Spicy and sweet pecans
Hiiiiii 😀 How are you? Hope you’ve had a lovely day. I enjoyed reading about whether you do a treat night or the moderation thing. Different strokes for different folks and as long you know what works for you, that’s all that matters 🙂
We cleaned the casa today,
and Bella got a bath, too 😀
Doesn’t she look so presh? (she knows it, too. haha)
I had a legendary to-do list today, and managed to ninja-kick through most of it. I also did the legs workout I posted this am- I may or may not be walking like a cowgirl tomorrow 😉 Let me know if any of ya give it a try!
Some recent eats:
Salad beast made with leftovers from last night:
-Frijoles on the bottom, topped with romaine, shrimp fajitas, pico from home and a crumbled goat cheese medallion
Smoothie:
-Water (I’m out of almond milk! Thank goodness for grocery day tomorrow)
-Vanilla Sun Warrior + 2 t Sun Warrior Super Greens
-1/2 banana
-frozen blueberries
-ice
It was kinda ick from the wayer, but I drank it anyway. Almond milk makes smoothies soooo much more delicious.
B-fast this morning was Breakfast Cookie Dough cereal, heated up for a minute:
It will never get old 🙂
This afternoon, the Pilot was getting kinda snacky, and I remembered the pecans my nana gave us from Wilcox.
She handed them to me and said “You can grind them into nut butter or do whatever you like with them.” (<— she knows me very well)
When I saw them, I had a mental flashback to Valdosta, when I first started working as a department store manager. I was on my break, walking down one of the mall wings when an unforgettable aroma hit me in the face. It was buttery and sweet… praline pecans. They were giving out free little samples to those who would walk by, and I will never forget how delicious they were. I had a little sample almost everyday that I worked –and supported them by purchasing gifts and the like- and a tip I received from the owner was using egg white to thicken the sugary coating.
So today, I scribbled out a few ingredients and decided to make a sweet and savory version for the Pilot:
Spicy and Sweet Pecans
1. Pre-heat the oven to 325 and grease a cookie sheet with nonstick spray or the Misto.
2. In a bowl, combine 1 egg white, 1 T sugar, and a generous seasoning of sea salt and pepper. To one cup of pecans, drizzle the egg white mixture on top to coat fully –you may not need to use all of it. Spread the pecans onto a cookie sheet.
3. In another bowl, combine 1 T brown sugar and 1/8 t cayenne. Sprinkle this mixture on top of the pecans, and bake for 7 minutes. Flip and re-season if necessary and bake an additional 7 minutes.
He LOVED them. These would be a fun snack for a March Madness game, or for late-night munchies 😉
I’m off to dance! See you in the morning <3
xoxo
Gina
Something to talk about: I sent in my design sheet to my new blog wizard today- facelift is officially underway! I’ll let ya know when the new bloggy will be revealed, but please let me know if there’s anything different you’d like to see or be changed. As of now, pink will still be the theme (it will never leave, haha), new header, more user-friendly, and the pages will be easier to navigate. Should be bueno 😀
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Ohhh can’t wait to see the blog facelift! Makeovers are so much fun 🙂
I love almonds and pecans that are roasted like that…mmm I can smell it! So good. The spiciness factor really amps it up 🙂
Oo new design! how exciting.
Bella boo is so precious 🙂
i absolutely love that bowl that your salad is in.
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I love bake pecans but I have to be really careful when I make them, I’ve burnt them many many times.
Adding banana in your smoothie helps make it creamier, especially when you are out of milk.
Good luck with all the blog changes! I’m sure it will look beautiful when it is all done!
Spicy/sweet pecans sound so good!
I love new designs on blog- I am excited! P.s. I am SO going to make those pecans-thanks for the idea/recipe.
I’m afraid to try the leg workout. I did body rock 300 rep workout (with modifications) today and the 1-2-3 one legged half squat lift left my legs shaking for a good 5 minutes.
The pecans look great, but I’m a wuss when it comes to spicy things.
Have a great night!
I love Bella.
I can’t get thru the day without almond milk – used to be a skim milk fiend and now completely obsessed with almond milk for cereal, bfast cookies, baking or Smoothies! I feel your pain 😉
Ah, I can’t wait to see the changes…as long as you keep on comin’ with recipes like this praline pecan one!
praline pecans from the malls in the south…omg YES they are sooo good. The smell of those nuts wafts thru the mall, drives you crazy, and you just HAVE to have them. Will never forget the smell of “mall nuts” from our time in NC & SC.
Your recipe looks delish. Love the insider tip about the egg whites.
And your blog makeover…good luck girl! I know it will turn out fabulously! Since you are already self-hosted WP, there isn’t (hopefully) too much that can go wrong. When I did mine, I was going from Blogger to SH WP and it was a freaking nightmare! The migration, the comments to be transferred, 800 posts, 5000+ pictures, yeah, headache much? Hopefully yours is easy, stressfree for you, and I KNOW it will turn out beautifully 🙂
I was seriously just wondering if it was possible to transfer from Blogger to WordPress. Now I know, may not be easy but possible?
Gina, I too want to try your nut recipe….my mom had a roasted pecan recipe that was AMAZING, I’m going to dig it up and see how similar it is.
I love this recipe! Maybe I will recreate this with the almonds I have…
I have totally made those pecans before with the same recipe pretty much. I also made another with cinnamon & sugar…AMAZING! My hubby goes mad for them!
