Mocha Almonds

As mentioned in my last post, I found these AMAZING mocha almonds at the Lincoln Farmer’s Market. Over and over you see the roasted cinnamon almonds and maybe a few slight variations, but never before have I see mocha almonds and I’m pretty sure my life will never be the same.

I love the paper cones!

Sadly, they are already gone.

They were the perfect hint of coffee and just the right amount of chocolate covering each almond. They were great for breakfast, for a snack, and for just a taste of sweetness to end a meal. I LOVE them.

I am now on a search to try and find a recipe that might allow me to recreate them. But in the meantime, I’m pretty sure I’ll just be placing an order online with the company that sold them at the Lincoln Farmer’s Market – Just Nuts. I’m so happy they had a website listed on the paper cone!

Just Nuts has more than just the mocha almonds, they also have cinnamon almonds, amaretto almonds, hickory smoked almonds, honey glazed walnuts (I tried a sample of these at their booth, also good but the mocha is still my favorite), maple glazed pecans, and lightly salted cashews with sea salt.

Their web site seems very holiday focused, but they do appear to offer the option for ordering just the nuts without the holiday packaging, so I’m off to place an order.

(Note: Just Nuts has no idea who I am and in no way endorsed my obsession with their mocha almonds.)

Lessons from Lincoln

Over the holiday weekend I took my first trip to Nebraska for one of my cousins’ wedding. Overall it was a good trip with lots of quality time with family that I don’t see all that often. I was also pleasantly surprised by Lincoln, not that I really knew what to expect from Nebraska.

Here’s what I from the trip:

• Italian charm can turn an hour and a half restaurant wait into 10 minutes!


• Nebraska is apparently a Pepsi state (thank goodness for The Cookie Company, it’s the only place I found that sold Diet Coke).
  
• The Cookie Company makes a wonderful oatmeal raisin cookie (and after a quick Google search I discovered there is actually a location in Colorado, woo hoo!)
  
• Lincoln’s Farmer’s Market is awesome! It really makes our local Farmer’s Market look kind of sad.

Thanks to my fiancé for the Farmer's Market pictures; I forgot my camera at the hotel.

• At the Farmer’s Market I discovered one of the best things ever…Mocha Almonds! There will be an entire post on them later this week.
  
• Bridesmaid dresses with pockets are super cute! You couldn't even tell the dresses had pockets until the bridesmaids put their hands in them. Unfortunately I didn’t get a picture of the bridesmaid dresses, but of course I got pictures of the cakes (each table had their own cake in addition to the wedding cake and groom’s cake/cupcakes)!
  
  
  

Table Cake

Wedding Cake

Groom's Cake & Cupcakes