Week Eleven - Day Two - Spiced Almonds

Second visit at Dr. Scott's office this week.  One more week of twice a week visits.  I will also end my Clearvite program next Tuesday.  i had the first beef I have had in two and a half weeks tonight. Dr. Scott had told me I could have beef again when I ended my vegetarian week of Clearvite.  When I told him I was still eating only fish, chicken and turkey, he told me to go home and have some beef and that is exactly what I did.

Today I made some Chili Lime Almonds and shared them with Dr. Scott's office and they loved them.  I told Dr. Scott's wife I would have the recipe on my blog by tonight.  both her and the good Dr. said they liked almonds and these are okay on this phase of my journey.  I did not use the whole amount of honey called for.  I figured honey would be okay since I had maple syrup on the modified water fast.  This is the first time I have had any sugar or sugar type product since this journey began.

  Chili Lime Spiced Almonds

Ingredients:
3 cups almonds
1/4 cup lime juice
2 Tbs chili powder
1 Tbs salt
1/2 tsp cayenne
2 Tbs olive oil
1 Tbs honey

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spread almonds on a large baking sheet.  In a small bowl mix together everything but the almonds.  Pour mixture over nuts, and stir evenly to coat.  Make sure the nuts are in a single layer on the baking sheet.  Bake 15-20 minutes.  Cool completely, then store in an air tight container.

This recipe comes from the web site Dinners Dishes and Desserts:  http://dinnersdishesanddesserts.com/chili-lime-spiced-almonds/

I noticed that Jello now has a label on the boxes of Jello that say that Jello contains no Aspartame.  Tonight I came across an interesting article about how dangers of Aspartame:  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/11/06/aspartame-most-dangerous-substance-added-to-food.aspx