Honey Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Crispy, salty and sweet

I originally wanted to use bacon grease to flavor them, but olive oil worked just fine. The brussels sprouts turn so much sweeter when you roast them. Honey is optional, if you want the sweet and savory flavor combo, I recommend this recipe. But just a simple seasoning of salt and pepper is enough to enhance the flavor of this yummy vegetable. 

Lay them flat facing the cut-side down

Eat them right out of the oven while they are still crispy.

Honey Roasted Brussels Sprouts

1 lb. brussels sprouts
2 tsp honey
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 Tbsp olive oil
Splash lemon

Preheat oven to 400. Cut brussels sprouts in half. In a bowl, toss brussels sprouts and splash lemon. Add olive oil and toss. Mix in honey and coat well. Add salt and pepper and toss again. On a cookie sheet, lay a sheet of foil and spread brussels sprouts facing down. Bake on the top rack for 40 minutes, turning a few times, until they are caramelized. The outer layers should be crispy like chips. Sprinkle more salt before serving.


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Keep Calm And Carry On....

We have another wall decoration for our office. I've seen posters with "keep calm and carry on" and so many different twists on this phrase, but when these phrases were put together side by side, they gave me good chuckles. I probably spent too much for them, but it was worth it for good giggles. We just need to figure out where to hang them. 

Specially funny because I am known to get freaked out easily.

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"A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money." Today's deep thought...

Eerie Halloween Eyeball Drink

Use a toothpick to show off the eyeballs

Lychees make great eyeballs. They come in syrup and already pitted. Stick a blueberry in the cavity of a lychee and you have a spooky eyeball. Easy! Lychees taste almost like grapes, and they go well with many drinks. Use them to replace the olives in your drinks. I just love foods that make you smile or go ewww!

Lychees in syrup. They already look like eyeballs.

The eyeball assembly

Lychees and blueberries make great eyeballs.

Eerie Halloween Eyeball Drink

1 shot vodka
1 shot St. Germain
Top off with pomegranate blueberry sparkling juice
1 orange slice for garnish
3 lychees
3 blueberries
1 toothpick

Eyeballs are floating in the drink.

Here are more halloween recipes!

• Not so scary meatloaf man
• Halloween Reese's peanut butter muffins

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Pumpkins for Healthy Weight Loss

Maple tree in our front yard

There are pumpkins everywhere you look. And everything started tasting like pumpkins. I don't mind it for a short while, pumpkins are actually really good for you. They are low in calories, rich in beta-carotene along with other antioxidants. And they contain a lot less carbohydrate than sweet potatoes, and they help your digestion. If you are on a diet, you can't pass up pumpkins. Don't fight the pumpkins, embrace them!

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Pumpkin seeds are rich in good protein and fat, GABA and minerals! Are you stressed and can't sleep? Feeling hungry? Try pumpkin seeds!