Tomato Toast
I've decided to try a new thing. Whenever I make a good recipe, I'll post it here with a picture of the finished food. Of course, if it's from a book, I'll mention the book, the author, and page. So, first recipe.
Wait, what? The Vintage Socks? Yeah, they're still not done. I'm on the foot of the second sock, though, so it's the home stretch. Fortunately, my spoiler pal isn't done, and neither is Amy, so I don't feel that bad about it. I have the rest of everything ready to go (except the stitch markers I'm planning to make) so I'm good. Okay? Now the recipe.
Tomato Toast
2 slices homemade bread (okay, so you could use any yummy artisan bread) sliced sandwich thin
1 tomato, sliced
4 slices Monterey Jack cheese
butter
fresh ground pepper
kosher salt
Turn on your oven's broiler to high (or just on, if there's no variable control).
While that's heating up, toast your bread. Light, dark, it doesn't matter.
Then, butter your bread, lightly. The purpose of this step is to make sure the tomato's juice doesn't make your bread soggy.
Put your tomato slices on the bread and cover them with the cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste, and then slide that on in to the oven.
Broil about three to four minutes (you want the cheese to be melty, and possible golden, but not burnt). Let cool a moment, and then enjoy!
There's other things you can do to this basic recipe that will make equally yummy applications:
Substitute roasted red pepper, or even fruit, for the tomatoes.
Substitute basil pesto for the butter.
Put fresh herbs on top after broiling.
Substitute different cheeses.
Some other really yummy options are pesto, roasted red pepper and fresh mozzarella, or Granny Smith apple and cheddar, or, for something restaurant worthy, pear, prosciutto, and blue cheese.
And, for no reason other than because it's food related, two pictures of the yummy tea (and teapot) that Mel gave me for Christmas. They're not in reviews because I don't know the brand or really anything about it, as they all came in one pretty but unmarked box.
