Meg's Musings

And the Weekend Was.....

A) Went to see The Fantastiks. It was surreal. Entirely. The whole experience.

B) Went to GR to see Betsy (Jay was playing Ultimate). Very good time. Refreshing and loving. Hopefully she will start blogging. Intro'd me to kiwi pear green tea which I actually thoroughly enjoyed.

C) Saw The HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Lots of fun. The DVD has a sing-along version of So Long and Thanks for All the Fish. We sang it thrice.

D) Bought a selection of flavored green teas at Meijer's. Will post reviews as I sample them.

E) Had one of my favorite snacks for lunch today. Here's how you can make it yourself:

You'll need one or two large ripe tomatoes(this is worth paying for the greenhouse variety), fresh basil (yes, pay the $1.99, the stuff in a jar is useless), and a ball of fresh mozzarella cheese (get this in the fancy cheese section at Meijer, $3.29. Don't bother making this with ordinary mozzarella). Good olive oil (optional--I don't find it necessary or desirable unless I've received ultra-expensive olive oil in a gift basket).

Cut the tomato into relatively thick slices. Lay on paper towels. Place paper towels over the top of the tomato as well and pat (this will soak up all the extra juices and make things less messy).

Slice the cheese into...well, um...slices--a little thinner than the tomatoes.

Wash the basil (sometimes it's gritty with sand). Shake dry.

To make pretty ones, roll up the basil, slice lengthwise and then across to dice. Place cheese on now-papertowel-less tomato, sprinkle chopped basil, drizzle optional olive oil and eat.

To make functional ones, place leaves of basil between layer of cheese and layer of tomato. Eat.

Yes, I know. It's just another version of my tomato & cheese craving fulfilled, but it's darn good and fancy enough to impress the ladies.

posted by Me @ 13:21