Astute readers - and let's be honest, if you're here then you're probably in that category - will have noticed (possibly with alarm) that the calendar has now turned to November and we have but 40 of our 100 recipes posted. The good news is that we're on schedule as far as cooking goes. The bad news is that we're five months behind on the blog. So! Today I'm sitting down and typing until my fingers bleed. Quantity is the order of the day; quality may be a casualty. Fortunately we have an easy beginning: beans on toast.
Of course, by beans on toast I mean cannellini crostini, but let's call a spade a spade, shall we? This is not a complicated recipe.
Step 1: toast the bread. Harder than it sounds on our sad little stove. There was a fair amount of smoke.
Step 2: heat and smash the beans. Stir in the olives, vinegar and parsley - and season like your life depends on it. As Chef put it, the beans "are rather bland on their own, so they need plenty of help." Which raises the question of why bother using them, but no time for philosophising today!
Step 3: put beans on toast! Scatter anchovies, and serve. On the whole, fairly tasty. Certainly easy - if toasting bread is the hardest part then there can't be too much to worry about. If you find yourself with a spare can of cannellini beans lying around, you could do far worse.
Of course, by beans on toast I mean cannellini crostini, but let's call a spade a spade, shall we? This is not a complicated recipe.
Step 1: toast the bread. Harder than it sounds on our sad little stove. There was a fair amount of smoke.
Step 2: heat and smash the beans. Stir in the olives, vinegar and parsley - and season like your life depends on it. As Chef put it, the beans "are rather bland on their own, so they need plenty of help." Which raises the question of why bother using them, but no time for philosophising today!
Step 3: put beans on toast! Scatter anchovies, and serve. On the whole, fairly tasty. Certainly easy - if toasting bread is the hardest part then there can't be too much to worry about. If you find yourself with a spare can of cannellini beans lying around, you could do far worse.
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