After a lovely visit together, we decided to take a walk into town to do some Christmas shopping.

Setting off on our little journey, “Maybe you’ll find some fresh nuts” quipped Monic.

We both love fresh nuts!

The streets were filled with music, lots of families with little children all enjoying the Dutch tradition of Sinterklaas, with countless Piet’s around town.

We were in and out of several little shops and it wasn’t too long before we came across one selling fresh nuts and cheeses.

The Dutch have a passion for fresh nuts!

Looking at the tempting array I asked “Mag ik deze proeven?”

As always, I tried a few different varieties of mixed nuts before settling on a favourite.

Different spices and a range of mixtures gave the nuts a special flavour and zing!

“𝑽𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚’𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆” I thought.

Spices play a significant role.

They impart flavour to our food, as well as making it tasty and inviting!

I purchased two different mixtures.

One turned out to be our firm favourite with little dried cherries mixed in.

In a similar sense, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞.

Maybe we are a little nutty (I’m sure many will agree!), but fresh nuts have become a popular choice for us.

Loaded with antioxidants, Brazil nuts, cashews, almonds, walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, macadamias and any more, are all good for your diet.

You certainly can’t beat a good nut; I’ve noticed there are a few of them around!

What is your favourite mixture?