Simple toast points or blini will do.
During a New Year's Eve party at the Rangers' hotel in Philadelphia, Brandon Dubinsky's grandfather offers a simple toast: Drink up.
The process is simple: Toast nuts until lightly colored and aromatic, then grind in a food processor for a few minutes until the nuts are reduced to a buttery consistency (you shouldn't need to add oil; as you process the nuts should release enough oil for a moist butter) and, finally, sweeten to taste with a touch of sugar, honey or maple syrup.
One of my favorite recent bread crumb dishes was also the simplest: Toast bread crumbs, boil spaghetti, chop arugula.
From the simple multigrain toast slathered in pâté, to the more substantial omelet stuffed with shredded duck and apple, to the decadent Eggs Benedict L'Authentique loaded with Québec cheese and ham and slathered in their much-acclaimed house béarnaise sauce, every meal comes with a requisite dose of caffeine: either an espresso allongé or café au lait.
The first press is celebrated with a simple slice of toast dripping with the stuff.
The Queen is believed to be a fan of smoked haddock and grapes, not necessarily together, and favours simple breakfasts of toast, butter and jam, served in her bedroom by 8am.
Nigel, meanwhile, mixes his cheese with solid butter, which gives a denser, more intensely cheddary topping which I'd hesitate to describe as anything grander than a simple cheese on toast.
And you, formerly white toaster oven, now turned eight shades of dirty; you, with your heating elements so exhausted that a simple piece of toast requires two full blasts with the controls cranked up to the setting mockingly labeled "dark" — for you, we have a very attractive buyout offer that we hope you will seriously consider.
Even something as simple as eggs, toast, fruit and tea can look like a Sunday treat.
Kirsty Melville, who grew up in Australia, spoke lovingly of the comfort granted to her through a simple piece of toast spread with Vegemite.
