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The powerful flavors of orange zest and fresh rosemary combine in these Orange and Rosemary Roasted Almonds. I had to put them away because they’re addictive; I couldn’t stop eating them!

It’s SRC REVEAL DAY for group D. I love love LOVE SRC!

For those that don’t know, SRC (Secret Recipe Club) is a group of extremely talented bloggers, chefs, and food-thousiasts like myself. Once a month, we sign up to participate and once a month we’re assigned a fellow blogger in our group. Once we have found and created or re-created a recipe on the blog we are assigned, we create a post telling everyone about our assigned blogger, their blog, and the chosen recipe on our specified group reveal date. I’m not explaining it all that well.  It’s awesome and I’ve found some really wonderful blogs to follow and be inspired by.

This month, I was assigned Fried Ice and Donut Holes. I have to admit, that I’ve never visited Melissa’s blog. You can bet that I will be adding it to my Bloglovin and follow her on other social media. Her blog ROCKS!

There were so many recipes that I wanted to make. Actually, will make. Take these Blueberry Belgian Waffles. They look amazing and perfect for brunch. Then there’s the Spinach Ricotta Stuffed Shells. They’re soon to be on the #MeatlessMonday menu. And for dessert there’s the Dark and Stormy Chocolate Cake.

Like most, Melissa has a day job. She started her blog many years ago for the same reason that I started mine; to keep track of the recipes she made and enjoyed. I started mine for that reason and to help steer people clear of recipes that we didn’t think were any good. #EpicFails.

I’ve kind of been on a snack kick lately. So, while looking through Melissa’s blog, I stumbled in this recipe for Orange and Rosemary Pecans. It reminded me a trip to Mom’s; one of the precious few before she moved off the main land. We arrived and she had some mixed nuts roasting in the oven when we arrived. It smelled amazing and I think we ate the whole bowl. They were delicious. Just like these nuts.

It’s been in the last 5 or 6 years that I’ve really enjoyed the flavor of rosemary. In the whole form, I don’t like it one bit. But if I can chop it up fine enough so I’m not eating pine trees than I’m all for the herb. I chopped this rosemary pretty fine. You can still see what it is, but there aren’t any huge pieces to get caught in your teeth.

Rosemary is always perfectly paired with citrus. It brightens the flavor and is the only thing strong enough to pair well with rosemary. Something more subtle just gets lost to the powerful rosemary. This fresh citrus peel just melds with the fresh rosemary. All of this delicious flavor is encompassed in a delicious candy coating. Oh yes, there’s sugar in this savory mix.