Steamed egg custard (chawan mushi, literally "tea cup steam") is in fact a soup served in a charming, lidded tea cup, with bits of nuts, seafood and vegetables suspended in a thick, savory broth.
Cases of Hayward's Indian Premium Lager are stacked near the front window and the freezer is full of sweet frozen Kulfi, an Indian ice cream studded with bits of nuts and fruit.
They have chocolate chunks in them, bite sized marshmallows and bits of nuts.
You might see a spare salad, shreds of radicchio and curly endive interspersed with foraged chickweed, dock and oxalis, dressed with horseradish and a little crème fraîche, sprinkled with tiny bits of nuts and seeds.
These were mingling with coarse bits of nut brownie and a cherry sauce sharpened with kirsch and balsamic vinegar.
When cool enough to handle, gently rub several nuts at a time between hands to remove loosened bits of nut skins.
If all these men went on strike at once, Pret a Manger would have to discontinue their almond croissants, which are simply the messiest of the croissant family (flakes of pastry and little delicious bits of nut, all over the shop, like sand).
If all these lads went on strike at once, Pret would have to discontinue their almond croissants, which are simply the messiest of the croissant family (flakes of pastry and little delicious bits of nut, all over the shop, like sand).
I started with the traditional graham-cracker-and-butter combination, which produces a crumbly but credible crust in no time; I like it with a bit of ground nuts added, for flavor, though it's fine without.
I mean, my father was a bit of a nut.
