Roast carrots with sugar, spice and everything nice

A quick side dish with ingredients you probably already have on hand. Carrots are easy to roast and make for a healthy side pairing. This recipe first made its Odds & Hens debut as backup singers to the fried oysters but today is their day.

Roasted Carrots with honey, garlic and cayenne

Ingredients:

• Honey
• Garlic
• Cayenne or other spicy pepper powder
• Salt and pepper
• Carrots
• Olive oil
• Reduced balsamic (for drizzling at the end, if you like)

  

Instructions:

• Clean, peel and chop the carrots

  

  

• Toss the carrots with olive oil, honey, cayenne and garlic. It is quite easy to put in a clean plastic bag and then shake shake shake.

  

• Place on a foil lined sheet, add salt and pepper. Roast at 375 for only about 15 minutes. But check them to see if they are done to your liking.