Agave Roasted Almonds

I’ll let these speak for themselves.

Total time: 25 minutes of active time, plus 30 minutes to cool

Ingredients:

3 cups of almonds, baked at 375 for 20 minutes

1/3 cup of agave syrup

1 tsp course sea salt

1/3 cup of course sugar (turbinado or demerera)

Parchment paper

Combine salt and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Heat agave syrup on medium low until hot. Add almonds and stir until coated. Toss in sweet and salty mixture until covered. Line a baking sheet with parchment and put almonds on top to cool and harden.

Pear, Chicken, Scallion, Red Onion, and Sharp White Cheddar Pizza

This pizza recipe creates a rich entourage of flavors that will entice your palate.

Ingredients:

Pizza Dough

1/3 pound of chicken chopped into bite sized pieces

1/4 cup of olive oil

1 red onion chopped

7 scallions chopped

1 pear chopped

1/8 cup of flour

dash of cayenne

1 tsp salt

1-2 tbs chopped garlic

1/2 cup of sharp white cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 550. Dry chopped chicken with paper towels. Heat frying pan on medium-high and when hot add oil In a bowl combine flour, cayenne and salt and toss chicken in mixture. Fry chicken in oil until golden brown. Remove with slotted spoon onto paper towels. Add chopped red onion to pan and cook until softened, then add pear and scallion and finally garlic until ingredients are soft but not overdone, about 5 minutes total from when red onion is added. Add chicken and cook for another minute.

Roll or stretch pizza dough onto your pizza peel or pan. Spread mixture from pan onto pizza dough, making sure not to overload it, if in doubt, add less. You can serve the extra on the side but it will not cook properly if overly laden. Top with grated sharp cheddar.

Put pizza in oven and cook until crust is golden brown, 10-15 minutes.