1.   An alternative lunch is a fruit salad mixed with cottage cheese, a tablespoon of plain yogurt, and some slivered almonds.

2.   Crunchy little packets covered with slivered almonds and sitting on a pool of chocolate are stuffed with excellent almond paste.

3.   It was filled with almond paste, and on top she pressed candied cherries into the dough and sprinkled it with flakes of slivered almond.

4.   Leave as is, or brush with egg yolk, and top with slivered almonds or egg white and tinted sugar.

5.   Serve topped with reserved minced onion tops and slivered almonds.

6.   Serve with couscous studded with toasted slivered almonds.

7.   Spread thickly with jam, then sprinkle with a few slivered almonds and coconut, if desired.

8.   Sprinkle with slivered almonds or macadamia nuts.

9.   The last version combines grated carrots and apples, nutmeg, grated lemon peel, matzo meal and slivered almonds.

10.   Tiny house-smoked oysters, drizzled with a little lime cream, were served from platters strewn with slivered almonds.