Quick Cooked Carrots

Someting easy, tasty, healthy and coloful for your plates. Serves six normal people, but my son and daughter will eat the recipe themselves!

1 pound carrots, peeled, ends trimmed and sliced on the diagonal about 1/4" or less thick. The thicnness should be uniform for uniform cooking.

2T unsalted butter

2 T water

1/2 t sugar

1/2t salt

Ground black pepper

1 T minced fresh parsley leaves and/or chopped nuts

In 10" skillet bring carrots, water, butter, sugar and salt to boil over medium heat. Cover and cook 3 minutes.

Uncover and continue to cook over medium heat until remaining water evaporates, about a minute. Stir if necessary. Saute until tender, about 1-2 minuites more. Sprinkle with parsley/nuts and serve.