Not Exactly Bento

Photo Friday is my day to share my photographs of the moment and my thoughts associated with them. I hope you enjoy my photographs as much as I enjoy sharing them.

Awhile back, I had a hazelnut failure.  I took this picture and have been meaning to post it for ages, to ask you…my readers…those that know more about cooking than I…for help.  I found hazelnuts on sale in my area, such a rare find for me.  Not just that they were on sale, but that I was able to find them.  Research told me that to remove their skins they should be baked on a low heat, then rubbed in a napkin.

I baked.

I rubbed.

I baked some more.

I rubbed some more.

And those damn skins stayed on the hazelnuts.  And the skins don’t taste that great.

I am horrified to admit I ended up disposing of them after many, many months.  They had gone stale.  And I didn’t know how to fix my dilemma.

Sadness reigned.

Do you have a better suggestion on how this could have been resolved?