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I am SO going to try this nut recipe! Looks delicious!

Yum!! Those sound great...good present, too!

Do you know what the sodium contant would...or what if I deleted the salt? F is on a low sodium diet.

Hi Lisa,
I'd give it a try without the salt---and then maybe tweak to taste with the other flavors. The salt isn't the stand-out flavor, and I'm sure wouldn't be missed at all.
xox
steph

Totally random, but I love that you use TJ's ingredients. My DH works there - so thanks for supporting our family in an indirect way :) I noticed you don't use their boxed broth (which is waaay cheaper than other places) and was wondering why?

Hi Elise,
I do. I go back and forth, depending on what store I'm in. Sometimes I need to grocery shop early in the morning and the 9am open-time at TJ's isn't practical. I love Trader Joe's---we can walk there, and do quite often!
xox
steph

Great idea! I am making soap for the "girls" for this Yule however, I had no idea to make the guys... this is perfect.

This... some grilling spices and a good pair of grillin' tongs should do nicely for the boys!

This is the best blog ever!

This sounds so good. I am a new BIG fan of your blog. I have even asked for a crockpot for christmas because you have some many great ideas here!!!

I love to use my crockpot but have stayed with the basics, roast, etc. I'm ready to expand my crockpot horizons

I can't wait to try this reciipe! However there is one small thing, my 4 year old twins broke the lid to my oval 6 qt. crock pot last night! Yes, they are still alive, but I am deeply sad. I was wondering, can I still use the crock and just cover it with foil? Will this mess with cooking time and temp?

Blessings, Beth Ann

I have fallen in LOVE w/ you blog!!! & I finally glad to meet someone who loves their crockpot more than me.
I was back looking in Oct about freezing the dried beans after cooking them--have you tried to use them from the freezer? When I tried last yr after they were in the freezer they tasted off & the texture was funny

oh no, Beth Ann! I know that they sell replacement parts on the crock-pot website, but woah, that stinks. I've heard of people using foil successfully, but I haven't personally tried it.

cheryllsm, I have used the beans, all of them. I wonder what happened? Was the flavor plastic-y? Texture-wise, were they too soft?

xxo
steph

Thank you!!! This is exactly what I need for my carb-consciou father-in-law :)

Those look fantastic, and what a great idea to use them as gifts. Thanks!

YESSSSSS! Can you guess what my guy is getting for Christmas?
I sooo can't wait to try these.
:-)

I just love your blog and it's inspired me... but I'm wondering what you have planned when your "Year of Crockpotting" is up?

Just wanted to say again that I really love your site and I've passed it on to many, many people. They all love it,too. If only it weren't December already...

I am very new to crockpot cooking. Y husband has just been put on a very low salt diet and I bought the pot to make soup and stock in. I would love to have recipes for cooking various cuts of meat that would give me stock as well as the finished dish.

I love the thought of being able to put the ingredients in the pot and get a fully cooked meal out at the end.

I had always used a pressure cooker in the past for quickness, but guess the slow low cooking would preserve more of the goodness.

We've been doing a lower carb diet in our house and this will be GREAT!! And I love the gift idea. I'm always looking for things to bring to co-workers. Thank you!

They look yummy! Do you think these would ship well?

I found you yesterday looking for a yogurt recipe (yours, btw, is *amazing*). You are now being followed by oatmeal-mama. I love my crockpot too!

Oooh Steph, great idea!! I usually make these in the oven & what a PITA that is...crock pot = so much easier! Thanks for sharing.

YUMMMMMM! Gotta try this one!

Hi Steph,

I was inspired by you to buy a crockpot. Before reading your blog, I thought Pot Roast was the only thing that could be made in a crockpot.

I've decided to use this and other recipes of yours for gift giving. I was wondering if your craftiness in cooking crosses over to gift wrapping as I have no clue how to make these holiday snacks presentable. How have you packaged them?

-Taylor

Hi Taylor, I'm not very crafty, and prefer to go the decorative tin or jar route from the dollar store.
xxo
steph

I've got a batch of this in the CP now. TJ did not have the raw pistachios, so I used cashews and peanuts instead. Also left out the curry as I am not a curry fan. I added a dash of cinnamon though.

Hope this works! I was thinking also that this would taste good using the cereal and pretzels from the Chex mix recipe, but with the spices from this (minus the curry of course).

I often make recipe hybrids. How about you?

My nuts are delicious! The cinnamon is a nice touch. I am still going to try to find the pistachios and try it with those.
I love that I can make this salt free or at least low salt.

I made this today to take to an International Woman's Club afternoon tea. It's really good! I am making it again but no rosemary, more cayenne. Thank you!
regards,
Theresa

I made ANOTHER batch yesterday to send to my son and dil in Arizona. I think they will "go nuts" over these!

These are amazing. I just hope we don't eat them all before Christmas!

Do you think this would work with walnuts instead of pecans? I'm in China and can't get pecans here. (Well, I can get them, but I have to pay a small fortune.)

anon, absolutely.
xox
steph

I hope to try this someday! In the meantime, I shared the link. It's on simplemakes (see at http://www.simplemakes.com/2008/12/last-minute-links-holiday-gifts-foods.html).

Thanks for the post :-) Any comments on mine will be much appreciated! :-)

Sorry, this recipe did not make nearly enough. I don't know how I am going to keep enough until tonight when I was going to bring them to an open house. Ohmygosh yummy! So...can I double the recipe but keep the time at 2 hours?

what on earth did I do before I had a slow cooker? (3 days ago) and thank heavens I found this blog!!