Stir it into the crisp bacon with the thyme.

Stir the garlic into the crisp bacon, stirring for a few seconds then scoop onto a fold of kitchen paper.

Stir them into the crisp bacon and cook, stirring a couple of times, while you scrape then finely chop the carrot, celery and mushroom.

Or you could make more of a meal of it with crisp bacon, wild mushrooms or wilted spinach.

They go with everything, from crisp bacon and maple syrup, to grated cheese and a soft-poached egg with a fold of ham, to roast chicken.