Roasted nuts/8 recipes

*When you buy carambola, also called star fruit, look for ones that are uniformly yellow to orange and have a subtle perfume. If they are green, they aren't ripe and won't yield a great deal of flavor. At their ripest, their flavor is an unmistakably tropical combination of apple, banana and lychee.

Make a flavorful roast by using mustard, thyme and black pepper. Simply delicious!

A delicious way to cook sweet potatoes.

This is the second recipe I'll post tonight--promised it to AH earlier tonight. My mother found this recipe 35 or so years ago in a magazine and it has become a family favorite. For years she only made it at Thanksgiving until I took over the baking reigns in the family; now she makes it more often especially when my brother, Lewis, is going to be in.

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A decadent cheesecake that everyone indulges in.

Italian Sausage Pizzaiola with Vegetables recipe

Spiced Zucchini Cookies with Raisin and Nuts recipe

Roasting turns broccoli into an addictive side. This crowd-pleaser can be prepared in no time.

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