What season is it?

I know, I know, cranberries are the sauce fruit of the season.  Apples are so… autumn.  Well, it technically IS still autumn.  But it’s the best part of autumn.  The part where apples are still bountiful, but so are other treasures, like nuts.

So far this season we’ve had heartnuts, butternuts, black walnuts and chestnuts.  I also cracked open a tin of store bought salted mixed nuts, tossed them in a hot pan with maple syrup and cinnamon until they became caramelized, sweet goodness and took them to a girlfriend’s house to nibble while we watched White Christmas.  So good!  And pseudo-healthy. Continue reading →