For slackers everywhere Christmas is a nightmare. The level of expectation is horrifying. Shops are shut for 48 hours but enough food is bought as if a siege is imminent. Vegan slackers are no different to any other slacker and Christmas is another day to goof off.

Ingredients:

One packet of mixed nuts

One small festive (187 ml) bottle of merlot

Technique (1):

Weigh 75 grms of nuts onto a plate. This is about 490 kcals, which is too much for lunch but it is Christmas and you should go the extra mile.

Spread them evenly across the plate

Pop plate into microwave for a minute, test and maybe give it another 30 secs.

Pour bottle of screw top wine into glass (screw top to save on corkscrew efforts)

Technique (2):

It’s Christmas and you might want to go the whole hog and do the gourmet version.

A splash of oil in a cereal bowl

Pour nuts in and swish around getting them nicely soaked

Spread evenly on plate and pop into microwave for a minute = Deep roast

Same bottle of wine, same result

Outcome:

A delicious meal served with aplomb