Yesterday evening I made cute little bone shaped dog biscuits. Nice things to take as a gift when visiting a household with a canine. I had little cellophane bags ready and lots of pretty curly ribbon. I even had tiny, pert gift tags ready.
I still have the bags, the pretty ribbon and the gift tags.
In my defence the biscuits smelled really good.
So this evening I made a human snack.
You will need:
A large handful (think of a New Zealand rugby player - oh la!) of raw shelled cashews or pistachios
A glug of vegetable or olive oil
A sprinkling of sea salt
1/4 teaspoon of cayenne or chilli powder
Method
Mix the sea salt and chilli powder or cayenne in a small bowl.
Heat the oil in a frying pan until medium hot and add the nuts. Toss them around for a minute. Scoop the nuts out of the pan onto kitchen paper leaving the oil behind. Sprinkle immediately with the salt and chilli mix.
Leave to cool. Eat with a glass of chilled white wine and remember that a bottle of wine is not a challenge. You can put the cork back in. Thank you Nigel Slater for that last, important, tip.
This is a blog for solitary diners of every sort. For gluttons and hedonists. For people who can cook, who think they can’t cook and for those who genuinely can’t. For those who get home from work early and those who get home late. Everyone. That said, it is not for the people who say “I forgot to eat”. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? These people, in my humble opinion, should be tied naked to the front of a gritter lorry and pelted with supermarket egg mayonnaise.
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