Sylvia's Scenario

I have a new recipe to get my chocolate-fix which I can add along with my  macadamia nut clusters  recipe.  This new recipe uses seeds that are high in nutrition and high in anti-inflammatory properties which is why this recipe is called "super".  Or you can use chopped nuts of your choice, too.  I use macadamia nuts since I always have them on hand but I chop them up in my food processor to make smaller bits.   I also process pumpkin seeds to make them smaller, too.   There are lots of variations of this recipe depending on what you like.  I got this recipe from  Hannah Freese, RD  and will post the recipe as she has it but I will add notes the way I've been making it so you can see some options.  I am still using my favorite dark chocolate from Trader Joe's - Pound Plus.  I wrote how to find the best dark chocolate  here.   You want to avoid the dark chocolate that is high in cadmium that is a toxic heavy metal like arsenic and lead.  Hannah Freese, RD talks a lot a

We are having a cold Spring so far this year so we are not barbecuing that much even though we are all eager to get outside and enjoy some warm weather.  It just hasn't arrived yet.  So, here is a Spring-type dish that I've made twice recently and it passed the family taste test.  I've made it for a family dinner when the kids and grandkids came over and they all loved this dinner.  We usually have the grandkids spend one or two nights here over the weekend to give mom and dad a little bit of a break and then everyone comes for dinner on Sunday.  I am always thinking of family meals to prepare and to experiment with on my family.  I served this recipe with a big bowl of fettuccine mixed with the sauce of this recipe because it makes a lot of very tasty sauce.  You will want to lick up every bite of it.  Sometimes I make meals in the crockpot if we are out and about with the grandkids on the weekend, like last weekend when we took them to the Seattle Center