Food: Cheese and Garlic Crisps

Rating:	★★★
Category:	Other

I got inspired by reading a blog about food...so at 3:20 in the morning, I wracked my brains to see if I could remember one of my impromptu snacks. It could be that I was hungry..or I was determined to watch the movie Ratatouile by next week...so rat..mice..cheese, get it?

For after-work or during-work snacks, you can try doing these..they will keep crisp in an airtight container for probably 4 days.

Ingredients:

pita bread
melted butter (I use Anchor)
crushed fresh garlic cloves (I never tried the dried ones)
chopped fresh basil
grated Parmesan cheese

Process:

1. Split the pita bread into your desired shapes..I usually just go with the wedges

2. Mix butter, basil and garlic in a bowl.

3. Put the pita wedges on a lightly oiled baking tray (since I don't have an honest to goodness oven for baking, I opted for an oven toaster, which you can also try).

Brush the wedges with the butter mixture then sprinkle with the Parmesan.

4. Bake until golden brown and crisp..

I purposely did not put in the quantity and ratio to be used so those who dare experiment can adjust to their taste bud levels.

Next time I make it, I will take a picture and catch up in posting it here.

These are easy to prepare snacks which can be popped back into the oven with a sprinkle of olive oil...and it becomes ready for munching.

Of course I rate it 3 stars at least, but reviewing my own work seems self-serving, however I will be posting here future food or resto reviews...

Possible variations which I tried:
- using sun-dried tomatoes
- substituting mozarella cheese instead of Parmesan
- tomato sauce to make it look like a pizza wedge, and adding Tabasco
- native cheese

Judgement? Still yummy!

As they say, cooking is not just a science, its also art...

Harry Potter Book 7

Start:	Jul 21, '07 10:00a
Location:	Makati City

July 21 - the day of eyebags and reading till the end to find out if its the Dark Lord or HP.

On July 23 or 24, I also have to get book 6 and 7 for Sir B and Benjie from my officemate...

Dad's 82nd bday; OOO (out of ofc) and being in Cebu

Start:	Nov 23, '07 12:00a
End:	Dec 2, '07
Location:	Cebu City, an island in the Pacific

birthday ni daddy groovy...hope I can go to cebu in order to greet him personally

probably will take a vacation starting Nov 22 to end of the month...God willing

July 6 2007 calendar sked

Start:

Jul 6, '07 12:00p

a typical Friday sked .....I've taken to using Outlook if only so I don't get confused with the schedules and other regular meetings not even plotted there...or the phone calls for follow-up of different people...

- 2 deliverables to team - must be finished by 6 pm max
- file all expenses by 5 pm max
- blessing of office plus despidida of 2 ex-officemates at BAI - 6 pm and up
- Dinner at Dampa for visitors from abroad here at the office - 6 to 10 pm
- Nihonggo classes - 6 to 8 pm
- Sync meeting with SA team - 9 to 10 pm
- tentative birthday libre of an ex-officemate who may or may not treat - 8 pm?

I don't really know where to go....I have nothing to wear, and I want to sleep..and dream of my prince charming...

"K"-10

 

Thanks to Faith...eto na at yung mga 'K"...pano kaya maging picture yong kembot-kembot to the left? hehehe

 

Not in any particular order ....ready, set...go!

 

 

KASTANYAS as we call it in dear old Cebu, otherwise known as chestnuts. The sight and smell of roasted kastanyas during Christmas is enough to make me very nostalgic and wish it was Chirstmas every day of the year. 

 

 

KEROPI - an ode to the toad...I mean...frog...ay...ang cute-cute (kawaii as the Japs would say) niya...kagaya ni KERMIT, THE FROG.It is not easy being green, but he's got the good life.

 

Almond na KISSES chocolates is just one of my favorite sweets to eat. However, I also like bestowing the honest-to-goodness kiss on my favorite people....*tsup!*

 

 

 

 

 

 

My 1st ever favorite hero - KENSHIN Himura from "Rurouni Kenshin" also known as "Battousai"....the hitokiri (assassin) from the Japanese war between the Ishin-shishi and the Shinsengumi - what's not to love about him? 

Not only is he the fiercest and most deadly man-killer of all, he also an excellent cook and does the laundry too. Kaya siguro am just spoiled na...I have him as my ideal man...hahahaha! Not too tall though, and he's taken to wearing a fuchsia gi...but darlings, if you saw him the OAV..*faints* 

 

 

 

KYOU KARA MAOU (God Save Our King) is one of the newer animes I favor today. Granted, its all "bisshies" or "bishounen" meaning they feature guys who can make you drop your clothes and run nekked to them....and may hints of shounen-ai or boy love (imagine, na engage yung Demon King to a guy who is the younger brother of his beloved godfather, dahil sinampal niya, ano yon?) but its really hilarious as a comedy. There's magic and surprisingly the story is also not that bad...*gush* ang gwapo-gwapo talaga nila...call me shallow..but my heart goes pitter-pat...

 

KITTENS - need I explain? need I elaborate?

 

Also known as baklava, the KATAIFI is also part of my sweet tooth list of victims....mwahahaha! This is defined as a Greek pastry made from shredded phyllo dough and filled with walnuts. When served it is often topped with honey. This pastry can also be served as a topping for other desserts, such as custards and yogurts.

 

 

 

 

I'm including this in my list coz its funny sometimes thinking about it. I used to wonder if I could change my name to something more out of this world. But, have you ever experienced people keep on calling you by another name? I've gone thru this less than 8 times in my whole life..but I've noticed that after I've introduced myself as "Catherine Herrera", they keep on calling me either "Kristine" or "Katrina"...was it because I spoke my name too fast? Last night, I got called in a phone conference as Katrina..complete with rolling rrrrss....so now...I've resigned myself to liking these names too...

 

Introducing my female Jap spitz...the last of the Mohicans - KOBEY is her name. Unfortunately I can't find my picture of her..so this will have to do..its still a jap spitz pup...and since all puppies look the same...well, she did look like this when she was younger..honest!

 

 

 

 

 

Last but not the least, one of my fave forbidden books - the KAMA SUTRA. I say forbidden because during my college days, I had no idea what it was...and was just hoping for a glimpse of it (it wasn't even in our dusty library!)

When I had money to spare (after I got a job), I brought one from a book club...sadly though, it was all text...*grin* no pictures...darn it!