I know this is simple, but...

I have a favorite side-dish. It's one that I could serve with almost any meal, my kids love it, and I have even eaten it on its own for lunch more times than I can count. So what is this deliciously mysterious side-dish that I'm blabbing on about? Why, it's this:

Yum!

Yeah, I know it's just carrots. But roasted carrots. With spices. And it takes me less than one minute to prep, which seriously can't be beat. So what makes these carrots so delicious? I think it's the combination of spices I use, along with the browning/caramelizing the carrots do while they're being cooked. Here is what you will need (and feel free to adjust based on the amount of carrots you're making):

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1 teaspoon thyme

1 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon garlic powder

baby carrots (or peeled and cut regular carrots)

1 gallon food storage zipper bag

I thought of this little trick a little while back. You'll never believe it. I took the food storage bag and... get this... put the ingredients inside of it. Insane, right?! I was so sick of putting the carrots on the baking sheet and trying to rub the olive oil all over them to make sure they were coated well and then attempting to sprinkle each carrot equally with spices. Nuts to that! Put the oil and spices inside of the zipper bag, add your carrots, close the top (this is an important step!) and shake what your Mama gave you. Also shake the carrots. Dump the carrots onto a baking sheet (I line mine with foil for less clean up) and bake at 400* for about 20 minutes. Then Om Nom Nom those carrots!