If pecans only show up on your table on top of a Thanksgiving pie, you’re really missing out. Not only are they protein-packed like other nuts, they’re also pretty darn delicious. Especially when they ...

Of all the nuts out there, pecans always rise to the top as one of my favorites. They have a similar flavor and texture to walnuts, but pecans boast a sweeter flavor and don’t have the same dry, ...

As you sprint from oven to stove to freezer on Thanksgiving, multiple timers blaring, you may whisper to yourself: “Do I really need to toast the pecans for my pecan pie like the recipe calls for?” ...

I sometimes joke and say that as a Southern cook, I use pecans like other chefs use salt and pepper. That is to say, on just about everything. I love pecans and every other nut because they add a ...

— Rose Marie Donovan, Brighton, Mich. A: Using a toaster oven is one of my favorite ways to toast nuts — especially in small amounts. I place them on a sheet of foil and pop them in for about 5 ...

Toasting nuts enhances their flavor and removes all the raw green, astringent flavors that you taste when they are rare. Credit: AP Sign up for the Concord Monitor's morning newsletter and get ...

Whether enjoying them as a snack or incorporating them into other dishes, candied pecans are a decadent treat that satisfies both sweet and salty cravings. Just the smell of these sugary toasted nuts ...

I sometimes joke and say that as a Southern cook, I use pecans like other chefs use salt and pepper. That is to say, on just about everything. I love pecans and every other nut because they add a ...

I sometimes joke and say that as a Southern cook, I use pecans like other chefs use salt and pepper. That is to say, on just about everything. I love pecans and every other nut because they add a ...