Tag Archives: nuts

Honeyed Pecans

Posted on March 31, 2014 by The Orange Bee

Hello honey! Pecans might be my favorite nut. I suppose it’s got something to do with growing up in Texas where pecan trees are abundant and spending an afternoon shelling pecans is synonymous with canning tomatoes or pickling okra. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bee Keeping, honey, nuts, Pecans, Recipes, Salad, Texas, Toasted | Leave a comment

Without Bees

Posted on January 30, 2014 by The Orange Bee

I have a hunch many of you have seen this or a similar list of the foods we would not find available if we didn’t have bees. I couldn’t help posting it for those of you haven’t seen it or … Continue reading →

Posted in Bee Keeping, Fruit, Herbs, Honey, Legumes, Nuts, Peppers, Vegetables | Tagged Bee Keeping, Bees, Fruits, honey, nuts, Pollination, Vegetables | 7 Comments

Scrumptious Salad

Posted on June 2, 2012 by The Orange Bee

I am truly in countdown mode for Monday night’s Central Market class. Only 2 days until the big event. I have an interesting and I hope engaging format for teaching a bit about bees, honey and the benefits of both. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fruit, Honey, Nuts, Orange, Pecans, Salads, Strawberries | Tagged Bee Keeping, Bees, dressing, Homemade Salad Dressing, honey, nuts, orange, Pecans, Recipes, Salad | 3 Comments

Ooey-Gooey Caramel & Chocolate Bars -Revisited

Posted on August 6, 2011 by The Orange Bee

Way back in February on a day when the temperature was 12* outside I baked a batch of these “to die for” bars. I had mentioned at the end of that post that I would like to make them again … Continue reading →

Posted in Bars, Chocolate, Easy, Nuts, Pecans, Sweets | Tagged bar cookie, caramel, chocolate, chocolate caramel bars, Easy, nuts, Pecans, Recipes | 6 Comments

All You Need Is Love

Posted on July 27, 2011 by The Orange Bee

To quote Lucy Van Pelt in Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz, “All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” Today I made a Chocolate Pecan Loaf Cake, I’ve got love, but I needed a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cakes, Chocolate, Chocolate Pecan Loaf Cake, Coffee, Easy, Honey, Nuts, Pecans, Sweets | Tagged Baking, Cake, chocolate, Chocolate Loaf Cake, Dessert, Easy, honey, nuts, Pecans, Recipes | 12 Comments

Figs on Friday

Posted on July 23, 2011 by The Orange Bee

Every time I opened my refrigerator in the last couple of days, the bowl of remaining figs I’d purchased at the Sulphur Springs farmers market kept beckoning to me. I didn’t want to allow them to go bad but hadn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizers, Bread, Cheese, Figs, Fruit, Goat Cheese, Herbs, Nuts, Pecans, Snacks, Thyme | Tagged Appetizer, Bread, cheese, Figs, goat cheese, nuts, Pecans, Recipes, Stuffed Figs | 7 Comments

Banana Chocolate Chip Bread

Posted on May 20, 2011 by The Orange Bee

Today is hot, humid, cloudy, windy and every so often the sun peeks through the grey sky causing it to feel sweltering. Blech! My least favorite type of weather. Here’s the good stuff, it is Friday, I baked Banana Chocolate … Continue reading →

Posted in Bananas, Bread, Chocolate, Easy, Honey, Snacks | Tagged Baking, Banana Bread, Bread, buttermilk, Chocolate chips, Easy, honey, nuts, Recipes, whole wheat | Leave a comment

At It Again

Posted on May 2, 2011 by The Orange Bee

It is May – right? I thought so, however our warm, spring like weather has turned unseasonably cold and wet. Temperatures the last two days have been in the 40’s and that is just not like May in Texas. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Chocolate, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Cookies, Sweets | Tagged Almonds, Bee Keeping, Bees, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, Crisco, nuts, Recipes | 8 Comments

Last Summer’s Bounty-Tonight’s Dessert

Posted on February 23, 2011 by The Orange Bee

Thank goodness for freezers! Last summer I was trying to figure out what in the world to do with over 150 pounds of fresh peaches. One method was to peel, pit, cut up and sprinkle with a little fruit fresh … Continue reading →

Posted in Almonds, Berries, Blackberries, Easy, Fruit, Nuts, Peaches, Sweets | Tagged Almonds, Berries, Dessert, Easy, nuts, Peaches | 6 Comments

Brussel Sprout Battle

Posted on February 11, 2011 by The Orange Bee

Did you know that Brussel Sprouts are an ancient vegetable? Possibly grown in what is now known as Belgium in the 13th century, Brussel Sprouts could be America’s most disliked vegetable. The first recorded writings about Brussel Sprouts date to … Continue reading →