow

almonds to sit in mixture). If needed add some more seasoning to

coat all of the almonds. Spread the almonds on a cookie sheet and

place in oven. Every four minutes or so stir the almonds so all

sides get toasted. When the almonds start to brown a bit remove them

from the oven and allow them to cool.

Note -- instead of putting the almonds on top of the spice mixture it

might be easier to put the almonds in the bowl and then gradually add

the spice mixture. You'll still need to shake the bowl to spread the

mixture.

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This herb mixture from Mrs Dash is really good. I'm also marinating

a whole chicken with olive oil and the herbs. I'll cook it this

evening. I'm expecting great results. I've use the mixture in eggs

too and it would probably be good in the Macafoni and Cheese recipe.

I've used it on baked chicken wings too. They were good right out of

the oven but not as good cold. I didn't try warming any up, they

might have been better that way.

The mixture contains garlic, basil, oregano, rosemary, parsley,

marjoram, white pepper, sage, savory, cayenne, pepper, thyme, bay,

cumin, mustard, coriander, onion, red bell pepper, " natural flavors "

and citric acid. No MSG or other unrecognizeable ingredients.

Abigail/Greenville, SC

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Feb 1, 2000