Hahaha! Get some good bread, something with a fairly dense crumb that would make good toast. Cut 2 or 3 1/2" slices and cut the crust off. Cut into crouton sized bits and let them sit out to dry while you do the rest. Heat up a stick of butter in a skillet so it is barely sizzling. Splash in a little bit of olive oil to help keep it from burning. Put a clove or two of chopped garlic in there and let it simmer for 10 minutes really low, but don't let it get brown. Fish all the garlic bits out and now you have some amazing garlic butter. Fry the bread cubes in it for 10 minutes, until they are nice and brown. Take them off the heat and sprinkle with a spoonful of dry grated cheese (parmesan, romano, mizithra) and herbs. Stir them around gently then remove from the pan onto paper to drain off some of the oil. When they are cooled, store them in a closed container - they'll keep for a few days no problem.
― Jaq, Wednesday, 27 February 2008 04:16 (sixteen years ago) link