National Almond Day

Today February 16th is national almond day. Almonds are the most nutritious of all nuts they are low in saturated fat and contain other protective nutrients that may help against cancer.
Studies have shown that eating nuts 5 times a week help reduce risk against heart attack by 50%. Almonds also help reduce cholesterol levels.
Eating 3 oz. of almonds a day will give you all the vitamins and minerals you need to improve your diet and fight disease as well as 105% of your daily vitamin E.
After all that the best part is they taste good!

Key Lime Pie

I made the Key Lime Pie mix from Wind and Willow tonight. It is easy and fast to make - less than 30 minutes. Mix the bag with the key lime ingredients with 8 oz. of cream cheese, 8 oz. of whipped topping (I used Cool Whip) and 4 Tbl spoons of semi-melted butter. After mixing I put the mixture in a store bought graham cracker pie crust. Then I sprinkled the package of graham bits on top of the pie and put in the refrigerator until ready to eat.

We thought the pie was a creamy pie with a light to medium taste of lime. It could have had a stronger lime taste for our liking. It might be improved by adding slices of lime on the top of the pie.

We would give the pie a rating of 6 on a 1-10 scale. Mainly it is a fast and easy dessert for a family meal at dinner or afterwards.

The mix has several recipes available that we have not tried yet. The Key Lime Pie would be a nice appetizer or snack to serve on graham crackers, cookies or a variety of fruit.

Hot soup on a cold day

Brrrrr!!!!... On a cold day like today I like a nice hot bowl of creamy baked potato soup with chunks of potatos, cheddar cheese and bacon. We use Wind and Willows baked potato soup mix and it is ready is less than 30 minutes. You just add 6 cups of water and you are good to go! Here is another excellent recipe that is a tasty Clam Chowder using the baked potato soup as a base.

Wind and Willow baked potato soup

Clam Chowder

INGREDIENTS:

Wind & Willow Baked Potato Soup Mix (prepared)

1 6.5 oz can of chopped clams (drained)

2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

2 Tbs. chopped fresh chives

DIRECTIONS:

Prepare soup according to package directions. Add clams and Worcestershire Sauce. Stir in one-half of the chives and sprinkle the rest over the top of the soup to garnish.

Serves 6

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