Three Sisters Jewelry Design by Zoe – Hip, Hand Stamped Jewelry

Mar 13

we have a macadamia nut tree in our backyard that produces A LOT of nuts.  when we first moved in, niels would collect a barrel of nuts, painstakingly hit every single nut with a hammer, crack it open and then roast the nuts.  not kidding.  it took eons.  in fact, i felt guilty eating them because he worked so hard.  as the girls got older,  he started making it “their job” to collect the nuts.  they do it, but they definitely don’t get excited to pick up nuts.  i am convinced that when they’re old, they will talk about picking up nuts and think of it as a fond memory.  at least that’s what i tell myself now.  anyway – this is niels special project.  he has the girls collect the nuts, then he takes off their husks and he actually found a spot about half an hour away that has a macadamia-nut-cracking machine behind their store.  what are the chances?  in the front they sell creepy fountains.  so today, niells took the girls to the nut farm and they cracked nuts (i happened to be driving to a photo shoot nearby, so i pulled over, ran in and snapped these pix.  multi-tasting!).  as i write this, the nuts are roasting in the oven and tomorrow they will be ready to eat.  a freshly roasted macadamia nut is one of the most amazing things i have ever tasted.  snappy, buttery, a little salty and totally yum.