Excited for you with the “blog-lift”
Bella looks so fresh and so clean 😉
that salad looks so good. and i think you inspired me to make breakfast cookie cereal tomorrow!
I did the leg workout at the gym tonight. And….. I’m already feeling it. I love weight circuits and I definitely got a good workout from that one. Thank you!
Excited to see your blog make-over 🙂
Gina,do you remember the name of the store you were in when you took the picture of the reclining Buddha?
Thanks!
It was homegoods… And the Buddha was 200 🙁
Bella looks very regal! Can’t wait for the blog facelift!
Awesome! I’m exited to see what the new blog will look like!!! 🙂
As for what I would like to see: your Amazballz in the recipe section! haha 🙂 (if it is there somewhere, I guess I’m just goofy and can’t see it) 🙂
the only street food in nyc that tempts me are the roasted nuts!! these look delicious!
Gina,
I tried your leg work out this afternoon, holy shakes 🙂 In a good way! Any chance you could post something similar for arms; short sweet and effective?
Thanks!
Sally
Sure! I’ll have it up tomorrow in the pm post 🙂
wow thanks! <3
you are a creative cooking genius! Can’t wait for your cookbook to come out some day so I can make some macaroons. I keep looking up other recipes but the pics just don’t look as appealing as the ones you make. 😉
How would I make a vegan version of the pecans w/o egg whites? Would I need some sort of liquid to replace them?
Corn starch or thinned out brown rice syrup would prob work
Those pecans looked delicious!! I bet their addicting..
Excited for the new blog layout!
Can I give a blog suggestion? More space for pics- I think they run into to ads,or maybe it’s my netbook.
Either way I love your blog and I can’t wait to see the new look!
So excited to see the blog facelift!!
Mmmm..pecans looks great!
It would probably be really god with almonds as well.
My boyfriend loves nuts like those, so thanks for the recipe and egg white tip! I’m definitely going to be making these soon! Also, I don’t like water or milk in my smoothies, so I usually use apple juice!
Those pecans look fantastic! I’m going to have to try that recipe.
Excited for your new blog design! Yes Pink is staying!! It is a must ; )
Bella is sassy ; )
miss ya! xoxo <3
Awesome leg workout . . . I’m feelin it 🙂 Bella is adorable! Her pics always bring a smile to my face. Looking forward to the blog redesign. Very glad you are sticking with the pink 😉
Salt, pepper AND sugar? Sign me up! Those sound amazing! I might file this recipe away and make them as gifts next Christmas.
I’m envious of your clean casa! Mine could use a little cleaning too. Can’t wait to see the new design – good decision to stay pink! 🙂
I’m excited to see the new blog design! But I’m glad the pink is staying. 😀
I did the leg workout this morning! It was great! Thanks!
Dearest Gina,
I’m SO excited about the new “facelift” that’s coming!! I just looove anything new, but especially when it comes to your blog.
And I’m def. all for pink! It fits you. 🙂
I LOVE spiced nuts and have been meaning to make some – thanks for doing my homework for me!
Mmm, can’t go wrong with pecans. My pup is Bella too! I always run into people who have named their daughters Bella, and I have to stop myself before I tell them that’s my dog’s name.
mmm…these pecans seem so ‘southern’!! I can’t wait to fill my house with their wonderful aroma!! 🙂 yummy! Bella looks so fluffy and gorgeous!
I can’t wait to try your legs workout today and that recipe look delicious
I love your blog and read it daily, but I do have a suggestion. I would love a search feature so I can find recipes, workouts, etc. from previous blogs. I’ve been wanting to get my hands on your kale salad recipe for sometime now! 🙂 I can’t wait to see the makeover!!
ooh the recipe reminds me of a roasted chickpea kind of dish! love it with nuts though 🙂
LOVE the pecan recipe! I have always used butter and brown sugar in a skillet, but I’m looking forward to trying the egg white version.
RE the blog facelift, I”d love to see a more complete recipe section. You post such great ideas every day, but then it’s hard to find them again.
wow those sound delicious! Think you could do that with a flax see egg too?? I too need to go grocery shopping and eggs are way down on the list haha
I can’t wait for the new blog layout!
The only only only thing I want to see change is…the links at the top of your blog are really hard to navigate! It’s hard to get the dropdown box to stay open and then when it does stay open it’s difficult to get to the tab you want to get to without it closing.
I love your blog just the way it is! The only thing that I would love would be if you could just have everyone’s comments on one page. It would make it so much easier to read if the newest comments would be on the top and the older comments would be on the bottom (like Kath and Jenna’s pages). Other than that one little thing, I think your blog is PERFECT and I love reading everyday 🙂 Have a great day, Gina!
Love the nuts idea. There are little nut carts all around the city here and walking by them smells basically like heavenly happiness and it always makes me drool.
Good luck with the house hunt! The idea of a whole house standing by itself ALMOST makes me want to reconsider NY apt life… 🙂 Can’t wait to see where y’all end up.
I love those from the mall! Curious to see how the cayenne would taste with it. I’ve made them before as Christmas gifts, put them in nice packaging and people love them.
Def excited to see the changes on your blog… but its YOU that I come for… the actual web page is a distant second 😉
thanks girl <3
so sweet to see you make something for pilot! love it
I love pecans and especially the kind that’s flavored a little bit so you can still have the sweetness of the pecan! I will definitely try this recipe! PS I’m super excited about your changes and really happy you decided to keep the pink – it wouldn’t be so “ista” otherwise! 🙂