Apropos Of The DayOne of the things I have rattling around in the drawers in the kitchen is a bunch of cheese graters. Two are flat paddle type things repurposed by a manufacturer of woodworking tools (and they're unbelievably good at grating cheese). I've also got one of those hand held drum-type graters that are sometimes seen hovering over bowls of pasta at restaurants, but I don't use that for cheese. I use it for nuts.
I figured this out looking for a way to grind up a bunch of walnuts for Maida Heatter's storied recipe for Craters (highly recommended). The cheese grater made short work of the nuts, along with bits of chocolate. It did something else; it made a lovely pile of grated walnuts that were...fluffy.
Try this: put a bit of ice cream in a bowl (I have some coffee ice cream in the freezer). Drizzle a bit of chocolate syrup over that (a good excuse to whomp up a batch). Then: grated walnuts. A quarter cup turns into a topping all on its own, no need for whipping up some cream. Cheery is optional. Tuck in.
I should start making ice cream again. Basements are good for that.
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