Spud-u-love

A picture speaks a thousand words. So, I could just say - 'Make these!' and sign-off. It'd probably be a blessed relief for many of you. But no! I don't give up that easily. Anyway, this will be short & sweet unlike your spuds which will be crispy & chunky (hopefully). Scroll down for the easiest recipe known to mankind... 

What you'll need: 

• Some spuds - actually lots of them - Kerr's Pinks are good but any floury variety shall suffice 
  
• An oven - set to 200 degrees 
  
• Sea Salt & ground Black Pepper - to taste 
  
• Oregano - a couple of teaspoons of dried should do it 
  
• Olive Oil - decent lug 
  
• Garlic - 2 or 3 cloves all chopped up into teeny-weeny bits 
  
• Paprika or Spanish Pimenton (if you're fancy...like me) - a generous sprinkle 
  

The tricky bit (takes about 3 minutes): 

Wash spuds
Chop 'em in half
Chop 'em into wedge shapes 
Put them in a bowl 
Chop up garlic 
Put chopped garlic in a small bowl 
Slop generous lug of Olive Oil onto garlic
Sprinkle in Oregano & Paprika/Pimenton 
Add Salt & Pepper to taste 
Give the whole mix a damn good whisk/stir-in 
Pour gooey mix over raw spud wedges 
Mix it all together & cover bowl with clingfilm 
Grab a beer 
Take a breather 
Every now & then give your spuds a good shake-up until an hour has ticked away
Heat a baking tray in the oven (200 degrees)

Now - chuck spuds onto baking tray - place in oven for about 25-30 minutes. If they need it (i.e. they're not lovely & golden) leave 'em in for a bit more. Makes sense when you think about it... 

Once crispy remove from oven & present your efforts to appreciative wife/husband/life-partner/fair-weather friend who always shows up on Friday 'cos they can't cook/kids/dog/cat/goldfish (depending on personal circumstances). If none of these apply take a smug selfie of you & your spuds and stick it up on SnapChat. 

Suggest you scoff these with a dollop of creme fraiche but hey hell, it's up to you. They're lovely just as they are anyway & so much better than the horrible frozen variety that give you both heartburn and an overwhelming sense of inadequacy.  

Recommend buckets of beer and a nice chicken fillet on the side too (see picture below - I'll tell you all about that next Friday so you'll just have to wait). 

Farewell for now - enjoy!!!!