The holiday season typically includes extra time in the kitchen cooking and baking. To help make holiday cooking a little easier, Fisher Nuts is teaming up with Food Network Chef Alex Guarnaschelli, a regular judge on Chopped, to offer some simple twists for cooking with nuts. They have compiled a list of 10 Simple Twists on Cooking with Nuts. One of my favorite tips is to use nuts instead of breadcrumbs for added flavor and nutrition. A twist I can’t wait to try is to add a few nuts to some of the cooking liquid when slow cooking meat, blend it smooth and pour it back into the rest of the cooking liquid to naturally enrich the flavor and thicken the sauce.
If you are looking for some recipes using nuts, head over and see some of Chef Alex’s recipes including Almond Heart Cookies and Stuffed White Mushrooms with Pecans. If you haven’t already, make sure you check out my Easy Delicious Cranberry Salad Recipe featuring Fisher Nuts Walnuts. It is one of my favorite holiday dishes!
PRIZE PACK GIVEAWAY
Fisher Nuts is giving one Nifty Mom reader a Cooking with Nuts Prize Pack to try out some of Alex’s recipes or create your own! Prize Pack includes: 
- Fisher Chef’s Naturals Slivered Almonds
- Fisher Chef’s Naturals Pecan Halves
- Fisher Chef’s Naturals Walnut Halves & Pieces
- Food Network 5-Piece Stainless Steel Measuring Cups
- Food Network Silicone Spatula
- OXO Whisk
- Wood Cutting Board
No purchase necessary to enter. The giveaway is open to US residents 18+. Giveaway ends at 11:59pm EST December 28th, 2012. Winner will be selected via random.org and contact by email. Winner then has 48 hours to reply to confirm their prize or a new winner will be picked. If you have any issues entering or have any questions, please email me at contact (at) niftymom(dot)com.
GOOD LUCK!
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I am working with Fisher to share Chef Alex Guarnaschelli’s recipes and create my own original recipe using Fisher Nuts and tools they provided. However, my opinions are entirely my own and I have not been paid to publish positive comments.