Apricots

• Plastic wrap
• 12 large dried apricots (make sure the apricots aren’t too dried out)
• 24 walnut halves

Have on hand a small plastic sandwich bag. Tear two 6x6-inch (15x15-cm) pieces of plastic wrap. Lay one sheet down on the surface of a cutting board. Set 2 apricots on the wrap and cover with the other sheet of plastic wrap. With a rolling pin, and applying light pressure, move back and forth over the apricots; flattening the apricot halves until they are about 25 percent larger than they were