It's funny to realize that our little household, as established as it is, is still relatively young. During the holiday season, everything that we've done once or twice seems to be "a tradition." For instance, spiced pecans.
To be fair, I grew up with spiced nuts at Christmas. There's a passed-down recipe in the family recipe box at my parents' house and everything. I don't particularly recall eating them during the holidays, though--cookies seem to play a bigger role in my childhood memories, for some reason.
In recent years, though, I've been experimenting with different spiced pecan recipes. I don't think I've settled on one "traditional" recipe yet, but when I do, this one will definitely be in the running.
It's Martha's, of course, so there isn't a lot of explanation required. I did use a locally-made honey chipotle chili sauce--which complemented the chipotle chili powder I tossed in, I think. I'm also of the opinion that you could get away with less salt than the recipe calls for, but that's just me...
I made a few batches of these yesterday to share with some of our favorite neighbors, but now that I've given them all away, I'm realizing that I should probably make more, just because.
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