Article: Coming out of her shell for a nutty surprise

Walnut-coated fried chicken.

Mac and cheese topped with walnuts.

Coleslaw studded with walnuts.

I like walnuts, but these recipes sound ... well ... weird.

So weird I had to try one.

A little background: The dishes come from a San Francisco public- relations firm that represents the California Walnut Board.

Seems the firm got renowned cookbook author Mollie Katzen to make over classic, high-calorie dishes using - can you guess? - walnuts.

The results are, I admit, a little kooky. Mac and cheese with walnuts?

But I love Katzen - her "Moosewood" cookbooks are among the most food-spattered in our kitchen. I couldn't imagine she could create anything bad.

So I gave the coleslaw a shot. And I'm ...

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