My brother and I loved these occasions as we always got to
nibble on a nice spread of food. On one such occasion, my gran was making a
spring green pea soup with delicious, crispy and salty butter-fried croutons as
a starter. She fried a mountain of them and then moved on to other tasks. My
bro, my cousin and I grabbed a bowl of them and hid under the dining table,
which had a long tablecloth so gran had no idea where we were or what we were
up to. The plan was to just eat a few croutons off the top and then re-arrange
them so that no one noticed anything. The trouble was that these naughty
croutons they were sooo addictive…
When the guests were about to arrive, gran started looking
for the croutons to place them on the table. Next thing we know she started
calling out for us. When she finally heard our whispers from under the table,
she lifted the tablecloth and discovered the three of us, much less amused now,
hugging an awkwardly empty ex-crouton bowl. She was “well mad” and we got in a
lot of trouble. It was certainly the last time she allowed us anywhere near her
famous dinner parties
INGREDIENTS
TEMPURA
- 1 small butternut squash or sweet potato, peeled
- 2 medium courgettes
- 1 medium aubergine
- 3 tbsp / 45 ml of fridge-cold, reduced aquafaba*
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full recipe : www.lazycatkitchen.com
